Hundreds of tents align the lawns near City Hall, as hundreds of protesters fill the streets, trying to make a difference with the Occupy L.A. Movement.
According to an L.A. Times article, the group of demonstrators which is “against economic policies that benefit corporations and the wealthiest Americans” has been camped out for several weeks now and has said to possibly camp out in tents until christmas.
However, is camping outside in protest of the Occupy L.A. Movement anything but in sanitary conditions really worth it?
According to an L.A. Times article, people camping out and protesting can lose the city $58 million.
Now should people have better jobs and better pay? Yes they should, but is protesting the best way to solve this issue?
Many issues can’t be solved with a protest, if anything what a protest does is that it helps brings attention to a cause.
But is losing the city $58 million a good answer to an economy that is already suffering at this point?
Is camping out really the answer to our problems? If it’s going make us lose money then there is no point to this.
Why are people quitting their jobs to protest? They are just wasting potential money that can be earned.
After all of this is over, which eventually it will be, the demonstrators are going to have empty pockets and nowhere to live since most have abandoned their homes.
Photos of this movement have surfaced all over the Internet showing everyone around the country what is going on.
For those who have seen these photos, one can see that the environment and surrounding of these camping grounds are anything but clean and sanitary.
An L.A Times article stated that with people trashing parks, urinating and defecating in public places, it’s making places around the city an unsanitary place.
Health officials have asked the protesters to dispose of the wastewater in a drainage system rather than just the ground.
If health officials didn’t step in, would the protesters be living in filth?
There have been no reported diseases, but if this keeps up, it is possible for a disease or sickness to occur and since these people quit there jobs, what money will they have to pay for medicine?
Even if this movement makes a change in society, these people can’t just go back to there regular lives.
Some people have left their homes to live on the streets and join this movement.
Even if this protest makes a difference, the protesters are digging themselves a grave because they have no income and without money you can’t do a whole lot.
The 99 percent campaign isn’t going to help people when all they’re really doing is taking a mini vacation.
If people want something to happen, it has to go through the government, camping outside in tents and what seems like added filth isn’t going to make a difference.
