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December 12, 2006
Christmas Carol Adaptations Unpopular at Atlantic Terminal Mall
Vid of the Ratner Security Services got airplay on Curbed.com, where many of the commenters registered support for the guards:
"Hurray for Ratner!"
"I hope Ratner bulldozes their apartments, and they go back to Ohio and stop causing trouble."
"What's wrong with taking pictures? These protesters just seemed like they were looking for a fight..."
Another commentator noted racial overtones:
"Does anything exemplify this fight better than a bunch of white protesters trying to make fools out of working class black people who are just trying to make a living?"
[Security guards were videotaped approaching women and African-Americans in an attempt to get them to hand over anti-Atlantic Yards literature.]
NoLandGrab: Keep in mind that Bruce Ratner has already had one property owner thrown in jail for removing a security camera from his own property. At this point, Ratner has the entire neighborhood wired with cameras, ostensibly to keep looters out of the neighborhood, which is being systematically depopulated.
Ratner security services called the cops on another group of protesters two weeks ago, and were told that the sidewalk was public property.
Way back in July, a Ratner employee attempted to get rid of ballot-petition carriers by explaining "that Ratner owned the whole area (this was on the sidewalk along Atlantic Ave.) and that he was the 'biggest guy around.'" This conflict was ended peacefully when the employee's supervisor confirmed that it was legal for the petitioners to stand on the sidewalk.
Ratner isn't messing around. Lucky for Brooklynites he doesn't own the town... or does he?
Posted by lumi at December 12, 2006 8:41 PM