Stay Warm. Stay Dry. Occupy!

With an arctic blast headed our way, I hope my friends at Occupy Denver have a strategy to keep them warm and dry and healthy, especially since the city won't allow them to have tents or shelters of any kind and is forcing them to sleep on the concrete sidewalk and has sent police to kick over tables, tear down structures, destroy their books and other belongings and take their food supplies.

If Mayor Hancock really cared about the safety of the protesters and public at Civic Center Park, he'd allow them to have shelter, food, port-a-potties and warmth. Common decency and respect for human welfare should prevail here. Oh, but nooooo... he'd rather waste money on police actions so he can play with the shiny toys he inherited when he took over from Hickenlooper. Can't let all that para-military training and fancy equipment we got after 9/11 and the Democratic National Convention go to waste.

Mayor Hancock and Governor Hickenlooper dare to complain about the added expense of having a police presence at Occupy Denver. I wonder how much it costs each season to have extra police out for Broncos games? Did anyone complain about the additional cops needed at the World Series or the Stanley Cup? How 'bout those Super Bowl Parades the city threw for Elway and the crew? I'll bet those knocked a few nuggets out of the coffers! And no body batted a pretty long eyelash about that.

Why? Follow the money. It comes down to ROI.

If Occupy Denver could somehow bring money into the city, the Mayor might find a way to let them stay. If OD could just get people to do their part and go out and spend even more money they don't have on stuff they can't afford, it might go a long way toward softening the Mayor's heart. Right now he's just not getting a good return on his investment.

Stay warm. Stay dry. Occupy!