10. "Occupy movement worth millions, except for Occupy Dallas at $0"

A recent report was released which estimated the costs to cities for to deal with the Occupy movement protests. The three most notable are New York, Oakland, and Dallas. New York has estimated their fees at approximately $7 million and Oakland estimated $2.4 million.


What sets Dallas apart, is that Occupy Dallas has not cost the city anything. The reason is because of how it is organized.

"Beginning on October 6, movement committees recognized as "working groups" were specifically designed for the expertise of volunteers who wish to help the protesters.

But more than anything, what has separated Occupy Dallas from movements like Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Oakland is a continued cooperation with the city's local police and city government, in addition to a continuous appreciation for the Dallas Police Department that has worked out for both sides."

 While protesters other places have also remained non-violent, they did nothing to try to get the police to remain the same. Such as at UC Berkeley, where the protesters where non-violent but the police pepper sprayed them. What Occupy Dallas did was to maintain cooperation with the local police and city government. This greatly, possibly completely, lessens the risk that the police will use force against them, and along with that it keeps the cost to the city and nothing.

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