Some of the so-called Occupy Wall Street protests around the country have descended into hooliganism and even rioting.
In Nashville, protesters have threatened to occupy the Capitol as well as travel centers owned by Gov. Bill Haslam’s family if legislation to evict them from their unreasonable encampment in Legislative Plaza passes.
That threat shows an alarming disrespect for the rule of law, but that is tame by comparison with what is happening in California and some other states.
In Oakland, Calif., last Saturday, three police officers were injured in what Reuters news service labeled “running skirmishes” with Occupy Wall Street protesters.
“[A]ctivists sought to take over a shuttered downtown convention center, sparking cat-and-mouse battles …,” Reuters reported.