Today it was "peaceful", but what about tomorrow? And the day after? I can't see any way that this will end well in the long term. Just long at this: http://bit.ly/v7GDm6 People are arming themselves! I hate to say it, but this is starting to feeling like Bleeding Kansas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_Kansas) all over again. The not so calm before the next civil war.

Stepanosky, American citizens can freely assemble (they may need to comply with the local laws and obtain permits, etal) but they cannot freely occupy and take possession of property. This whole occupy movement at its worst was a bunch of free loaders and malcontents and at its best may have had a valid point to make but thought occupying as opposed to actually working toward change in Washington, DC was all they had to do. I echo, about time this mess was cleared out of Dewey Square!

So, Boston, where can American citizens freely assemble in Boston?

It appears that the city's response was very measured, with police acting calmly.

And as NativeBos now and old friend Archie Bunker so long ago put it... "I'll be paying for the whole damn bunch of 'em."

who is going to pay for the police OT, clean-up costs and restoration expense? Oh...that't right, we will, the property tax payers of the city.

About time - good riddance.

Finally, our long national nightmare is over.