Let's be honest, Occupy Wall Street protestors: you're a bunch of mostly employed people with a lot of fancy toys, and you want to keep these toys. So, when your $5,000 laptop goes missing, you're annoyed.
But, keep in mind, as you're there, demanding millionaires to give up their cash, theives are there ready and waiting to take yours.
Considering the situation you're in, a few precautions are in order.
You're living in a tent city. After a while, you and your neighbors should get to know each other. And your numbers average around three hundred, tops. This should be enough to secure most things -- not too many crooks want to hear your neighbor shouting "stop, theif" because your neighbor is paying attention when someone new walks away with your stuff.
However, relying on your neighbors isn't fool-proof. If only because the OWS movement imports bigger and bigger fools.
Keep your high tech valubles with you at all times. Clip the iPod to your waist, and sling the laptop bag over your shoulder. Do not, repeat, do not, rely on other people to keep your stuff safe.
Why do say this? Is this author an evil republican trying to sow seeds of discord amongst your ranks? No. Because you're in Zuccotti park, what is essentially a concrete landscape with a few items of flora kicking about. Anyone can walk through at any time to lift your things. And why not? Why shouldn't they? The OWS movement is in an unsecured area, with people floating through daily.
In short, there's no guarantee that the faces there today will be the ones there tomorrow. This grants any newcomer the freedom to come in, lift whatever seems handy, and walk off with it.
An ounce of paranoia wouldn't hurt.
And, of course you can always talk to the cops .... if you hadn't attacked them a few weeks ago. Even if they were 100% interested, the odds are unlikely they'll be able to recover any stolen items, unless the items are already equipped with a GPS.
So, you're pretty much on your own.
Good luck.
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