Reader: Urban camping ban an emergency because of feared Occupy Denver build-up

Kelsey Whipple's coverage of a proposed urban camping ban includes a post in which city councilman/chief backer Albus Brooks argued that the issue constitutes an emergency. One reader has a theory about why that might be the case in Brooks's view...
By Michael RobertsApril 18, 2012
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Kelsey Whipple’s coverage of a proposed urban camping ban includes a post in which city councilman/chief backer Albus Brooks argued that the issue constitutes an emergency.

One reader has a theory about why that might be the case in Brooks’s view.

Cuester writes:

“The goal is also not to target Occupy Denver, though ‘I do know the Golden Triangle and its communities are very upset about that,’ Brooks said.”

In other words, we have an emergency because we’re pretty sure Occupy Denver will be back this Spring.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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