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'We are going nowhere': Organizer of out-of-control drug-fueled Washington Square Park raves that have turned landmark into a violent no-go zone for residents says it's his 'First Amendment right to be there' and he will NOT stop
Daily Mail UK ^ | 20 Jun 2021 | Adam Schrader

Posted on 06/20/2021 6:23:43 PM PDT by blueplum

The organizer of the out-of-control raves which have plagued New York's Washington Square Park has insisted that the parties will continue every night through the summer, and says that it is his constitutional right to be there despite violent crime that has turned park into a no-go zone for locals.

Hundreds of people returned to the park again on Saturday night for another rave, just 24 hours after a woman was trampled by terrified crowds trying to flee a man armed with a large knife and a taser.

It is the latest in a series of nightly parties thrown in the iconic park, which have left local residents fuming at the noise with NYPD cops failing to enforce a midnight curfew.

Speaking to DailyMail.com, party promoter David Ortiz, who calls himself 'the Shaman', said: 'We're going to be here every single day. Just like the police are, we are too. Because this is as much our home as to the other residents that actually live here.'

He added: 'If you can't accept the fact that I'm living within my First Amendment constitutional rights, which is the right to freedom of speech and to rally in a public place, then my friend you are living in the wrong country and democracy is not for you'.

... 'Born in Brooklyn. Went to Mary Burcham High School, in downtown Manhattan. I have been here every single day of my life in Manhattan.

'Probably longer than these two-bit residents that are living here now. I'm here every single day and all they do is pay property taxes here. What we do is we actually bring joy.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: blm; riots; washingtonsquare; yoots
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what's the difference between Washington Square and 1/6 ?
1 posted on 06/20/2021 6:23:43 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

So...parties in front of his apartment all ok at all hours?


2 posted on 06/20/2021 6:28:48 PM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: blueplum

What would the outcome be if Trump folks were there every night claiming their rights?

Do the same.


3 posted on 06/20/2021 6:28:53 PM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: blueplum

So the taxpayers have a first amendment right to surround the place and go all Antifa on them.

Right?

L


4 posted on 06/20/2021 6:28:53 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: blueplum

Fly a drone overhead and drop a few dozen pounds of doobies on the crowd.

Once they totally mellow round them up with promises of donuts and coffee.


5 posted on 06/20/2021 6:29:20 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: blueplum

He is quite correct about the first amendment being the freedom of speech. But somebody tell me which amendment guarantees idiots like him the freedom to rave?

I forget.


6 posted on 06/20/2021 6:32:50 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It’s my government that I hate.)
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To: blueplum

This guy needs to be dealt with directly, on a face to face basis. Some people deserve to be fully Doxxed.
Someone is putting him up to this. Who gains from this?
Are the remaining policemen really this powerless?


7 posted on 06/20/2021 6:34:30 PM PDT by lee martell
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all they do is pay property taxes here. What we do is we actually bring joy.’

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Wow. What a douche. But I have to wonder who’s really the idiot here? He is bringing joy and the other idiots are paying property taxes so that he can bring the joy.

I guaran damn tee you this, if I were paying property taxes I would sell out in a heartbeat and move out of that hell hole


8 posted on 06/20/2021 6:35:37 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It’s my government that I hate.)
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To: frnewsjunkie

You know what cracks in the armor is?

Its no fortitude... no stand the ground.. its a leak in the dyke... its a law that is not enforced!

All these hoodlums are looking for the crack ..so they can look bold and daring with their anarchy.

To solve it.. warn...rubber bullets.. the real thing..
Clear..go home ..get a job!


9 posted on 06/20/2021 6:35:56 PM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: blueplum

We have reached the Lord of the Flies.


10 posted on 06/20/2021 6:37:35 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (I identify as fully vaccinated. )
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To: lee martell

https://science.howstuffworks.com/skunk-water-weapon-control-crowds.htm


11 posted on 06/20/2021 6:38:04 PM PDT by Aria
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To: Responsibility2nd
Local residents can buy horn speakers and amplifiers and play classical music louder then the rave.

Air compressors and train horns work too.

Been there, done that.

neighbors amazingly quiet after.

12 posted on 06/20/2021 6:38:56 PM PDT by Mogger
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To: Aria

Oh, to be a Fly on that wall!
Fully equiped with audio devices too.


13 posted on 06/20/2021 6:40:30 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: blueplum

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14 posted on 06/20/2021 6:40:47 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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what’s the difference between Washington Square and 1/6 ?

They are black and violent and 1/6 was full of racist white supremists. Don’t you listen to your overlords like Merrick Garland?


15 posted on 06/20/2021 6:41:34 PM PDT by The MAGA-Deplorian (Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less)
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To: blueplum

It would not surprise me to find out this “Jerk” is being paid by some group such as BLM or Antifa.
Both groups thrive off chaos, property distruction and disorder, even if they are the ones causing such disorder.


16 posted on 06/20/2021 6:43:06 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

“party promoter David Ortiz, who calls himself ‘the Shaman’, said: “


Hmmmm,I think he used to play for The Red Sox. :-)

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17 posted on 06/20/2021 6:43:49 PM PDT by Mears (.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
I guaran damn tee you this, if I were paying property taxes I would sell out in a heartbeat and move out of that hell hole

Then they move in and squat.

18 posted on 06/20/2021 6:44:00 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Mears

Big Papi?


19 posted on 06/20/2021 6:44:36 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: blueplum

First Amendment - say hello to our Second Amendment.


20 posted on 06/20/2021 6:45:22 PM PDT by GreyHoundSailor
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