We went to the Occupy Vancouver rally on Oct. 15. Unlike Steve Wallace, who was quoted in the Oct. 16 story “Vancouver raises voice,” we didn’t see “an accumulation of slackers.” We saw citizens exercising their First Amendment rights. The “slackers,” in our opinion, were those too busy or uninterested to attend.
Roberta and Ward Upson
Vancouver
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