Wall Street Journal Confirms Accused Occupier Rapist Allowed to Sleep at Occupied Church
by Lee StranahanA recent article in the Wall Street Journal on how the Occupy Wall Street movement has begun to camp out in New York City churches confirms what we’ve been reporting here on BigGovernment.com; #Occupy organizers allowed an alleged rapist who’d already been arrested by the police to camp out with other Occupiers.
Alleged OWS Rapist Tonye Iketubosin
The Wall Street Journal buries the lede by putting this detail at the very bottom of the article. Most of the piece takes a neutral/positive tone about how nice these churches are by expanding their social justice mission by welcoming the occupiers and how respectful the occupiers are by contributing to the church’s electricity bills. No actual explanation is given as to why it even makes sense for the Occupiers to be sleeping in a church as opposed to an apartment or hotel. If you think that the camping out indoors is done for the benefit of the homeless, you’ll see in a moment that the Wall Street Journal article actually makes a distinction between “the homeless” and rank-and-file occupiers. Apparently, the whole “occupy” premise of group camping is beyond any rational examination at this point.
If diligent readers (who get past the paywall) make it to the end of the Wall Street Journal article, they will learn that all is not tranquil in the collectivist paradise.
There have been petty fights and disagreements about who can stay and who must go. The housing committee has set up a hot-line for protesters to register for one of about 150 spots at the churches, and the person must be on the list when they check in each evening.
But the homeless and criminals have managed to slip in.
Last week, Tonye Iketubosin, a Zuccotti protester arrested on rape charges and was released on bail in November, posed an issue for the protesters when he signed up at St. Paul and St. Andrew. When he was recognized, several protesters met to deliberate whether he should allowed to stay, said Jeffrey Brewer, a protester handling housing issues. They ultimately decided he could stay that night, as long as security monitored him, Mr. Brewer said. Mr. Iketubosin and his attorney couldn’t be reached.
The Wall Street Journal gives no explanation as to why the church decided an accused rapist could stay or about the decision-making process, which is alleged to have involved an informal court proceeding involving Mr. Iketubosin and his alleged victim. Nor does the Journal mention the other five rapes that Mr. Iketubosin is accused of. It’s hard to imagine what possible benefit the presence of Mr. Iketubosin brought to the other occupiers. He created more work for the security team and apparently and understandably made his alleged victim very uncomfortable, but such is the nature of consensus decision-making. If an accused rapist gets twinkles up, then the mob has spoken, so pull up a pew for him.
I’d also like to add a response to some comments I’ve seen, because liberal groups love to attack the Bigs based on comments by readers (or people claiming to be readers) — nobody ‘deserves’ to be raped. If there’s a purpose behind these articles beyond just exposing the truth, it’s the hope that shining a light on the violence and assaults helps to STOP them and that it causes violent criminal behaivor to be punished.
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One again the progressive mindset is the ends justify the means. Criminals are fine if they promote the goals even though the OWS are not sober or bright enough to have established any yet… They are working at it. No wonder they can not get a job.
Once again folks…
Tea Party Movement = ZERO arrests;
Occupiers = Continuous, on going felonies.
What ever happened to the tax-exemption rules for religious institutions? Isn't "no political activity" one of them?
Perhaps Eric Holder will go after Tonye.
Oops. I forgot. He's protected class. Race trumps gender in the tribal liberal pecking order.
Why is this alleged rapist, Tonye Iketubosin, not in jail if he has been accused of five rapes? And, since he is back on city streets, how did he secure his $,5000 – $7,000 dollar bond? Those are the big questions. Much more information if one does a google.
"Tea Party Movement = ZERO arrests;
Occupiers = Continuous, on going felonies."
Turn it around, Jackson.
Tea Party Movement = ZERO Continuous [or] on-going felonies.
Occupiers = No arrests.
Last time I looked rape was not a Christian virtue.
It appears to be OK with islam.
Take their tax exempt status away from them.
Why isn't the Occupy movement casting out the criminals and crazies? Isn't that what liberals told the TEA Party it needed to do? They criticized the TEA Party for not roundly condemning every comment or sign that could possibly be construed as racist, yet the Occupy movement openly tolerates, accepts, and embraces rapists. So much for caring about women.
And why should the churches grant such privileges to the Protestors, but deny them to the homeless? Seems to me they are forgetting one of their primary missions — to extend mercy and compassion to those in need. I don't think yuppie Protestors with graduate degrees and lots of opportunities and mansions to run to quite qualify.
Lee,
You know I respect your efforts, and your work.
I have read the same comments you have. Hell, I might have even made one, or three.
"I’d also like to add a response to some comments I’ve seen, because liberal groups love to attack the Bigs based on comments by readers (or people claiming to be readers) — nobody ‘deserves’ to be raped."
Which leads to my question.
If I ran across six lanes of traffic, on 635 in Dallas during rush hour and got run over and killed, or stood on the BNSF line in front of a Unit Train and got flattened on the tracks, or even if I decided to get drunk, and try to drive home and caused a horrendous crash whereby I was killed, than any thinking person could aptly and correctly state that I got what I deserved.
Life is simple.
It is made up of choices.
Choices and consequences.
Sometimes we make good choices.
Sometimes we make poor choices.
You always have the freedom of choice; but never the choice of consequences.
Huh?
That's what the Progressives, DNC and MSM etc, would like to brand the TP as.
The Tea Party Movement is very much alive and well. They'll be very active for 2012.
These are the people (progressives) who defend Roman Polanski, adore Bill Clinton, and pray to dead Kennedys.
Rape is simply not on their list of grievous offenses.
Umm, when you look at the Tea Party Movement, there are no crimes or felonies.
But when you look at the "occupiers," there are felonies that never result in arrests.
The fact that I have to explain that means that my point wasn't very well-made. My bad.
Kum ba yah, my rapist, Kum ba yah!
Couldn't agree more with you.
"#Occupy organizers allowed an alleged rapist who’d already been arrested by the police to camp out with other Occupiers."
I see your point now. I was just confused because this creep was arrested. But I agree that the vast majority of OWS felons probably do avoid arrest simply because the liberal authorities protect them.
THAT is the real question, isn't it.? Why in the hell are these guys walking around anywhere?
Indeed!
Good words Cowboy.
I have never ever heard of someone having committed FIVE rapes and subsequently released on a bond thus enabling them to return back to the crime scene so they can continue their predatory behavior. It defies logic. And what about those stooges working for the old media; nary a word. Pathetic.
I thought the homeless and criminals made up the bulk of the OWS movement.
I don't want to "shine a light" on him. I want to raise his voice an octave.
Who's with me?
Something does not sit right with this person Tonye Iketubosin.
This article here http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2011/11/03... says he has a sealed juvenile record in Texas, but recent articles state he is a resident of Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Where am I going with this?
I am pretty good with names and languages.
I'm thinking that Mr. Iketubosin is from Nigeria and probably came here with his parents, first to Texas (as all Nigerian Princes do) and then finally making his way to the Big Time in the Big Apple.
I need to check my files.
I might have a half dozen faxes and emails with his name on them, wanting me to help them get the family fortune out of Nigeria. All for a fee, of course……….
There is something here that either nobody has picked up on, or is intentionally omitting, but the whole story stinks.
You've always had kind words for me work…
Here's the difference between running across the highway and going to occupy — the press hasn't been telling the world how great running across the highway is. Time Magazine didn't make 'Running Across The Highway' their Activity of the Year.
So it's obvious to YOU that Occupy has its dangers. You're a regular reader here. But to someone 20-something who reads Huffington Post? HuffPost published a book on Occupy — the words rape or rapes is nowhere to be fond in them.
And aside from that, there IS a free speech issue here. These are political protests. I disagree with most of what they say, but the fact remains that people SHOULD be able to protest without getting raped.
Add those two together and the analogy doesn't apply.
Also, I can have sympathy for someone who didn't make the best choice. Not being sympathetic to rape victim doesn't strike me a position worth defending, really. Sympathy doesn't mean you coyldn't offer them better advice or suggest alternatives or so on. Sympathy for a person who was the victim of a sexual assault is a pretty normal human emotion.
On a good note: Under US Federal Law those "Churches" can now be Taxed by the IRS, for becoming a Political Organization…. and, if more Criminals are found in those "Churches", those "Churches" could be forced to forfeit all property under the RICO Statute.
Amen, a thousand times over. If the church is going to be providing free or near-free lodging, the homeless should be the ones getting first dibs, not some political protesters. And I don't say that just because I happen to philosophically and politically disagree with this particular protest. It really should go for any protest.
If my church decided to behave in such a manner, I would have a serious talk with the pastor and then likely begin searching for a different church home.
But also — I don't mind people having different opinions. Feel however you want to feel. Maybe you'll change your mind and maybe I'll change mine. Free speech and all that.
What I don't want to happen is for MMFA or their ilk to assume that the comments are MY opinion. Or even that my opinion is Andrew Breitbart's opinion and so on. So I tagged this story with my opinion, just to plant a flag.
Why is this scum out of jail? Prison seems too good. I have read your comments Cowboy and I agree, something stinks here.
Please stop reporting on "Occupiers," their 15 mins was up ten minutes in. They still fail to have any coherent message and no one is surprised to find out that they have rapists, drug dealers, felons or any other scourge of the earth leftists in their midst. It just isn't a story . . . it's taken for granted.
Occupy was a bunch of low lifes to start with. Willing to bet that they had even worse criminals in their ranks
Women who are armed tend not to be raped.
Imagine that.
When government disarms a people, then it has to be held to account for that disarmament, most especially when something like a rape takes place.
Gee, why did the Supreme Court declare that police have no duty to protect people? Oh yeah, so they cannot be sued for their disarmament gun grabbing ways!
Wake up folks. See that the corrupticrats own both parties lock stock and barrel and intend on continuing their own rapacious behavior until such time as We The People put a stop to it.
Turn away from the political factions folks, stop taking the bait that they are there to help you or do good for you or anyone else. Today's government serves only to enslave us and steal everything from us it possible can.
Third party is not the answer. NO party is the answer.
Toss the party faithful out. Both sides of the aisle and every last one of them. All of them. Withhold your vote from every one of them, instead voting for yourself or another you know to be honorable and without party ties.
It is the only way.
Lee, you're preaching to the choir here. We already know leftwing atheists moral compasses are broken. The rape victims are just collateral damage in the war for social justice. "Gotta break a few eggs to make a cake", so the media ignores it.
Perhaps, the problem we have here is what defines a church? Can you just put up a sign and say now we are a church?
"Maybe you'll change your mind and maybe I'll change mine."
People who know me, are mystified, and I always leave them scratching their heads. I have some pretty liberal friends and acquaintances. Pretty liberal would be an understatement, as some of them are rabidly extreme. I accept them as human beings, am courteous and respectful to them all. We can always agree to disagree. I do not like it when the entire choir is singing from the same sheet of music. That creates the echo chamber, and in my opinion, that is never good.
At the end of the day, your thoughts, and opinions, and mine, as well as those of my liberal friends, are more closely aligned, than they are different. A lot of times, folks let emotion cloud the facts.
"What I don't want to happen is for MMFA or their ilk to assume that the comments are MY opinion. Or even that my opinion is Andrew Breitbart's opinion and so on. So I tagged this story with my opinion, just to plant a flag."
I wholeheartedly agree with your last statement.
Those that know me, and read my thoughts here, know I have always maintained a respectable distance between myself, and Andrew Breitbart, and the Tea Party. I never want it said, that my opinion mirrors theirs, or that I speak for them. I push the envelope every day, and never want them tarnished with the same brush that my adversaries use to paint me with.
Keep up the great work Lee.
You make a difference.
OWS's Cain.
The face of Hope and Change …
The homeless SHOULD sleep in the churches, you know, charity work "blessed are the poor" and all? If the homeless are sent back to the streets in favor of political protesters, then churches have abandoned their mission and have become nothing more than a political organization, and should therefore be stripped of any tax-exempt status.
The churches have become infected with 'reaching across the aisle' disease. They've ceased to stand for something, and now will fall for anything.
Five rapes and this POS isn't in jail? Never mind the LOONY TOON ows movement. WHERE IN THE HELL IS THE LAW?
Another worthless far-left moron.
Unless you're a black Republican running for president who's been accused of sexual harassment by one or more white women, of course.
Why are these nut jobs still out there? Somebody make them clean up their mess and go home.
Is this the way our justice system is working to allow rapists back on the street. I find it unacceptable for any church to allow a rapist to be allowed sanctuary.
What the heck do the members of the church think? How about asking that question? How many are busy looking for another church – one with common sense and decency!
The WSJ and all liberal media – idiots!
Why is he not in jail?
PUBLIC SECTOR UNION POLICE EARNING THEIR LAST RAISE? The man was already arrested! Yet good little union cops obviously get their marching orders from their boss, not the law or the State.
Be careful what you ask for, OWS idiots. You wanted anarchy……you got it. Enjoy. When you get scared enough, grow a pair and do somethin about it. The criminals are only hurting you.
Millions of decent citizens all over the country are quite safe. But then we don't advocate anarchy and we don't turn a blind eye to felons.
Cops did not let him out. Courts or the DA did. Their excuse is "we have too many to keep them all locked up".
Makes me sympathetic to the use of planted drugs, even though it's over used and against innocent people, and I disagree with drug laws. (Legalize them all, and let the druggies die.)
Are you going to say that the religious left has it's moral compass intact?
(As an atheistic pagan, and conservative, the constant obsession about "atheism" is an irrattant.)
Leftoids "join" churches and vote in the agenda and people useful to "the cause".
I have to wonder how many of these activists are on the board of directors of multiple, and competing, churches, and if the different churches are even aware of this.
Quaker in this state, Babtist in that state, Methodist over here, Catholic over there…
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Great question we wish we new the answer to that one.
Except when the prep is a republican.
How about a laser target guide?
Well, I HOPE we can CHANGE him from a free man to one who does 30 years in prison.
Cowboy, your post has been bugging me cause I felt the same way……….something is not right here.
I did some digging. Not done yet, but the following two people are listed as from Harris County, Tx.
Tamunotonye Alvan Iketubosin Harris county Sugarland Texas
This is Probably(not positive yet) his sister: She's in the entertainment industry and has some connections. Quick bio: Nimi Adokiye Iketubosin A native in Nigeria, and raised in Sugar Land, Texas. Nimi Adokiye discovered her love for music at the age of eight, and decided to pursue acting after her first high school play "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". She appeared as a guest star on the hit television show "The Doctors", Opened for upcoming musician Teyana Taylor, and is mentored by father of Grammy nominee Brandy Norwood.
Never heard of her, pretty little thing. Someone may be protecting her…….which is fine with me…….as long as they throw his ass in jail http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4149304/
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