Forum Post: Bank Protest Method - The rest

[4] After the account is established, the protesters get in line to 'bank' with smallish protest signs and all. Perhaps a stylized depiction of a rat parachuting while holding a money bag is one idea that if applied consistently with this protest method using signs and maybe T-Shirts, may convey solidarity and specificity without writing a single word. Perhaps protesters will use their lunch hours to participate in disrupting typical banking rush hours.

[5] One protester withdraws a token amount of cash, perhaps 4 cents and walks back and gives it to the next protester in line. The 'next' protester deposits said 4 cents back into the protest groups account.

[6] The 'next' signatory protestor on the account makes another 4 cent withdrawal, ad nauseum at least to the participants and certainly, to the banks, ad infinitum.

[7] The protestors wear their game face, are absolutely quiet, courteous, determined, non-plussed, preferably absolutely silent and do not irritate, confront or interfere with the rightful business of other banking patrons. (other than delaying them and maybe making them consider banking elsewhere..)

[8] The protestors refuse to leave the banks and abandon their collective and legitimate banking transactions once the impact of this protest operation is sensed and acted upon by banking management. Arrests may follow. Legally actionable motions will follow via #OCCUPY legal team and National Lawyers Guild.

[9] The provided ATM cards can be used by other (highly trusted) protesters to form lines at ATM's to check balances repeatedly and deny and delay other Bank of America, Well Fargo, Chase, etc customers convenient access to banking resources. Participants log when banks close their ATMS for 'service' and count how many customers are denied access to ATM's. Results are published locally and then nationally with a national roll up count to indicate aggregate status of the transaction counts.

[10] The free paper checkbooks provided at account inception may be used to write 1 cent checks to other protest checking accounts and maintain churn as well as a viable account balances for awhile.

[11] The online payment feature, if applicable, may be used to set up minimal funds transfers between accounts such that all accounts remain flush during churning.

[12] If the protestors are arrested, the media opportunity potential may be very useful for the #OCCUPIERS.

[13] 99% of banking staffers may be relieved with the job security #OCCUPY provides.

[14] The described banking system attack approach is functionally similar to what #anonymous calls DDoS, ICMP floods and smurf amplification although utilizing people rather than packets as the attack medium.

In closing, the thought occurs that one signer on all #OCCUPY bank accounts at the local regional or national level could be the (a?) local, regional or national #OCCUPY CPA or another exceedingly well trusted protester to ride herd on a multiplicity of accounts. The risk to such individual(s) is obvious.

Grace and peace,

AmeriKanist

'Spark a revolution tonight - You'll feel better in the morning'

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