This story doesn't surprise me.
Masturbation and the Occupy Madison protesters go hand in hand.
City officials temporarily denied Occupy Madison a new street use permit Wednesday after protesters violated public health and safety conditions and failed to follow the correct processes to renew or amend a permit.
The permit, which expired Wednesday at noon, required Occupy Madison protesters to relocate from their current space at 30 West Mifflin Street, also called 30 on the Square.
A neighboring hotel's staff alleged voiced concerns about having to recently escort hotel employees to and from bus stops late at night due to inappropriate behavior, such as public masturbation, from street protesters.
In addition, officials agreed further occupation should not be allowed to continue without restrooms on site to avoid further public health violations.
"You can't be affecting the safety and health of other people around you," Madison Fire Prevention Officer Jerry McMullen said. "With the public health violations and the complaints I've heard, I don't believe it meets the spirit of the ordinance to a street use permit."
Aspects of the public masturbation in Madison sum up the Occupy movement very well.
The protesters believe they are entitled to satisfaction on demand.
Where it strays a bit from the Occupy philosophy is the fact that the masturbators were willing to take initiative and actually achieve something on their own without government assistance.
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