The real reason that Occupy Charlotte fell apart was because of infiltration by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, and not the group’s leaderless structure or that one of its more prominent members had bi-polar disorder. Creative Loafing presents this claim here. OK, “presents” might be a bit generous, as all CL did is interview two former Occupy Charlotte members, who assert that infiltration was the real cause, without the weekly doing any real fact checking.
by Michael Lowrey