Civil Disobedience

I think that the "Occupy Wall Street" protests are a perfect example of civil disobedience. The protests are also a source of much argument, a lot of it focused on whether or not civil disobedience in this case is OK or not. I have mixed feelings on this. Upon initially hearing of the protests, I wanted to offer my support. The majority of issues they are protesting and voicing their anger towards I side with them on. However after going down to Zucotti Park myself and seeing first hand they way the protests are carried out I can understand why some people may believe that civil disobedience is unacceptable in this case. I endorse the right for protesters to sit non-violently in an attempt to rally support for something they find unjust. I think the reason people are angry with the occupiers is that they are not only sitting, but camping out and making a great deal of noise in the process. Their civil disobedience results in not only the people they are protesting experiencing obstacles ( the point of the protest-of which I am OK with) but the repeated occurrence of everyday citizens being disturbed by their actions. Is this for the greater good? I would like to think so, however If I lived down near Zucotti I may feel differently. As a one time visitor I was intrigued and even proud that our citizens are so passionate that they would go to such great lengths to peacefully protest something they found unjust, but if I were a resident down there I am sure I would be angered by their acts of civil disobedience. They make walking to work, running errands and catching the train a difficult task, the noise from their drum circle is heard round the clock, the smell of them cooking food, or simply the body odor emanating from the hundreds is sometimes sickening, the constant police presence they attract is a nuisance,  and the homeless sometimes drug addled hanger ons that camp with them because they are so accepting is worrying to a resident of the quiet area. However I would chose all of that over violent acts any day. I would chose annoyance and disagreement over having violent out of control disobeying oppositions to the laws any day. I think that civil disobedience in the end is a more effective way of gaining support for the opposition of morally unjust happenings that are currently present in our country.