Occupiers Await Arrest and Eviction From City Hall

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JT and John Adams are ready to go to jail.

"I've got my numbers on me... (he reveals his lawyer's number he's written on his arm)...so when I get arrested, I'm good."

They've been here for weeks and are part of the few who want Occupy LA to go out with a bang.

Arrests, pepper spray, the works.

To them, it...

"Is just feeding the fire. Because every time a place gets shut down, within hours we get even more people at each of the occupy sites coming back."

They're talking about Sunday, when police shut the park down at midnight.

4 people were arrested, but overall it was peaceful.

Since then, some have left, fearing arrest.

But those who have stayed are here for good.

They've crystallized around an idea: an end to corporate greed and government protection for the 99%.

But their path is still uncertain.

I ask Adams and if getting arrested will actually change anything.

"I don't think they're going to change their minds just watching what we do.... (He searching really hard for an answer)....A little bit of a blank thought, Occupy..."

And this is alarming.

Adams is willing to go to jail, pay the fines, and lawyers fees, knowing the 1% won't listen to him?

It seems misguided.

But Kaz Allen, who's been here since October 7th, clears it up.

I ask if the 1% will care if he's handcuffed.

"I think they get what we're saying but I don't think they care. I don't think they'll ever care. As long as they keep making money and the government doesn't check them...It's our politicians that need to get the point. "

If he's going to jail, it's to get lawmakers' attention.

To him, Washington can change the way big business works in ways Wall Street will never change willingly.

"As long as they're doing it legally, they are going to do it. Just like we think we are legally here. So as long we think it's legal to be here, we'll keep coming."

And just in case the mayor decides it isn't legal, Occupy's lawyers are bracing for impact...

"If you are a member of Occupy LA and are arrested in the next few days and want our help, please leave your name, phone and fax numbers after the beep."

Kyle Tabuena-Frolli, Annenberg Radio News.