to where she says she was a activist because this is called activism. reporter: as for the mayor s pleas that the never-ending occupy demonstrations are bleeding the city of money or their message is getting lost in the vandalism? can we afford the wars? can we afford to continue to drop housing? can we afford although-to-allow people not to have work? reporter: they plan to continue the demonstrations every saturday. there s even talk about a mass mobilization in may. but for now, it s the ongoing l it be big or small? and as you have just heard, it all depends on the numbers. phil, it is a classic the ends justifies the means, itself. like. reporter: it is. i was here talking with a cop who works every saturday night and who works the patrols out here, as well. and he said, you know, he agrees with the occupy message. it s just that the tactics are getting to him and it s getting to everybody. so there you have it. a message versus the way that message is be