Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) thinks the Tea Party can go "straight to Hell."  But when asked about  the crime and violence at Occupy Wall Street camps, she said, “that’s life and  it happens.”

“That’s a distraction from the goals of the protesters," she told CNS News.

“Let me just say this," she said, adding, "Anytime you have a gathering,  homeless people are going to show up."

“They will find some comfort in having some other people out on the streets  with them. They’re looking for food. Often times, the criminal element will  invade. That’s life and it happens, whether it’s with protesters or other  efforts that go on in this country."

But those types of activities do not take place at Tea Party rallies.

In early October, Tea Party activist Deneen Borelli wrote on the comparison.

"Doing a Google  search of “tea party activist” and “arrest” brings up nothing of merit," she  wrote.  "On the first page, I found three articles about people described  as tea party activists, but the arrests were unrelated to rallies."

She added:

Another article, about the demonstrations outside the U.S. Capitol Building  on the weekend of the Obamacare vote in the House, reports one man — one single  person — was detained after being accused of spitting on a  congressman.  But that person was immediately released, and no one has come  forward to legitimize the claim and collect conservative Andrew Breitbart’s  $100,000 reward for providing proof.

In comparison, nearly 4,000 Occupy Wall Street protesters have been arrested  on a variety of charges, from making explosive devices to rape and assault.   One protester engaged in domestic terrorism by throwing a molotov cocktail at  Portland's World Trade Center.

The Associated Press reported that there have  been at least three deaths recently at or near Occupy encampments. A man  was shot and killed near the scene of the Occupy camp in Oakland, Calif. A  man reportedly shot himself at the Occupy camp in Burlington, Vt. And a  man was discovered dead in a tent at the Salt Lake City, Utah, Occupy  camp.

At the Occupy L.A. site—in the city where Rep. Waters' congressional  district is located—five people have been charged with crimes, according to the Los Angeles Times. These include a man who  allegedly exposed himself and masturbated in the presence of children.

The protests have also been endorsed by Communists, Nazis and Islamists  worldwide.

Nevertheless, Waters - like so many liberal Democrats - continues to support the  movement.

“So I’m not deterred in my support for them because of these negative kinds  of things,” she said. “I just want them to work at doing the best job that they  can do to bring attention to this economic crisis and the unfairness of the  system at this time.”

"Negative kinds of things" like crime, rape, death, disease and domestic  terrorism apparently mean nothing to Waters as long as those who commit the acts  agree with her.