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Passive Occupy protesters take pepper spray blast

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by freeatlast, Nov 20, 2011.

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  1. mandym

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    You dont get to do it just anywhere you want or anyway you want. When you interfere with the rights of others then you are in the wrong.
     
    #101 mandym, Nov 21, 2011
  2. Bro. Curtis

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    I don't think Mandy PERSONALLY arrested anyone.

    But My thinking is the O.W.S. supporters would be singing a different tune if their front yard was being occupied.
     
    #102 Bro. Curtis, Nov 21, 2011
  3. mandym

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    Or their couch
     
    #103 mandym, Nov 21, 2011
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    You seem confused. The UC Davis students were on publicly owned property of the University they were paid students at. Their being there did not infringe on the rights of anyone else. They did not block access or did they accost passers by. The simply sat quietly in the quadrangle in silent protest of what they consider to be the illegal, unethical, and immoral conduct of their elected representatives.

    Suppose those same cops decided they didn't like you assembling in church on Sunday and pepper strayed you and the rest of the congregation? If that happened I suspect your opinions would change very rapidly.

    Its not freedom unless EVERYBODY has it.
     
    #104 TCassidy, Nov 21, 2011
  5. mandym

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    Apparently you are confused. the property is controlled by the school. They were given a lawful command not to assemble across that path and they refused to move. They have been arrested for unlawfully congregating. They do not get to just do what ever they want. You should check your facts rather than just depend on a propaganda video.
     
    #105 mandym, Nov 21, 2011
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    In order for Tom's scenario to be comparable, the church would have asked me to leave, and the cops would have asked me to leave.
     
    #106 Bro. Curtis, Nov 21, 2011
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    What part of "Public Property" don't you understand?
    They were not blocking access or stopping passersby. The cops broke the law and should be held accountable.

    Some of you people really scare me. It sounds almost like you want to bring by the Inquisition with you in the role of Torquemada!

    I think the whole OWS thing is stupid, but they have the right to assemble and protest what they consider wrong. It amazes me that so many of you so-called "Americans" can have so little respect for what this country is all about.
     
    #107 TCassidy, Nov 21, 2011
  8. mandym

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    Says who? You seem to have info no one else has. They were arrested. So it appears they broke the law. Now what evidence do you have to prove otherwise? You should call their attorney.
     
    #108 mandym, Nov 21, 2011
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    Wrong again! It happened right here in San Diego! A church was having evangelistic meetings. It was August and hot. The church windows were open and a hateful neighbor called the police and lodged a noise complaint. The idiot cop who responded told the evangelist he had to cease and desist preaching. The evangelist said he had to do as God told him to do and continued preaching. The cop maced him, hand cuffed him, and dragged him out of the church. The pastor stepped behind the pulpit and continued the message. The cop called for backup. He then arrested the pastor and put flex cuffs on him. A deacon then stepped up to the pulpit and continued the message. By that time backup had arrived. A Sargent told the cop to release the two preachers in custody and place himself on leave pending an IA investigation. The cop was eventually fired.

    It happens. A lot more than you may be aware of. Why should your rights be more important than the OWS kids at US Davis?
     
    #109 TCassidy, Nov 21, 2011
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    Duh! The cops were suspended and the Chancellor has been asked to resign! What cave have you been living in?
     
    #110 TCassidy, Nov 21, 2011
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    And you are? :rolleyes:
     
    #111 freeatlast, Nov 21, 2011
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    I think the University of California at Davis (by definition) is a state-owned school. Therefore it is public property.
     
    #112 InTheLight, Nov 21, 2011
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    The cop in this case is wrong. I'm glad he got fired.
     
    #113 Bro. Curtis, Nov 21, 2011
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    Whose rights were they interfering with?
     
    #114 freeatlast, Nov 21, 2011
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    Does O.J. Simpson have it? This sounds like something he would join just to get another woman if for no other reason.
     
    #115 Alcott, Nov 21, 2011
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    Yes. He has all the freedoms and rights guaranteed by the US constitution. He had a right to a trial by a jury of his peers and he got it. He had the right to not incriminate himself and he got it. He had the right to an attorney and he got it.
     
    #116 TCassidy, Nov 21, 2011
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    Who would ever have thought that congregating would be illegal?

    What is the proper punishment for this uncivilized behavior?
     
    #117 Max Fenster, Nov 22, 2011
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    Congregate on the roadway of your local thruway and see how the cops respond.
     
    #118 annsni, Nov 22, 2011
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    They were not on the road way! :BangHead:
     
    #119 freeatlast, Nov 22, 2011
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    If we could (I know it's not possible, but...) IF we could get the media to ignore these spoiled children, then this would come to naught much sooner. "Naught" is where they are headed anyway.
     
    #120 Mexdeaf, Nov 22, 2011
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