Under Siege (Leftist slant on Sacramento soldier effigy) - Barf Alert

Sacramento News & Review ^ | February 17, 2005 | Bill Forman

[Sloth]

I don't understand why nobody hangs the Pearcys in effigy.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

I don't understand why nobody hangs the Pearcys in effigy.

Perhaps we're more civilized?

[joedelta]

In effigy?

[Billthedrill]

Yeah, hang 'em in effigy. I'm told that's the name of a small town in Texas...

[AZ_Cowboy]

"Stephen Pearcy had little idea what kind of monster he was about to create when he stepped into a surplus store to buy materials for his latest political statement"

And sure, the kid had no idea that he'd get stung when he hit the beehive with a baseball bat.
/Sarcasm

“A lot of the people on the right tell us that we’re stupid, too.”

Judging from the previous quote from this idiot, I fail to see how anyone could conclude otherwise.

These people are lawyers, you say? Wow.

[Darkwolf377]

"The first soldier figure lasted less than a week and set the pattern for conflicts to come: Newscasters show it on TV, talk-radio hosts stir up listeners, a small mob congregates in front of the house, and the display is illegally torn down just in time for the footage to make the nightly news broadcast."

Now, if this were a story about people tearing down a Pro-Soldier display, here's how this guy would have written it:

"The first soldier figure lasted less than a week and set the pattern for the equal time expressions of free speech by REAL patriots to come: Newscasters show it on TV, liberal talk-radio hosts informed listeners, a small but feisty group of free speech advocates congregates in front of the house, and the display is mysteriously removed just in time for the footage to make the nightly news broadcast."

[joedelta]

Oh, then that's a whole different thing.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Yeah, hang 'em in effigy. I'm told that's the name of a small town in Texas...

I thought that was F.E.G.: The Federal Experimental Gardens.

[Sloth]

I think that'd be more civilized than tearing down private property.

[phoenix0468]

I say hang the Pearcys. Then knock a few of those VFP heads.

[Claytay]

Its not a town here but if they came to Texas Me and alot of other people would LOVE to hang them in protest. Especially some guys I know in Killen where Ft. Hood is located. ;o)

[Paul Atreides]

Stephen Pearcy had little idea what kind of monster he was about to create when he stepped into a surplus store to buy materials for his latest political statement.

Yeah, right!

[Paul Atreides]

I don't understand why nobody hangs the Pearcys in effigy.

Do you want to shovel bull dung into a bag?

[patso]

All I care to say is that these genteel idiots have not thought through life. War, as it is being practiced in Iraq is helping to create a brand new world and while it is a shame that any deaths occur,on any side, it would be far worse for all citizens of the world to sit on their thumbs and hope for happiness."Bush lied I died" is pure stupidity.

[Drango]

These people are lawyers, you say

Virginia works at a law firm that you'll have to dig up on your own with a little googling as FR frowns on posting that detail. I sent her boss a note asking if she's the type of lawyer that they hire.

[Claytay]

It makes my sick to see stuff like that. I have several friends in Iraq( anyone who has seen me on here knows I have lost 1 already, GOD Bless you, Byron) and I have just found out my cousin is most likely going over there soon. It just hurts to know they are trying to make people free but IDIOTS like this can't realize it.

[NoJoke]

You know what I don't understand is this "violating free speech" nonsense.

The first amendment protects you from the government, not from me, if someone says something to offend me, the government can't punish them for saying it, but I can knock their teeth out.

The government has nothing to do with this, other citizens objected and all they can talk about is this free speech, but the government isn't doing anything to them, it has nothing to do with first amendment rights. It's a conflict between citizens.

[farmfriend]

Well if this was a black effigy you wouldn't hear them using the "free speech" argument. It would be branded for the hate speech it is. Since we have a hate speech law, we need to enforce it.

Then there is the question about whether we should even have hate speech laws. That is for another day.