Posted on 04/29/2017 12:18:02 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Secret Service needs to arrest these thugs.; all
Oregon has both shall-issue concealed carry and no-permit required open carry.
I am a little perplexed that the Republicans did not just show up, armed both with firearms and video cameras.Small groups could easily be self-protecting and self-documenting.
There are probably two reasons:
1. Republicans are smart enough to avoid violent street confrontations, and
2. A local jury would be tilted strongly toward Antifa sympathizers.
he was convicted of a felony and sentenced to several years in jail.
Crazy Portland judge, I guess.
I saw the video and the still pictures of that incident. The Judge was not being crazy. The "reporter" was provoking the crowd to the fullest extent of his abilities.
I think the decision was correct. If he wants to be an armed reporter, that is OK with me. But he was a lot more than a reporter. He was trying to provoke the crowd into attacking him. And when he eventually got the response he wanted, he brandished his weapon.
IMHO he is too stupid to carry a gun. He was confronting a crowd in order to exercise his ego. Not a valid reason to brandish.
It is never valid to provoke a confrontation and then threaten deadly force.
Interesting perspective...
Ed
Westboro is and are (D) party affiliated.
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