Posted on 08/27/2004 9:41:12 PM PDT by GodfearingTexan
I know this is a bogus thread, but I just had to write. I was watching the local news tonight and it showed a videotape from an undisclosed location wherein Kerry and Bush supporters were standing side by side with campaign placards. The video begins with some short, stubby, 45-ish year old Kerry supporter holding his Kerry sign up and screaming gibberish. Behind him there is another person but he is blocked from view. After two or three seconds, the Kerry supporter - without any warning provocation - drops his sign and nails the guy next to him in the chin with a sucker punch. The guy, it turns out, was a young Bush supporter, probably early 20s, who was peacefully holding his Bush sign up at the time he was hit. To his credit, the Bush supporter didn't run away, but merely backed up and was attempting to figure out what just happened when a cop ran up and arrested the Kerry dude. A loser, obviously. Anyway, why can't these Kerry people ever try something like this on me? Ohh...I so wish I could've been that young kid. Anyway, sorry. Had to write. Take care.
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uggh.. first time I went to DU in a long time. I read some of the thread. While there were a few (very few) rational people on that thread, the overwhelming majority were outright scary in their ability to rationalize violence against someone they disagree with. These people are absolutely insane, but I hope they keep it up because they will get crushed as a result.
The "rational" ones should know better than to be in that sewer.
lowbridge, apparently the link I referred to earlier was in the removed comment.
Glad to hear it! I hope all of the Legionaires get articles like Steyn's just before Kerry arrives.
ping
The sucker punch is clear to me. I wanted to see more of the video that shows the sKerry supporter acting like a jerk, getting arrested, etc. Please don't think I'm looking for a reason to excuse the jerk.
Gotta love the peaceful, non-violent left.. *cough*
Expect riots when they lose this time around.
Damn. I have it on my hard drive. How / where can I upload it?
The victim of this thug did exactly the right thing by backing away and disengaging. The attacker is facing a open-and-shut charge of second degree assault, captured for all the world to see in living color.
That's a class B felony, and if the DA doesn't plead it down to a misdemeanor (do you have a Dem DA there?) then that's one less Democrat voter.
There are only six justifications under Washington law for the use of force, and none of them are "holding a Bush sign." Even "screaming in your face" is not a justification.
However, use of force sufficient for defense against assault is one of them. Would have been interesting to see the DU reaction if the victim had pulled out a defensive pistol while backing away from his attacker.
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