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Elderly Pro-life Activist Attacked, Injured in Flagstaff
Operation Rescue ^ | 09-21-09 | Staff

Posted on 09/21/2009 1:55:34 PM PDT by mlizzy

Flagstaff, AZ – Just a week after Jim Pouillon was shot and killed for his public stand against abortion, 69-year old Johnny Wallace was attacked by two women as he held two non-graphic, text-only signs protesting abortion in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Saturday.

Wallace was alone in front of City Hall on the busiest street in town at the time of the attack with signs that read, “Abortion kills more black Americans in four days than the Klan killed in 150 years,” and “Life begins at conception and ends at Planned Parenthood.” Wallace was known to protest at that location every day.

Wallace was approached from behind by two women, both 48, who began by yelling profanities at him. One then attempted to take way and destroy his sign. After Wallace was wrestled to the ground, the other woman joined the attack.

Paramedics were called and Wallace was treated for minor injuries. He suffered an elbow injury that has required additional treatment.

Both women were cited and released on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage.

“Mr. Wallace was simply exercising his God-given rights as an American citizen when he was brutally assaulted because his attackers disagreed with his beliefs,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “This attack is especially disturbing because the motivation for the attack on Mr. Wallace was the same motivation that caused Harlan Drake to murder Jim Pouillon.”

“Recently there has been an increasing attitude that it is okay to hurt pro-life people if one does not agree with them. This disturbing trend must stop,” said Newman. “We are thankful that Mr. Wallace was not hurt worse than he was, and pray that the violence against pro-life activists will come to an end.”

Operation Rescue has received hundreds of threats and suffered three acts of vandalism on their headquarters in recent months.

“We cannot depend on pro-abortion groups to rein in their supporters. It is incumbent on the Christian community to come alongside pro-life activists all over the country and stand with them. There truly is safety in numbers. Even Jesus sent out the disciples in groups of two,” said Newman. “We urge pro-life churches to take it upon their congregations to make sure that no pro-lifer stands on the street alone. Christians will find that this is an amazing ministry and evangelical opportunity that is spiritually energizing and satisfying.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: abortion; christianpersecution; persecution; prolife
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To: 03A3

It goes beyond the actual assault, because these women knew a man can’t really fight back, or he becomes the villain.

The judge should have thrown the back at them. Instead they get with someone so mild, that they can do it again any time they like, or pass off to another team of women who can do the same thing with no danger of being penalized.

The women played this judge like a fiddle, and got away with assault and injuring this man.

Imagine if he had injured one of them out of the blue for very little reason. He’d be labeled a danger to society and incarcerated for a year or two.


21 posted on 09/21/2009 2:32:52 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Wearing neck brace in commemoration of Ted Kennedy's contribution to our society.)
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To: mlizzy

Flagstaff was such a nice conservative place when I went to school out there. It must of changed over the years.


22 posted on 09/21/2009 2:33:14 PM PDT by dog breath
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To: DoughtyOne

Good grief! Lets try that again...

It goes beyond the actual assault, because these women knew a man can’t really fight back, or he becomes the villain.

The judge should have thrown the book at them. Instead they got by with a sentence so mild, that they can do it again any time they like, or pass off to another team of women who can do the same thing with no danger of being penalized.

The women played this judge like a fiddle, and got away with assault and injuring this man.

Imagine if he had injured one of them out of the blue for very little reason. He’d be labeled a danger to society, incarcerated, demanded to perform public service and placed on probation for three years.


23 posted on 09/21/2009 2:36:08 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Wearing neck brace in commemoration of Ted Kennedy's contribution to our society.)
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To: mlizzy
The perps were named in the local rag.....
"Denise Redsteer 48, and Laura Chapman 48, both of Flagstaff were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and criminal damage".

Redsteer is at the Northern Arizona University college of education. Don't know about Chapman.

24 posted on 09/21/2009 2:50:59 PM PDT by S.O.S121.500 (That Kenyan bastard is not my president. ENFORCE the Bill of Rights.)
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To: S.O.S121.500

DENISE REDSTEER
671 HURON
FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001 (928) 525-9086

LAURA A CHAPMAN Born 1961
1819 SAN FRANCISCO ST
FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001 (928) 774-9053


25 posted on 09/21/2009 3:01:04 PM PDT by Walkingfeather
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To: Lurker
I’m pretty sure Arizona is a open carry State.

Effing Aye.

You don't talk to snakes, or count on the manners and good intentions of scorpions.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

26 posted on 09/21/2009 3:06:58 PM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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To: mlizzy
Lord have mercy! Fr. Euteneuer has said: “We are called to prayer, fasting and conversion… only God can put a stop to the horror of abortion now,” and I can see how true that is ...

Complete and utter horsepucky of the wimpy spiritual coward.

God gave us dominion, so don't throw it back on Him when it's something we are quite capable of dealing with ourselves with virtually no effort.

You want to end abortion? We could end it tomorrow.

10,000 armed individuals surrounding hundreds of abortion clinics at 7am. Nobody goes in to "work".

Not as easy as hiding and praying though, is it?

27 posted on 09/21/2009 3:14:28 PM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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To: mlizzy

Acorn? SEIU? DEMS?


28 posted on 09/21/2009 3:30:33 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (I am Jim Thompson............................Please pray for our troops....)
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To: mlizzy
Pinged from Terri Dailies


29 posted on 09/21/2009 4:06:21 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: 03A3

Assault and battery followed up by a civil suit against both feminazis.


30 posted on 09/21/2009 6:46:05 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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