Dear Editor (Philly Inquirer),
A few days ago, a group of citizens (11 to be exact) were arrested on public property for peacefully talking and demonstrating.
And even though these 11 citizens were verbally abused, harassed and spat upon by a hostile crowd, they remained peaceful and fully cooperated with the police.
Yet they were charged with criminal conspiracy, possession of instruments of crime, reckless endangerment of another person, ethnic intimidation, riot, failure to disperse, disorderly conduct and obstructing highways.
They are facing up to 47 years in jail each.
Now, in any normal society, the major newspapers of that city would be up in arms over such reckless thrashing of the First Amendment. They would logically come to the conclusion that their entire business (and jobs) are based on the preservation of the First Amendment and any abuse that could be use to silence peaceful citizens could one day be used to silence them.
But that is not how the city of Philadelphia works.
First Amendment "privileges" are now reserved for those who agree with the social policies of the media and of City Hall. Disagreement brings marginality and arrest.
Because the "Philadelphia 11" were evangelical Christians at a homosexual festival.
Not even in the darkest days of "Jim Crow" laws have such power and venom been brought to bear to silence a part of society.
Oh yeah, and the "possession of instruments of crime" - that was a Bible. The "ethnic intimidation" - that is from the newest "victim" category of "sexual orientation" to Pennsylvania's hate crime law where now you can be arrested for talking about the Bible in the wrong company.
And all this happened within walking distance of where the US Constitution was written and signed.
Regards,
2banana
I think this is Philadelphia, MISSISSIPPI, not Pennsylvania.
Such a law is unconstitutional, and will be struck down...Seems the people of Philadelphia have fallen all the way to the bottom of the pit. Sad this would happen in the town that started it all...Time to awaken them!
Unbelievable!
Welcome to the USSA.
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And all this happened within walking distance of where the US Constitution was written and signed.
Time for a new Constitution and a new Declaration of Independance.
Also time for these judges to be taken out and hanged by the neck until dead for violating their oath of office.
Excellent letter. And DA Lynne Abraham, who BTW is NOT a christian, is one of the biggest culprits.
This would have NEVER happened if they had been waving the Koran and preaching Islam!
"First Amendment "privileges" are now reserved for those who agree with the social policies of the media and of City Hall. Disagreement brings marginality and arrest."
Hang tight Christian brothers and sisters. More of this evilness to come before the end comes. I am going to go out on a limb and say that within the next decade it will be a crime to speak about the bible at all or to even own one.
The cop on this video is a NAZI. Even the mafia whouldn't stand for this crap. We need video tape of this case. Put this on Court TV.