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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArlington worker declines to press charges for fear of MAGA retaliation
NoelCaslerComedy🌙Says all you need to know about Team Trump and his MAGA goons. This sort of intimidation is the point and will be X1000 after they lose the election. Maybe dont put folks like Corey Lewandowski on your TV shows days after, MSNBC. No matter how thirsty you get for clips.

She should've pressed charges - MADA intimidation is exactly what Hitler's Brownshirts would do.
Fullduplexxx
(8,626 posts)GusBob
(8,246 posts)A coward who stood up for the law against bullies
She did her job by trying to stop them. Then she filed an incident report, which is also part of her position requirements
It is now the duty of her supervisors to verify the report and process
Fullduplexxx
(8,626 posts)GusBob
(8,246 posts)She is protecting herself. One should have complete respect for that instead of blaming her for doing her job
It is her supervisors duty to proceed with the incident, which is why the Senator from the Arnd services is calling for the report from the Army
Not her, she has done enough
Fullduplexxx
(8,626 posts)BTW the army said the staffer is not pressing charges so they consider the matter closed . They are free to do it again
GusBob
(8,246 posts)Which is more in line with mine.
And I quote from the ARMY statement
"Consistent with the decorum expected at ANC, the employee acted with professionalism and avoided further disruption.... it is also unfortunate that the ANC employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked"
Unfair to call her a coward I will say directly to you
Fullduplexxx
(8,626 posts)DFab420
(2,951 posts)Fullduplexxx
(8,626 posts)Then Who is to blame for the fact the attacker is not getting charged
Talitha
(7,986 posts)Srkdqltr
(9,758 posts)They probably wouldn't have his/her back.
GusBob
(8,246 posts)It is up to her supervisors to proceed. Their duty is to protect their employees
hawkeye21
(313 posts)It was Arlington that was being desecrated. It was the Arlington rules that were trampled on. It should be Arlington pressing charges.
I can appreciate the individual's position. It is entirely reasonable to fear retaliation from the MAGA goon squad. The Arlington employee was placed in a difficult position because Arlington didn't have sufficient security in place.
Why weren't the police called? Isn't Trump and his band of minons guilty of tresspassing as well as breaking the Arlington rules against partisan political events?