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29. That caption is EXTREMELY misleading

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 10:32 AM

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He didn't run over his time by a few seconds. He exceeded his time and was asked to stop. Instead, he left the speaker area and approached the panel in a way they easily could have seen as threatening, and he was not going to leave on his own. The police could have given him a final warning, such as "Sir, you are breaking the rules of this hearing. If you do not return to your seat, we will arrest you." They did not give that warning, but they gave him several warnings.

Let's say he was speaking before the school board, advocating for starting each class with a reading of the 10 Commandments, and refused to sit down after having his chance to speak, would we support him the same way?

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