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ananda

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42. And yet they call themselves "pro life"

Reply to Hekate (Reply #12)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 07:48 AM

Jun 2014

That is one of the most doublespeak terms ever.

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If a woman felt threatened due to protesting outside of a family planning clinic... [View all] MinneapolisMatt Jun 2014 OP

and what happens now in "stand your ground" states? 0rganism Jun 2014 #1

Yes. MinneapolisMatt Jun 2014 #2

Did they ever. They allowed an individuals right to privacy to be infringed upon by a stranger, lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #77

It's more likely that the protestors would shoot the women visiting the clinics tularetom Jun 2014 #10

i could see it going either way 0rganism Jun 2014 #11

Seriously, my IMHO you sound unwell. Suggesting killing would WCLinolVir Jun 2014 #18

I think "excitement" was meant facetiously there... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #22

You cannot shoot someone for verbal harassment hack89 Jun 2014 #20

There were, hence the law. It wasn't just verbal. catbyte Jun 2014 #26

I doubt abortion protesters are verbally threatening to hurt people to their faces hack89 Jun 2014 #27

Saying they were going to burn for their sin ? lunasun Jun 2014 #30

Damnation is usually the threat of those who are unable to make good on more direct threats. JVS Jun 2014 #37

That is not a threat of physical violence hack89 Jun 2014 #38

Your claim is that people are incapable of using fire as a weapon? Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #44

in context it could be a threat Niceguy1 Jun 2014 #45

If the person saying it had gasoline and matches in hand hack89 Jun 2014 #47

"You will burn to death" is not the same as "You will burn in Hell" JVS Jun 2014 #53

I read reports of threatening behavior, intimidation, pushing, shoving so that catbyte Jun 2014 #31

You don't need SYG to protect your life in public hack89 Jun 2014 #39

Unless the individual is African American... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #69

Do you have any specific examples? hack89 Jun 2014 #72

Apparently you don't subscribe to a newspaper... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #73

The prosecution witnesses would disagree with you hack89 Jun 2014 #79

Do people ever actually fall for this faux dumb-ass act you're peddling? Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #81

So it happens all the time hack89 Jun 2014 #82

Really? Who alleges this? X_Digger Jun 2014 #34

That has been my thought. I would surely wear a sign stating I did not wish to engage with any hlthe2b Jun 2014 #3

A person may use force to defend oneself or others if.. Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #4

Do it like the Cops do. Downwinder Jun 2014 #7

Can the lunatic delusional frothing Christozombies pepper-spray the woman valerief Jun 2014 #5

Yikes. MinneapolisMatt Jun 2014 #6

No no! They are "gently counseling" them BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #36

I think that it would be one situation that I would avebury Jun 2014 #8

Well, the anti-abortion movement is a known domestic terror organization... NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #9

If she did that, she would very likely be shot. There is a substrate of real violence among them Hekate Jun 2014 #12

And yet they call themselves "pro life" ananda Jun 2014 #42

I loathe those protesters! janlyn Jun 2014 #13

Awesome! MinneapolisMatt Jun 2014 #25

Probably not maxrandb Jun 2014 #14

+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #23

Interesting question. I wonder- in a stand your ground state, notadmblnd Jun 2014 #15

No - it would be murder hack89 Jun 2014 #21

hack, have you ever dealt with these people? Chan790 Jun 2014 #35

So why hasn't it happened yet? hack89 Jun 2014 #40

No, I don't think there needs to be any threats notadmblnd Jun 2014 #49

Letting a jury decide is one way to go hack89 Jun 2014 #52

There are 3 decades of murders and violence from rabid anti-choice protesters. blm Jun 2014 #57

The law is the law hack89 Jun 2014 #58

Such an expert - just like you were in defending Zimmerman at every turn. blm Jun 2014 #59

I am saying that SYG is not an unlimited license to shoot and kill hack89 Jun 2014 #60

LOL. Yeah.......sure. And your defense of Poppy Bush, Rev Moon, Issa, et al... blm Jun 2014 #62

You seem a little upset hack89 Jun 2014 #63

I am always at peace. And always comprehensive. blm Jun 2014 #64

Good. nt hack89 Jun 2014 #65

Laws and policies are made based on what people do. Plenty of violent acts here made by anti-choice blm Jun 2014 #74

We are a common law legal system hack89 Jun 2014 #80

Hmm, stand your ground law? WCLinolVir Jun 2014 #16

Better idea: you can volunteer to escort women ... frazzled Jun 2014 #17

That's an excellent suggestion! MinneapolisMatt Jun 2014 #24

Far too many folks here need to read their state's self defense laws. ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #19

+1 No kidding! X_Digger Jun 2014 #33

DO NOT RELY ON THE INTERNET FOR LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING SELF DEFENSE!!! Lurks Often Jun 2014 #28

or even using pepper spray Niceguy1 Jun 2014 #46

Is it OK now to shout "Fire" in a crowded theater? nt SDjack Jun 2014 #29

Yes Kaleva Jun 2014 #41

"Feeling threatened" isn't the legal standard (much as some claim it is, SYG or not.) X_Digger Jun 2014 #32

Thanks to our Gun Enthusiasts, for urging restraint on Stand Your Ground. Paladin Jun 2014 #43

Others have gone over the standard pretty well already Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #48

If someone "feels threatened" by homeless people, is it legal to pepper spray them Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #50

Maybe we need some Pro-Choice Open Carry Escorts. alphafemale Jun 2014 #51

How about it, DU Gun Enthusiasts? Paladin Jun 2014 #71

Could she use Stand Your Ground? VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #54

If someone confronts me in a harrassing manner or I feel threatened In wil pepper spray them. Lint Head Jun 2014 #55

Just be prepared to convince a jury. Nt hack89 Jun 2014 #61

I will. I've prosecuted people for assault before. And if I'm threatened I will prosecute for Lint Head Jun 2014 #66

You will be the one being judged hack89 Jun 2014 #68

So far I'm batting a thousand. Lint Head Jun 2014 #83

Every time I see agroup of clinic protesters... displacedtexan Jun 2014 #56

Love it! GreenPartyVoter Jun 2014 #70

In VA there was a program called Pledge a Protester. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #76

What kind of life Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2014 #67

Isn't the buffer zone now eight feet? Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #75

I think she could "stand her ground" and shoot them. McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #78

Would it be Assault if I pushed that protester out of my way? HockeyMom Jun 2014 #84

Yes, that would be assault. X_Digger Jun 2014 #85