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In reply to the discussion: What, if any, consequence should be born by Pamela Gellar if she holds another such event? [View all]MohRokTah
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She should be forced to pay for additional cop resources to protect her events, to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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What, if any, consequence should be born by Pamela Gellar if she holds another such event? [View all]
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
OP
What if she SAYS she's going to do it, but the attendees sit inside and sip tea? n/t
cherokeeprogressive
May 2015
#1
It's a nic side effect in this case. And yeah, it's not a perfect solution.
DisgustipatedinCA
May 2015
#13
Well the Straight Community is well practiced at that form of oppression, so it is not a tactic
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#65
"Making a free marketeer actually have to engage in free market decisions is not suppression."
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
#69
"OWS were not promoting the wonders of free markets or the miracle of xenophobia."
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
#94
Just because you want to pretend the terrorists aren't responsible doesn't make it so.
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
#97
None because, apparently, being an idiot is constitutionally protected. n/t
1StrongBlackMan
May 2015
#9
Not only protected, it is very often rewarded. Shortly before he starred at the Inauguration
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#68
Rewarded indeed. She knows the morons interested in her Hateapalooza will shower her with
LondonReign2
May 2015
#73
My point is that affectations that Geller is some unique monster when she is really just like many
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#75
Yeah. I wrote a thread which initially was bogged down because I mentioned her.
Yorktown
May 2015
#20
"all mainstream newspapers should print the cartoons on their front page"
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
#22
I don't think the security guard would qualify because of "assumed risk" by
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
#31
I don't know but obviously someone fed them the idea they should kill "blaspemers."
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
#41
Liable to whom for what? I would think the civil authorities have more of an obligation
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
#70
She isn't any smarter than Terry Jones or Westboro Baptist. Just over the top.
Thinkingabout
May 2015
#32
Among the abuses that resulted in the Stonewall Uprising was the practice of police of collecting
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#71
That's one of the things your Straight Religious culture has done to LGBT events and places for
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#60
You use the GOP tactic: when asked a direct question, ask another question instead of answering.
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#63
C. She should be arrested for the Texas stunt that put the town of Garland TX at risk
951-Riverside
May 2015
#47
I'm sure it would be the exact same felony the poster would want to see applied to
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
#51
I'm sure creative people could draw some funny cartoons of HER that she might not like.
Warren DeMontague
May 2015
#53
Nazi marches are protected by police and attract many more counter-protesters.
pampango
May 2015
#58
The same thing that happened to Westboro Baptist, they did hundreds of hateful attacks for years
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#62
Of course the Who case involved actions and decision made by the venue/promoters/Who wich had
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#74
As with the case with any hateful bigot, my best hope is that she gets completely ignored.
Tommy_Carcetti
May 2015
#76
Well Tommy, some of us could not pretend Westboro was not picketing our friend's funeral
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#86
I wish the WBC clowns all the ill in the world, but what would you have suggested?
whatthehey
May 2015
#98
Next time she holds such an event, a $5 million deposit from Geller herself....
eloydude
May 2015
#83
Just as an aside for anyone who claims Geller wasn't trying to provoke a violent response.
Tommy_Carcetti
May 2015
#90
I would think those actually trying to kill people would be the bigger threat.
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2015
#93
I'n really not in any position to determine what consequences should happen
LanternWaste
May 2015
#92