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23. You are OK with doing this to a woman, or to anyone? This is the worst assault most adults

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 04:44 PM

Jun 2016

would have suffered in their life, and in a practical sense, regardless of what she had planned for that day, it is over now, it will take hours for her to deal with and clean up and recover from what those people did to her.

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There is nothing that justifies egging this Trump supporter. Nothing [View all] Gomez163 Jun 2016 OP

We are in total agreement. LOOK at that poor woman. 11 Bravo Jun 2016 #1

Agree 1000% Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #19

Absolutely unthinkable. mac56 Jun 2016 #25

this 840high Jun 2016 #120

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #2

Agree 100% TeddyR Jun 2016 #3

That is assault, and her attackers should be locked up. Takket Jun 2016 #4

I agree. We have nothing to gain Ilsa Jun 2016 #5

I agree Gothmog Jun 2016 #6

Incidents like this create more Trump voters. LibDemAlways Jun 2016 #7

Can you prove this assertion? - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2016 #70

Can you prove it won't happen? LibDemAlways Jun 2016 #91

Can't prove a negative HERVEPA Jun 2016 #126

Well, you can, actually. Igel Jun 2016 #132

yet another unproven assertion - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2016 #135

If someone is a swing voter, and they see this, they are much more likely to vote Trump Reter Jun 2016 #152

Unkess you have some current or historical polling data to support your claims, im KingCharlemagne Jun 2016 #156

Though nothing justifies it, I don't feel badly for anyone being hit with an egg LanternWaste Jun 2016 #8

How about bottles thrown at her while she was cornered? BlueNoMatterWho Jun 2016 #9

Or the fact that she was terrified during the attack? Separation Jun 2016 #10

LaternWaste please reconsider saidsimplesimon Jun 2016 #16

You are OK with doing this to a woman, or to anyone? This is the worst assault most adults braddy Jun 2016 #23

I'd rather somone throw eggs at me passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #40

Bubble wrap doesnt destroy evening's plans like egging. Think. Attack the ideas, not the person. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #30

have you ever been hit Lazy Daisy Jun 2016 #60

Freedom of Speech. Right to peaceably assemble. Right to expression of political views. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #84

LOL, my stalker love assault. Your usual jumbled words are also missing. nt Logical Jun 2016 #139

Would that I could... opiate69 Jun 2016 #155

there have been a number of violent trump protesters JI7 Jun 2016 #11

Agreed.. sendero Jun 2016 #12

Are we 100% sure . . . ? gratuitous Jun 2016 #13

My first thought as well....recalling griloco Jun 2016 #24

That's way too much conspiracy theory for my tastes TeddyR Jun 2016 #28

Zero evidence: Has anyone looked into it? gratuitous Jun 2016 #44

Apologies TeddyR Jun 2016 #47

thank you. that was my first thought as well, even though she apparently was "egging on" niyad Jun 2016 #73

K & R. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #14

Anybody who thinks they are supporting any candidate by doing this is criminally insane. lagomorph777 Jun 2016 #15

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #17

Disgusting. mt msanthrope Jun 2016 #27

k&r. watching that crap last night really pissed me off rollin74 Jun 2016 #18

I don't condone violence rbrnmw Jun 2016 #20

It beats getting pepper sprayed, but it's not right. bluedigger Jun 2016 #21

here is the same incident but the video Angel Martin Jun 2016 #148

For one thing, it does not prove anything - just that some folks can be mean assholes. Rex Jun 2016 #22

i agree MariaThinks Jun 2016 #26

No fucking excuse, whatsoever! Raster Jun 2016 #29

And specifying that she's a female is not relevant. Ineeda Jun 2016 #31

fixed Gomez163 Jun 2016 #33

Thank you. n/t Ineeda Jun 2016 #35

Thank you...I agree nt passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #42

Agreed. This is terrible. LisaM Jun 2016 #32

I hope the police.... ReRe Jun 2016 #36

This is awful but.... this is a photo not a news story. FACTS PLEASE. dinkytron Jun 2016 #34

More content added Gomez163 Jun 2016 #37

here you go passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #43

Thank for the link. dinkytron Jun 2016 #49

Ugly, bloody scenes in San Jose as protesters attack Trump supporters outside rally mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 #154

At least she didn't carve a backward B Mendocino Jun 2016 #38

You think she made this up? nt Logical Jun 2016 #140

Or she and the eggers were agents provocateurs working in cahoots to elicit sympathy for Trump. valerief Jun 2016 #39

Things are not as they always seem MizzM Jun 2016 #50

Right. The oligarchs just hire them and they do what they're paid to do. nt valerief Jun 2016 #113

The dumbasses throwing shit must really want President Trump. Bonx Jun 2016 #41

The whole riot was disgusting... ReRe Jun 2016 #45

Agreed... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #46

I'm not defending the protesters but she was taunting them from the video I saw. kimbutgar Jun 2016 #48

That did not merit getting hit with an egg. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #53

Why should she have done that? TeddyR Jun 2016 #56

Blame the victim - ugh 840high Jun 2016 #121

Well, your definition of taunting Jnclr89 Jun 2016 #160

There are two sets of antagonists here. keithbvadu2 Jun 2016 #51

Why would you say "make Bernie look bad?" panader0 Jun 2016 #65

Of course not HRC. keithbvadu2 Jun 2016 #136

Whatver happened to debating issues with someone and trying to get them to our side? modem77 Jun 2016 #52

Agree ... there is no justification for this. JoePhilly Jun 2016 #54

I also encourage people to go to rallies even for a goof like Trump. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #55

It pains me to agree ... but I do. JoePhilly Jun 2016 #59

Are you the same person Mendocino Jun 2016 #62

I crack jokes and they get hidden. Look at what they got me for. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #64

"Look what they got me for" Mendocino Jun 2016 #71

No. I'm going to be out and about. But I won't be making rookie mistakes. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #72

Besides I have morphed into Zen Gomez. Don't judge. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #74

So "Zen" Mendocino Jun 2016 #94

Im concentrating on breathing. Here read this. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #95

Breathing? Mendocino Jun 2016 #96

Nope. Breathe in and out thru your nostrils. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #97

In through the nose and out through your mouth. Buzz cook Jun 2016 #128

Another day another dangerous tRump rally CountAllVotes Jun 2016 #57

Or this one: "Trump supporter attacked in San Jose, left bleeding" chatnoir Jun 2016 #58

I saw him interviewed. 840high Jun 2016 #122

She didn't look terrified to me... nruthie Jun 2016 #61

She didn't taunt them into going to the store to buy eggs, they came prepared to attack. braddy Jun 2016 #112

I saw a poor woman maced by 2 laughing Trump supporters on Gawker classykaren Jun 2016 #63

Oh. Now the commentary from the "Two wrongs make a right" gallery. WillowTree Jun 2016 #82

That's horrible wryter2000 Jun 2016 #66

It is perfectly fine to be angry with Trump. Or any of his supporters. GaYellowDawg Jun 2016 #67

Unless I know for sure who threw the egg randr Jun 2016 #68

All the pearl-clutching in this thread . . . as if Trump doesn't have plans for KingCharlemagne Jun 2016 #69

Doesn't mean that a mob should corner and attack a woman TeddyR Jun 2016 #78

I never discuss tactical choices on a discussion board, nor should you. - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2016 #80

Agreed philosslayer Jun 2016 #149

Its not okay to assault anyone, but lets keep it real. liberalnarb Jun 2016 #75

Getting hit is a whole new level. In public and at home. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #76

Lets pause for a second, because maybe I don't have enough info. liberalnarb Jun 2016 #81

I didnt hear about racial slurs. I heard she gave the finger. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #85

It was from your OP!!! liberalnarb Jun 2016 #143

Missed that Gomez163 Jun 2016 #144

That is enough for me to say screw her. Egnever Jun 2016 #89

Embarrassing post TeddyR Jun 2016 #130

Wow, scary. So you don't want assault but it is OK if they are not like you? nt Logical Jun 2016 #141

I hope your sympathy extends to these people, too... drokhole Jun 2016 #77

Violence is never the answer - unless it's a conservative that unleashes it. tenderfoot Jun 2016 #102

Funny, that. drokhole Jun 2016 #131

preach it! tenderfoot Jun 2016 #133

Would you say the same if that woman jailed your family? Egnever Jun 2016 #79

She will become one of Trump's 'willing executioners' - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2016 #86

Exactly right Egnever Jun 2016 #87

There are millions of people TeddyR Jun 2016 #88

Like I said Egnever Jun 2016 #90

Where is all the video of her "taunting" ? Mohammed_Lee Jun 2016 #83

This is so disgusting and utterly counter productive tandot Jun 2016 #92

No sympathy for fascists warrprayer Jun 2016 #93

Or racists. bunnies Jun 2016 #147

Too bad I don't believe the "protesters" are really "protesters" or genuine. tenderfoot Jun 2016 #98

Even worse they're renovating the rest rooms on my floor. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #99

Drink it tenderfoot Jun 2016 #100

I have no stillsuit. And I'm not in the desert. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #101

you're not concerned about egging tenderfoot Jun 2016 #104

What a horrible thing to say. I'm beginning to think you dont like me. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #105

disingenuous tenderfoot Jun 2016 #106

I voted for Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Clinton twice, Gore, Kerry, Obama twice Gomez163 Jun 2016 #108

I'm skeptical... tenderfoot Jun 2016 #109

Oh yeah. Horrible. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #110

I am not a faithfull follower of father John Birch. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #115

This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Jun 2016 #116

I'm a big liberal. And I mean big. Yuuge. Could afford to drop a few lbs. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #117

You're reactions just further prove your disingenuousness tenderfoot Jun 2016 #119

I could have alerted about three of your posts. You should recheck and delete them Gomez163 Jun 2016 #124

You should keep an eye on your own laundry tenderfoot Jun 2016 #127

A joke. I have it Gomez163 Jun 2016 #137

Pee contains uric acid. It could kill me. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #103

Many of these people were carrying Sanders signs, Mexican flags and the doc03 Jun 2016 #107

Trump supporters deserve their share of the blame for this. BlueStater Jun 2016 #111

Violence is not to be tolerated. 840high Jun 2016 #123

No, they absolutely don't. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2016 #157

For months, I've read stories about Trump supporters assaulting people who disagree with them. BlueStater Jun 2016 #162

Get used to her face Protalker Jun 2016 #114

I think she snuck away. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #118

if this had been the other way around marchellojones Jun 2016 #125

What are those protestors thinking? Amimnoch Jun 2016 #129

For those who think this mob attack TeddyR Jun 2016 #134

Makes us look terrible. nt Logical Jun 2016 #138

. trumad Jun 2016 #142

good reminder Angel Martin Jun 2016 #150

This OP is part of an effort melman Jun 2016 #145

Argh. Those damn Bernibros!1!eleven. BeanMusical Jun 2016 #146

I agree. thanks for post. riversedge Jun 2016 #151

Thankfully, only about 10% of DU is what I describe as the Violent Left Reter Jun 2016 #153

It's only going to get worse. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #158

did the black protester at the Trump rally who got punched Softail1 Jun 2016 #159

Agents Provacateur? bighughdiehl Jun 2016 #161