Police Escort from Nashville Presidential Debate

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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    godpt3 wrote:
    How Could Hell Be Any Worse???


    It could get re-elected for another term.. :D
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  • SoonForgotten2
    SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    Wilds wrote:
    You make some good points. I would guess that the minute this guy started saying "no, I won't leave", and "no, I won't stop speaking over this megaphone", he was now directly disobeying the authority.

    Something they are sure to take umbridge with.

    If upon their first request he complied, I doubt the situation would have become as heated.

    His fighting had a lot to do with the final outcome.

    I definitely agree on these points. Plus, the fact is that he was on private property. So yes, he certainly can be prohibited from using a megaphone. Now, if that megaphone was used for pro-Obama or McCain sentiment, perhaps that would have been acceptable, but that's a moot point anyway. I'm not arguing that what he was saying was wrong, but I'm sure the vast majority of the people he was blasting his views with would. Such sentiment is bound to kick off trouble. Especially with the 9/11 was an inside job type comments (not that I'm arguing against that) because those can really incite a backlash. Those in charge of security surely were looking to minimise any risk of trouble.

    I'm not one to defend violation of free-speech or abuse of power, but I don't think guy has much of a case, regardless of whether or not I agree with his views.
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
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    This was at Belmont University in Nashville. I think any tax paying citizen can walk on the grounds and not be in violation of trespassing on private property.

    I suppose the moral to the story is never be annoying or annoy people in public no matter what, or you can get arrested. So I guess just keep a very low profile and try not to make anyone angry or you can go to jail.
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  • SoonForgotten2
    SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    This was at Belmont University in Nashville. I think any tax paying citizen can walk on the grounds and not be in violation of trespassing on private property.

    I suppose the moral to the story is never be annoying or annoy people in public no matter what, or you can get arrested. So I guess just keep a very low profile and try not to make anyone angry or you can go to jail.

    Universities are private property with their own rules. And he wasn't arrested, he was escorted off the property. You're really distorting the facts and coming off as foolish here.
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    SoonForgotten2 wrote:
    Universities are private property with their own rules. And he wasn't arrested, he was escorted off the property. You're really distorting the facts and coming off as foolish here.

    He was told at one point he was most certainly going to be charged and arrested, it was pretty much by the skin of his teeth he got off in this case. Fine line.
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  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Given the current financial crisis do we really believe that Obama and McCain are the same and that there won't be regulations initiated by a future Obama administration.

    I'm listening and I agree in principle with this protester as well as Roland. However I don't think this protester was mistreated or even denied his freedom of speech. It could have been worse.
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