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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 06:58 AM Original message |
Detained by the police for a joke |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. She got the police involved |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. How are people supposed to know |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. moral of the story |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Life isn't fair |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. yet Jones isn't held liable for *his* provocative speech |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:00 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. You STILL don't get it... |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:11 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I was detained for at least 20 minutes |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:29 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. So? |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. wrong again. The police actually ended up apologizing to me |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. so they apologized... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
34. Terry Jones is guilty of burning a book, probably purchased by himself |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. my outrage is on the deliberate provocation of religious nutcases |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. No, the remark you made was not made *unwittingly.* You |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. actually, I believe I *did* suffer the consequences of my speech |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. You're trying to equate |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. It might be time to simply get over it and move on. nt |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 10:22 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. No kidding...this happened a couple of years ago, and is still an issue? n/t |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
45. No, nobody who calls the police on someone who's not interested in |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. How do you know that's why she called the police? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. That's kind of a 'fire in a theatre' statement. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. You're free to express suicidal or depressed tendencies all you want. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. but *my* freedom of expression resulted in my being detained by police |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:41 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. If people were held liable for mistakingly seeking the well being of another... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Yep, siccing the cops on someone is really helping them all right.. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I would have preferred she not bring her religion in to it and left the cops out of it... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
57. Recall that the road to Hell is paved.. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. You don't get it |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Since when is walking down a private road "having a tantrum" |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. You were banging a stick on shit. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #16 |
31. I wasn't whaling away at shit |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Here, again, is what you wrote... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. And how is anyone supposed to know |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. that dead stick was breaking into pieces and I walked along the guardrail |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Hey, whatever... |
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BanzaiBonnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
54. No, NL does not have to watch what she's saying |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. OK let me word this a different way... |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
15. Being questioned by the police is not a violation of your free speech. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. my free speech resulted in no harm to anybody |
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RedArmy300 (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. As I've said before you're dense as hell. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I don't think anyone here has said that the woman was acting rationally. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Free speech doesn't come without consequences |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. what makes you think Jones' consequences were unintended? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Some people just don't believe |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
27. I've been questioned by police many times while exercising free speech. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
46. nobody said detention by the police is a violation of rights |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. It's my freedom of choice to do so. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. there is a large distance between bowing and kissing the feet of the Taliban and Al Qaeda |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. No. There's not. Either you stand up against religious insanity or you bow to it. |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
55. ...wait. on second look. I'm what? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
28. Also, just wanted to point out... |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
29. Bizarre story. nt |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
32. So was she a prostitute? Where I'm from the only people that ask if they can help you are |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
35. Nobody was harmed |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
39. If you weren't arrested there's no real problem |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. That's what I said earlier. Being questioned by police is not a violation of your rights. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
49. the police were apologetic, especially once they realized |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
41. "Officer, am I under arrest?" |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. not under arrest and not free to go until they had permission from their supervisor |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
58. Jones burned a book. |
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