Roving Mobs of White People Storm Black Woman's House in Act of Mob Violence

[Loren Pechtel]

Do you believe that these types of tactics (going after people's personal homes) should be allowed by pro-life protestors against pro-choice defenders?

Nobody seems keen to answer this.

I'll give it a go.

Should be allowed? Yes. It's part and parcel of the Rights of Free Speech and Assembly.

Should be praised? Not really. It's not the most extreme violation of the social contract but it's pretty offensive.

Should be condemned? If the protesters were unwilling to try other avenues of communication, then yes. If the protesters are upset that someone has a different opinion, then yes. But if the protesters are at the house because the official who lives there refused to meet with them and address their concerns, even though it's part of that official's job, then no. I would be more likely to condemn the official for not meeting with representatives of the protesters and giving them a fair hearing.

It seems to me that most protests in residential neighborhoods are inconsistent with the quiet nature of residential neighborhoods. Arrest them for disturbing the peace.

I have no problems with protests outside their office or outside city hall.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Is anyone aware that protestors many decades ago got arrested for obstructing traffic, i.e. the womens' suffrage movement? But who was actually obstructing traffic here wasn't the protestors... We seem to have become even more Reich wing than back then because now we're lying saying the protestors were obstructing traffic, have no political rights--should be arrested for noise, and lying that they stormed a house. Somehow this all gets swept under the rug in order to change a narrative to support fascism.

 

[ruby sparks]

I really hate the idea of protesting at people's homes. But right-wingers have done this too. Hell, there was that abortion doctor that was shot and killed at his church.

Yes but two wrongs don't make a right, and consistency is important.

I see some people here going easy in this case merely because they sympathise with the cause in this case.

 

[Trausti]

Is anyone aware that protestors many decades ago got arrested for obstructing traffic, i.e. the womens' suffrage movement? But who was actually obstructing traffic here wasn't the protestors... We seem to have become even more Reich wing than back then because now we're lying saying the protestors were obstructing traffic, have no political rights--should be arrested for noise, and lying that they stormed a house. Somehow this all gets swept under the rug in order to change a narrative to support fascism.

FYI. They also did this to the Seattle mayor, members of the city council, and the county executive.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Is anyone aware that protestors many decades ago got arrested for obstructing traffic, i.e. the womens' suffrage movement? But who was actually obstructing traffic here wasn't the protestors... We seem to have become even more Reich wing than back then because now we're lying saying the protestors were obstructing traffic, have no political rights--should be arrested for noise, and lying that they stormed a house. Somehow this all gets swept under the rug in order to change a narrative to support fascism.

FYI. They also did this to the Seattle mayor, members of the city council, and the county executive.

So that justifies the hyperbolic thread title?

 

[KeepTalking]

I see some people here going easy in this case merely because they sympathise with the cause in this case.

Where? Please quote them or link them directly.

 

[laughing dog]

I really hate the idea of protesting at people's homes. But right-wingers have done this too. Hell, there was that abortion doctor that was shot and killed at his church.

Yes but two wrongs don't make a right, and consistency is important.

I see some people here going easy in this case merely because they sympathise with the cause in this case.

Protesting in front of someone's house is not illegal. I happen to think in this case it was a bit overboard. Some of the complaints of the neighbors seem to me to be a bit paranoid - asking children where they go to school is a common question for adults to ask children to show an interest in them and does not indicate nefarious intent. The neighbors blockaded the road - not the protesters.

This seems much more like a nothing burger to this outsider. Certainly not deserving of the hysterical OP title.

 

[ruby sparks]

The thread title in particular seems ridiculous, yes.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

You guys are giving the op way too much credit.