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Jezza wrote:
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Jezza wrote:I'm fine with protesting, but intimidating and threatening those attending the clinic is another thing all together.
That is breaking the Law
Protesting isn't illegal and shouldn't be illegal regardless of how silly or absurd the cause may be, but threatening to inflict harm on someone is illegal and is another legal matter separate from your right to protest.
and Them being Threatening has taken over then just Protesting
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There is protesting, and then there is invading people's space. The second is just not on, pure and simple. It's threatening behaviour. It's intimidation. Lock em up
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think positive wrote:There is protesting, and then there is invading people's space. The second is just not on, pure and simple. It's threatening behaviour. It's intimidation. Lock em up
Exactly.

No need to harass and threaten anyone, you can express your views on things without being a dick. It's just a little messed up that some of them that have extreme views feel it's wrong for an abortion but blowing up a clinic, and killing the doctors is fine and not considered a murder.

Those are the serious nutjobs that need to be kept locked away, there are many that just protest semi peacefully. Just need to stay out of people's faces and all.
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Let's face it they really should just F off!
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Didn't know what thread to put this in, this seemed closest.

https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/pro-l ... -abortion/
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This is a good place for it because the stupidity should stay neatly confined. Well done.
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Wokko wrote:Didn't know what thread to put this in, this seemed closest.

https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/pro-l ... -abortion/
And the point in posting it is....?
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Dave The Man wrote:Having a Abortion can be a Very Sensible Thing
I Wonder if you would feel that way if it was your mum having it all those years ago. Not one of you reprobates have even hinted at standing up for the unborn child.
As a Christian I in no way condone the behavior of some of those that protest outside those reprehensible clinics, but the right to fair protest must be protected.
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luvdids wrote:
Wokko wrote:Didn't know what thread to put this in, this seemed closest.

https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/pro-l ... -abortion/
And the point in posting it is....?
Two fold; the interesting dichotomy of a pro-life stance and feminism or pro-life from a feminist point of view and showing that intelligent discourse is more powerful than angry protest in changing views or at least making you think about them. Being yelled at, sneered at or talked down to tends to solidify existing views and lead moderates and neutrals into battle against the angry types. Even people who are pro-life, especially the non religious, tend to be against the clinic whackjobs.
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The three of them that aren't clinic whackjobs?
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