There is nothing that justifies egging this Trump supporter. Nothing

[Gomez163]

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I feel so bad for this person.



The unidentified woman who got egged Thursday night at a raucous Donald Trump rally became a flashpoint and a trending Twitter moment as the Republican presidential candidate spoke at the San Jose Convention Center.

Her identity remained a mystery on Friday. Even a front desk employee at the Hilton San Jose hotel where she was attacked, didn't think she was a guest there.
Bernie Sanders Fans Line Up for Miles in Oakland
But her image was documented by reporters, citizen journalists and photographers, showing the aftermath of what happened to her: Her blond hair and cheeks were streaked with egg yolk.

Sara Murray from CNN also captured the woman, who appears to be in her 30s and wearing a red-white-and-blue USA Trump T-shirt, entering the hotel, which is connected to the convention center. Murray tweeted that the woman “flipped the bird and taunted” anti-Donald Trump protesters, who in turn, threw egg on her. Other witnesses told NBC Bay Area that the woman and her friend were harassing them, and yelling racist remarks before the egg was lobbed.

[11 Bravo]

1. We are in total agreement. LOOK at that poor woman.

I can only imagine how terrified she must have been after being chased, cornered, and pelted with (according to news reports) eggs and bottles.
Such behavior is unforgivable.

[Maru Kitteh]

19. Agree 1000%

[mac56]

25. Absolutely unthinkable.

Not representative of any Democratic Party values. Appalling.

[840high]

120. this

[TeddyR]

3. Agree 100%

Absolutely disgusting attack. Hope that the folks are arrested and charged. And I'm glad it didn't get any worse. It is really sickening to me that people would surround and assault someone for supporting a political candidate.

[Takket]

4. That is assault, and her attackers should be locked up.

[Ilsa]

5. I agree. We have nothing to gain

and everything to lose on top of violence being WRONG.

[Gothmog]

6. I agree

Violence is never appropriate

[LibDemAlways]

7. Incidents like this create more Trump voters.

It's stupid and counter-productive.

[KingCharlemagne]

70. Can you prove this assertion? - nt

[LibDemAlways]

91. Can you prove it won't happen?

Some people on the fence will be very turned off by watching a woman being victimized this way. Not a good way to prove a point.

[HERVEPA]

126. Can't prove a negative

[Igel]

132. Well, you can, actually.

Just not this kind of a negative assertion.

[KingCharlemagne]

135. yet another unproven assertion - nt

[Reter]

152. If someone is a swing voter, and they see this, they are much more likely to vote Trump

And now that woman is 100 times more supportive of Trump. Telling her about his awful positions is the way to change her mind. Egging her makes Trump look right.

[KingCharlemagne]

156. Unkess you have some current or historical polling data to support your claims, im

afraid we shall have to agree to disagree.

[LanternWaste]

8. Though nothing justifies it, I don't feel badly for anyone being hit with an egg

Though nothing justifies it, I don't feel badly for anyone being hit with an egg, anymore than I'd feel badly for anyone falling down onto a three foot deep pile of bubble-wrap.

[BlueNoMatterWho]

9. How about bottles thrown at her while she was cornered?

[Separation]

10. Or the fact that she was terrified during the attack?

If anything, all this does is draw more fence sitters over to Trump.

[saidsimplesimon]

16. LaternWaste please reconsider

I feel sorrow very badly for you.

[braddy]

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

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.

[passiveporcupine]

40. I'd rather somone throw eggs at me

than what someone did to the paint job on my car.

Just kidding. I did have to get my car repainted, and the new paint job was crap and didn't last long...and it really pissed me off...

but nobody deserves to be hit with anything...not even nerf balls, because even if they aren't hurt by it, it has to be terrifying to think someone is coming after you and might try to hurt you or worse.

I hope she learned that in this day and age of road rage, it's not wise to taunt people like that, but it never should have resulted in violence. NEVER

And yes, this IS violence...even if it didn't include chasing, cornering, and bottle throwing, I consider throwing something at another person in anger.

It's just wrong.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. Bubble wrap doesnt destroy evening's plans like egging. Think. Attack the ideas, not the person.

Aside from it being assault plain and simple (fear of life and limb), the woman has to wash her hair now and her clothing may be damaged and need replacing.

Attack her beliefs, not her person or her property.

[Lazy Daisy]

60. have you ever been hit

by an egg? I have. It left a very nasty welt on my cheek and had swollen lips.

[Warren DeMontague]

84. Freedom of Speech. Right to peaceably assemble. Right to expression of political views.

These are several cornerstones of our democracy.

Now, no, the government is not censoring or preventing her from assembling, but she was assaulted for expressing her views.

I can't believe you're so blase about a member of the public having an egg thrown in their face because they were attending a political rally, even for someone like Trump. You really ought to be ashamed of yourself.

[Logical]

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

[opiate69]

155. Would that I could...

Would that I could pelt you with an egg to the face. Then you would be able to come back and double-post about just how unlike falling into a pile of bubble wrap it felt.

[JI7]

11. there have been a number of violent trump protesters

They seem more like they want an excuse to attack others.

[sendero]

12. Agreed..

.... violence is violence and trying to mask it as something else doesn't change anything.

The problem with protests is that any asshole can show up claiming to be on your side. Not necessarily.

[gratuitous]

13. Are we 100% sure . . . ?

Are we 100% sure that this woman was egged by protesters or paid operatives of her political hero? I'm not looking to make excuses, because the perpetrators definitely need to be brought before a judge and made to answer for their crimes, but if they were hired by someone (Donald Trump comes to mind; he's hired people to cheer for him, remember?) then their paymaster should be in court, too.

[griloco]

24. My first thought as well....recalling

the Brooks Brothers "riot" in Palm Beach 2000

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers_riot

[TeddyR]

28. That's way too much conspiracy theory for my tastes

There's zero evidence these assholes were hired by Trump, so why even bring it up other than to excuse their behavior?

[gratuitous]

44. Zero evidence: Has anyone looked into it?

Remember the initial reporting when Trump announced his candidacy was all about the cheering throngs in the building lobby. Then the word started leaking out that the crowd might not have been quite as spontaneous and supportive as reporters were led to believe. Then it turned out that the Trump campaign had actually done a cattle call in the acting community to get people to show up and cheer lustily for him. It was all as fake as Prairie Chapel.

But take a look at my post: I said the perpetrators should be hauled before a judge and made to answer any criminal charges. If these goons were paid for their thuggery, then their paymasters should be in the dock with them. I don't see how that can be construed to "excuse their behavior."

[TeddyR]

47. Apologies

Then. But I don't think there's any reason to think these folks were Trump supporters.

[niyad]

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

the anti-drumpf people with her vile comments.

[Surya Gayatri]

14. K & R.

[lagomorph777]

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

Whatever candidate they purport to support (if any) is damaged by such idiocy.

[msanthrope]

27. Disgusting. mt

[rollin74]

18. k&r. watching that crap last night really pissed me off

this kind of behavior only helps trump

[rbrnmw]

20. I don't condone violence

Very inappropriate

[bluedigger]

21. It beats getting pepper sprayed, but it's not right.

http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/06/03/watch-trump-supporter-just-viciously-pepper-sprayed-innocent-latino-protesters-videophotos/

[Angel Martin]

148. here is the same incident but the video

shows the previous 30 seconds as well.

[Rex]

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

Now whatever her thoughts might have been, she will now feel reinforced as a Trump supporter and now not open to any new ideas or concepts.

All one gets from being mean is shutout and tuned out, it does not magically cause the person to change their mind. "OH well you threw eggs at me...how could I have been so blind?"

Juvenile to the extreme and a sign of sorelosermanship.

[MariaThinks]

26. i agree

[Raster]

29. No fucking excuse, whatsoever!

EVERYONE gets their chance to support their candidate, and to be able to do so without threat or harassment.

[Ineeda]

31. And specifying that she's a female is not relevant.

As a matter of fact it's insulting. Any violence against either gender is absolutely wrong - it's no worse against women than men.

[Gomez163]

33. fixed

[Ineeda]

35. Thank you. n/t

[passiveporcupine]

42. Thank you...I agree nt

[LisaM]

32. Agreed. This is terrible.

And I don't think it's "just" an egg. What if she has a three-hour drive home? What if she has to take the bus? She's also visibly upset. All abuse is not physical, by the way.

[ReRe]

36. I hope the police....

.... took her to the hospital to get it all documented and to be sure she wasn't physically hurt. Gave her an opportunity to take a shower and get some TLC from caring ER nurses.

[dinkytron]

34. This is awful but.... this is a photo not a news story. FACTS PLEASE.

[Gomez163]

37. More content added

[passiveporcupine]

43. here you go

Witnesses: Woman Egged at San Jose Donald Trump Rally Was Cussing, Yelling Anti-Mexican Remarks

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Witness-Says-She-Was-Harassed-By-Woman-Egged-at-San-Jose-Donald-Trump-Rally-381802721.html

“I think there were a lot of peaceful protesters for the most part,” George said, “but the young people don’t know what it’s about and just wanted to start trouble.”

She also said she heard many in the crowd trying to put an end to the vitriol. “I heard people saying, ‘Stop! Stop! This is what they want us to do,’’’ George said.

There is a video at the link that shows the woman laughing at the crowd...then gets hit with the egg and turns away, then turns back still laughing. She didn't look terrified by the egg...but the video ends there, and this particular news story does not say she was chased, cornered, and had bottles and eggs thrown at her.

OK, I just found it:

The violence broke out after the event in San Jose wrapped up just before 8 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET). Some Trump supporters were punched. One woman wearing a "Trump" jersey was cornered, spat on, and pelted with eggs and water bottles.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/protesters-assault-trump-supporters-eggs-bottles-punches-after-rally-n585096

I'm glad they were plastic bottles and not glass.

[dinkytron]

49. Thank for the link.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

154. Ugly, bloody scenes in San Jose as protesters attack Trump supporters outside rally

Ugly, bloody scenes in San Jose as protesters attack Trump supporters outside rally

Violence Breaks Out at Trump Rally in San Jose, Protesters Hurl Eggs, Throw Punches, Intimidate Supporters



PHOTO: Protesters attack a man they mistakenly identified as a supporter of Republican presidential candidate

[Mendocino]

38. At least she didn't carve a backward B

into her own face.

[Logical]

140. You think she made this up? nt

[valerief]

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

It's so hard to know what's real in the bullshit world of Buy-A-Seat politics.

[MizzM]

50. Things are not as they always seem

The longer these "protests" go on, whether they are politically inspired, or racial injustice protests (or even "Occupy Wall Street" comes to mind), the more likely the riff-raff eventually shows up to cause mischief and mayhem - because they can. They are just a bunch of agitators. What better way to blame Mexicans for causing a problem at these protests than people holding Mexican flags. Gosh, they must all be Mexicans, right? The public really has no idea who many of these people are, let's face. it

[valerief]

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

[Bonx]

41. The dumbasses throwing shit must really want President Trump.

[ReRe]

45. The whole riot was disgusting...

... and the events a bit dubious if you ask me. You can't convince me that those young attackers were Bernie supporters. Bernie supporters do NOT act like that. And why did the police not intervene? If those were Bernie supporters, I can tell you right now those policemen would have been using some billy clubs and pepper spray and their arses would have been arrested pronto. Does anyone know if the police 4ever stepped in and arrested anyone? does anyone know if anyone was hurt seriously?

It was a made-up for camera set up riot. As a matter of fact, many of the scenes looked like it might be kids on spring break at Fort Lauderdale. They looked like they were having a great time. The young lady in this OP Photo was actually smiling at the beginning of the whole thing. Did anyone see that? Then when they kept egging her, it wasn't fun anymore. It was degrading and mean and then they took this photo of her. She wasn't smiling anymore.

That's what I saw, anyway. They should have rounded up the assholes and taken them in, everyone of them, I don't care who they were or why they came out to attack Trump supporters.

[awoke_in_2003]

46. Agreed...

there is no reason to sink to Trump supporter level.

[kimbutgar]

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

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She just could have shut up and walked back in the event and asked for an escort out.

I am editing my post to reflect the fact that two wrongs don't make it right.

[Gomez163]

53. That did not merit getting hit with an egg.

[TeddyR]

56. Why should she have done that?

[840high]

121. Blame the victim - ugh

[Jnclr89]

160. Well, your definition of taunting

is a bit different than the one I learned in the first grade.

[keithbvadu2]

51. There are two sets of antagonists here.

Those who brought the eggs were looking for a target.

Those who started the ruckus.

Could they both have been Trump supporters with the goal of making Bernie look bad?

Or even vice versa?

[panader0]

65. Why would you say "make Bernie look bad?"

I thought HRC had all of the Latino vote.

[keithbvadu2]

136. Of course not HRC.

Trump will get most of the Latino vote.

By a yooooooge margin.

Just ask him.

[modem77]

52. Whatver happened to debating issues with someone and trying to get them to our side?

Resorting to violence and behavior like this solves nothing at all. Nothing.

[JoePhilly]

54. Agree ... there is no justification for this.

One of the central aspects of our form of government is the PEACEFUL transfer of power.

[Gomez163]

55. I also encourage people to go to rallies even for a goof like Trump.

Was this her first rally? What a horrible experience she had. I hope she stays politically active. Too many people dont give a shit.

[JoePhilly]

59. It pains me to agree ... but I do.

Oddly, if people are active, you may have a shot at "reaching them". Might take time. But you have a shot.

Egg them ... and that shot is gone.

[Mendocino]

62. Are you the same person

who has 12 hides in the last 90 days, almost 10% hide rate, because you're... so civil?

[Gomez163]

64. I crack jokes and they get hidden. Look at what they got me for.

[Mendocino]

71. "Look what they got me for"

There is no THEY here, it is WE. Go back back to your cave.

[Gomez163]

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

[Gomez163]

74. Besides I have morphed into Zen Gomez. Don't judge.

[Mendocino]

94. So "Zen"

now that you've morphed, it the underside view of the bridge any different?

[Gomez163]

95. Im concentrating on breathing. Here read this.

http://www.fastcompany.com/3060330/your-most-productive-self/heres-how-a-month-of-zen-meditation-changed-my-life?utm_content=buffer2cf1a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[Mendocino]

96. Breathing?

Be sure to keep your mouth open.

[Gomez163]

97. Nope. Breathe in and out thru your nostrils.

And sit up straight

[Buzz cook]

128. In through the nose and out through your mouth.

Picture the air coming in going to the base of your spine and the air going out reaching the ends of the universe.

[CountAllVotes]

57. Another day another dangerous tRump rally

Seriously, you've got to be sick in the head to show up for one of tRump's racist events. People aren't taking to him or his two-bit rallies! And then people wonder why things like this happen?

[chatnoir]

58. Or this one: "Trump supporter attacked in San Jose, left bleeding"

Someone runs up from behind and strikes him in the head with something.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=EmBXNE8gZvI

[840high]

122. I saw him interviewed.

[nruthie]

61. She didn't look terrified to me...

In looking at the video it seemed that she was egging them on(sorry) right up until the egg hit her. She appeared to think it was all quite funny.

[braddy]

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

[classykaren]

63. I saw a poor woman maced by 2 laughing Trump supporters on Gawker

[WillowTree]

82. Oh. Now the commentary from the "Two wrongs make a right" gallery.

[wryter2000]

66. That's horrible

We need to be better than them.

[GaYellowDawg]

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

What is not fine is any sort of physical manifestation of that anger. Period. You don't kick anyone, or hit them, or grab their hats, or egg them. Be mad. Shout. Wave signs. Gesture. But NOTHING PHYSICAL.

And it's stupid!! If that woman was harassing someone and yelling racist epithets, then FILM it and YOUTUBE it and win the moral high ground! Now she's the victim. She'll re-emerge talking about how awful leftists and liberals and Mexicans and Democrats are, and it will be ever so much easier to paint Trumpeters and Democrats with the same broad brush.

I have no issue with the anger. But what you do with that anger is entirely different.

[randr]

68. Unless I know for sure who threw the egg

I will remain skeptical of all Political Drama coming our way. This is the type of media manipulation that will be not only possible with Trump in the game; it will be probable.
I feel sorry for the woman if she were indeed egged; I feel equally sorry for her if she was fool enough to pose as a victim for money.

[KingCharlemagne]

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

all leftists and independent journalists, starting with internment camps and going downhill from there.

All leftists must hope for the best but begin planning for the worst.

A senior Trump advisor has publicly advocated water-boarding Hillary Clinton to get the truth out of her about the email server. So laugh if you want. But remember also those who laughed in December 1932.

[TeddyR]

78. Doesn't mean that a mob should corner and attack a woman

Or that we should condone it. If you really think Trump is going to put "leftists" in interment camps then leftists should start arming themselves.

[KingCharlemagne]

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

[philosslayer]

149. Agreed

To me, this whole episode looks like a wrapped and tied with a bow setup. Lone blonde woman, standing in a corner, getting pelted by fruit, bottles and eggs. Fits all the elements of the script.

[liberalnarb]

75. Its not okay to assault anyone, but lets keep it real.

I don't feel bad for her. Considering the things she supports, forget it. She may have egg in her hair but her family won't be deported if this monster gets elected. You can wash egg off. You can't wash away the damage tRump would do as President.

[Gomez163]

76. Getting hit is a whole new level. In public and at home.

[liberalnarb]

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

All I've read is that she yelled racial slurs and then got pelted with an egg. What else happened?

[Gomez163]

85. I didnt hear about racial slurs. I heard she gave the finger.

She also was spat on and cornered by quite a large crowd. She may have been hit with bottles too.

[liberalnarb]

143. It was from your OP!!!

...that the woman “flipped the bird and taunted” anti-Donald Trump protesters, who in turn, threw egg on her. Other witnesses told NBC Bay Area that the woman and her friend were harassing them, and yelling racist remarks before the egg was lobbed

[Gomez163]

144. Missed that

[Egnever]

89. That is enough for me to say screw her.

and the rest of the racist trump brigade. Hope she had a long sticky drive home.

[TeddyR]

130. Embarrassing post

From anyone who claims to be a progressive or Democrat. Hopefully Bernie/Hillary will disown this bullshit.

[Logical]

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

[drokhole]

77. I hope your sympathy extends to these people, too...

[tenderfoot]

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

Notice the op and the rest of the pearl clutchers have avoided your comment.

[drokhole]

131. Funny, that.

Along with the heavy insinuation/smear that it was "Bernie Sanders Fans." Odd how this completely out-of-the-blue, non-sequitur was plugged into the OP:

"Bernie Sanders Fans Line Up for Miles in Oakland"

I guess somehow that non-contextual bit just found its way in there. Oh yeah, the egg-throwing incident happened in San Jose...for those keeping track, Oakland is 40 fucking miles away! Would have been just as relevant to say:

"Macy's was having a Memorial Day's sale in Los Angeles"

From the OP's hidden posts (transparency is a beautiful thing):

"If I was Hillary I'd make (Bernie) kiss my ass before he spoke at the convention."

"Could this also signify that all Bernie supporters are BIRDBRAINS???"

"This is the biggest collection of horrible people ever." (i.e. Bernie supporters)

Nope, no agenda here. Forgive me if I doubt the OP's sincerity of this woman's plight. Or, perhaps I can look forward to their next provocative/click-baity OP with the pics from my post and the subject line:

There is nothing that justifies pepper-spraying these Bernie(?) supporters. Nothing

[tenderfoot]

133. preach it!

His "Obummercare" comment speaks louder than bombs.

[Egnever]

79. Would you say the same if that woman jailed your family?

I agree in general people should not be assaulted for supporting a political candidate. But for many people in this country Trump supporters are working to enable him to do just that.

Not something I would do to be sure but I am not particularly bothered by it either. These folks are trying to get someone into office that would be devastating for many families.

I don't have a lot of respect for them nor do I think they deserve much. They clearly don't have any respect for millions of people in this country nor the country in general. In my opinion they deserve little more than scorn and ridicule.

[KingCharlemagne]

86. She will become one of Trump's 'willing executioners' - nt

[Egnever]

87. Exactly right

She would be first in line to gass the others given the chance.

[TeddyR]

88. There are millions of people

In the US that I don't respect and I don't think deserve much. I don't attack those people and I don't condone attacks on those people. "Scorn and ridicule" is a far cry from mob attacks. This attack isn't ok and shouldn't be excused in any manner. A lot of Republicans think Hillary would be devastating but they shouldn't be able to attack her supporters. I can't believe we are even having this conversation on DU.

[Egnever]

90. Like I said

It's not something I would do but then I am not one of the people trump is targeting with his bigoted rhetoric.

If I was I would likely feel much more strongly about it. As it is from my perspective those supporters are just as bad as the Nazi supporters were and I reject the idea we should give them any sort of respect period.

[Mohammed_Lee]

83. Where is all the video of her "taunting" ?

I've seen the egg pelting from like 4 angles depending on the network...

[tandot]

92. This is so disgusting and utterly counter productive

[warrprayer]

93. No sympathy for fascists

None at all.

[bunnies]

147. Or racists.

None.

[tenderfoot]

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

BTW, if Trump is elected - you think this kind of thing (should it be "real&quot is going to stop?

Spare me with your outrage.

There's an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and you're losing your shit over provocateurs pelting Trump supporters with eggs.

[Gomez163]

99. Even worse they're renovating the rest rooms on my floor.

I have to take an elevator to pee.

[tenderfoot]

100. Drink it

eom

[Gomez163]

101. I have no stillsuit. And I'm not in the desert.

[tenderfoot]

104. you're not concerned about egging

just spreading corporate media lies.

OMG they're throwing EGGS!!!!!

[Gomez163]

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

[tenderfoot]

106. disingenuous

Trump supporter

[Gomez163]

108. I voted for Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Clinton twice, Gore, Kerry, Obama twice

And now I like Hillary. I do bid No Trump at bridge if the count calls for it.

[tenderfoot]

109. I'm skeptical...

let's see you acknowledge this post:http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7878824

[Gomez163]

110. Oh yeah. Horrible.

[Gomez163]

115. I am not a faithfull follower of father John Birch.

I dont belong to the Antioch Baptist Church. And I own a garage, you can call home and ask my wife.

[Gomez163]

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

[tenderfoot]

119. You're reactions just further prove your disingenuousness

Hope you enjoy your stay.

[Gomez163]

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

[tenderfoot]

127. You should keep an eye on your own laundry

http://postimg.org/image/4p7vwrpd7/

Obummercare... what else needs to be said?

[Gomez163]

137. A joke. I have it

[Gomez163]

103. Pee contains uric acid. It could kill me.

[doc03]

107. Many of these people were carrying Sanders signs, Mexican flags and the

US flag was burned. Just how does burning our flag and carrying the Mexican flag advance their cause? If anything it helps Trump.
Finally who are these Sanders supporters that take part in this stupid stuff? Just what kind of people are these young Sanders supporters? I don't know could these people be planted by Trump himself, it seems to help him more than us.

[BlueStater]

111. Trump supporters deserve their share of the blame for this.

They started the hatred and the violence. This was the inevitable outcome.

[840high]

123. Violence is not to be tolerated.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

157. No, they absolutely don't.

People who resort to violence should be blamed for that violence; people exercising their legitimate democratic rights should not.

[BlueStater]

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

And I've seen plenty of other Trump supporters cheering on this violence and none condemning it. Just look at the fuckwads who post on sites like "The Daily Mail" for proof.

They almost certainly do deserve a lot of blame for this. They started this asshole behavior. No one physically attacked Mitt Romney's, John McCain's, or even George W. Bush's supporters because they didn't behave like violent, uncivilized psychopaths. Violence begets violence. The morons in California came about from months and months of douchebag behavior from Trump bots.

[Protalker]

114. Get used to her face

This gave Trump multimillion dollars worth of free advertisement. It was despicable and she looks gutsy. The cherry on top burning the flag. This is mob mentality and plays into their hands.

[Gomez163]

118. I think she snuck away.

[marchellojones]

125. if this had been the other way around

Trump would have applauded the people who threw eags, etc!

was this justifiable? no
do I feel bad for her? no

[Amimnoch]

129. What are those protestors thinking?

Public opinion is a huge part of winning general elections. This kind of attack will energize Trump's supporters and strengthen him going into the GE.

[TeddyR]

134. For those who think this mob attack

Was no big deal, what do you think makes it ok for these assholes to attack this woman and where does the violence stop? Maybe they should have stoned her while they were at it? What exact level of violence toward other Americans do you think is acceptable and what crosses the line? And I assume that the same level of violence can be directed towards Dems?

[Logical]

138. Makes us look terrible. nt

[trumad]

142. .

[Angel Martin]

150. good reminder

i case anyone doesn't understand what this was, after the Normandy invasion, when the Vichy government fell, women who had fraternized with the Germans, (mostly prostitutes) were seized by mobs and had their heads shaved.

an out of control mob going after a single individual is always disturbing to watch.

[melman]

145. This OP is part of an effort

to turn this incident into a "Bernie fans are violent" meme.

Another example of this here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512119470

[BeanMusical]

146. Argh. Those damn Bernibros!1!eleven.

[riversedge]

151. I agree. thanks for post.

[Reter]

153. Thankfully, only about 10% of DU is what I describe as the Violent Left

These are the revolutionaries, the kind who worship Che Guevara and vigorously defend Nicolás Maduro, all while making excuses for Castro. 90% of us here are appalled by that kind of behavior, and that 10% should find somewhere else to post, as this is DEMOCRATIC Underground.

[Cheese Sandwich]

158. It's only going to get worse.

[Softail1]

159. did the black protester at the Trump rally who got punched

deserve it too? After all, he was taunting, and giving the finger to the crowd. Of COURSE he didn't deserve it. So anyone who says the Trump supporter deserved it, has to agree the other guy did too, or they are hypocrites.. it was disgusting, abhorrent, mob violence.

[bighughdiehl]

161. Agents Provacateur?

Infiltrators? Trying to provoke a backlash?