Trump's lawyers claim a free-speech right to urge supporters to use 'reasonable force'
Source: LA Times
Lawyers for President Trump say he had a 1st Amendment right to urge his supporters to eject disruptive protesters from his campaign rallies, including the right to use reasonable force to remove those who are not welcome.
The legal claim came in an emergency motion asking a U.S. appeals court in Ohio to throw out a lawsuit filed by three people who said they were roughed up at a Trump rally in Louisville, Ky., in March of last year. A lower court judge declined to do so.
That district court judge said the plaintiffs lawsuit described a chaotic and violent scene in which a crowd of people turned on three individuals who were shoved, punched and cursed by Trumps supporters.
At issue now is whether Trump can be held liable for having provoked violence against the protesters. They sued Trump and the Trump campaign, seeking damages for what they alleged was a reckless incitement to violence.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-protesters-freespeech-20170725-story.html
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Matthew28
(1,796 posts)What a bunch of thugs
turbinetree
(24,688 posts)its like running into a building and yelling fire and there is no fire, just so that you can get a nice seat
What a imbecile, now I know if I had worked for this ass**** I would have lasted 30 seconds, he keeps forgetting about the rule of law, he thinks that since he had that silver spoon shoved up his a** by his father that he doesn't have to play by the same rules, what a ass****
He really needs to get a different tin foil hat, here try this one
Cadfael
(1,296 posts)Free speech is a two way street, otherwise it's a privilege for the trumpsters, not a right for all. Of course, in their dreams that's exactly the way it works.....
truthisfreedom
(23,143 posts)There is NO REASONABLE LEVEL OF FORCE for assault.
forgotmylogin
(7,524 posts)Just like the law allows you to own and discharge a firearm, that law does not imply you are not responsible if you kill someone with it.
Javaman
(62,515 posts)sure you can yell it but you will also be locked up for causing panic and inciting a riot.
the right wing is really that stupid.
rpannier
(24,329 posts)He called to those attending to him as he was dying Dont let them hurt him, when he saw his assassin, Czolgosz being pummeled by guards
Never mistake him for Pres McKinley
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