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In reply to the discussion: Woman who threw slushie on Matt Gaetz at Pensacola event sentenced to 15 days in prison [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)26. You believe that physical assault is free speech?
That there is some political exception to assaulting someone, let alone a member of Congress?
And when one of them throws something on Nancy Pelosi, it will all be fair play and good fun?
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Zorro
Nov 2019
OP
If she had thrown a slushie in June, I would have come to the same conclusion
Farmer-Rick
Nov 2019
#69
True and the federal assault crime covers both apprehension of harm and actual injury
csziggy
Nov 2019
#55
Woman who threw slushie on Matt Gaetz at Pensacola event sentenced to 15 days in prison.
LenaBaby61
Nov 2019
#12
The article assumes that she will go to county for her 2 weeks, not sent to a real prison.
braddy
Nov 2019
#33
Exactly! Instead of throwing a slushie at someone, the scum threw the reporter on the concrete,
Judi Lynn
Nov 2019
#39
The woman who threw a shoe at Hillary Clinton - and missed - got six months in prison...
jberryhill
Nov 2019
#60
She served prison time. That's what patriots do. As opposed to Assange and his ilk.
Nitram
Nov 2019
#32
Amazing that some people cannot distinguish between words and throwing objects at people
jberryhill
Nov 2019
#53
You're right, although if the person to whom the epithet is directed fears bodily harm, in many
Nitram
Nov 2019
#66
I'm not sure that's necessarily the case, regarding how the targeted person felt.
Jedi Guy
Nov 2019
#67
What would our founding fathers think? That Gaetz is a pantywaist? He has no value. Nt
lostnfound
Nov 2019
#40
Why do you say it's homophobic? I looked it up first, it refers to short pants.
lostnfound
Nov 2019
#64
I'd wager if Gaetz had a D following his name, DU would be screeching 15 days is too lenient
Marengo
Nov 2019
#48
Imagine if the target of the slushie had been Nancy Pelosi, AOC, or Hillary... N/T
Jedi Guy
Nov 2019
#50
Impressive memory counselor, I'd completely forgotten about that. Seems I'm not alone, or perhaps...
Marengo
Nov 2019
#58