> From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > > I found some of the NATO meeting protesters despicable. > Why come to a protest wearing goggles and a bandanna over your face, > and another over your hair? > Only reason I can imagine is that you intend to damage property, > and you want to keep your identity a secret. > That's hardly the peaceful expression of dissent and disagreement. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Tom C <[email protected]> wrote: >>> The comment was Dan Matyola's, not Steve's. Dan is an ex fighter pilot, so >>> he has license to wing it once in awhile. His remark was > perhaps a bit >>> rash but ?less incendiary than many of the signs held by the protesters >>> (who were protesting a NATO meeting, chaired > by Obama, where the topic of >>> discussion was Afghanistan withdrawal). >>> Paul >> >> Yes but ostensibly, those in the country's armed forces serve and >> and/or fight to protect individuals' freedoms and, among other things, >> the right to dissent and disagree. I always note a certain irony then, >> when exercising those rights is looked upon with disdain by those who >> work to secure them.. What good is a right if one is not free to >> exercise it? >> >> I'm certainly not picking on Dan or anyone else. Just pointing this out. >> >> Tom C.
I'm not defending them, their beliefs or their actions, only making the point that that they have the right to such. Wearing goggles and a bandanna is not in itself a crime. Even acting like a total obnoxious idiot is not a crime necessarily. Damaging property would be. I can think of any number of reasons a person may wish to remain anonymous. First off, what if my employer was the type that would take prejudicial action against me simply because I held a different view than his? I frequently refrain from expressing my beliefs or viewpoints at work for precisely that reason. Because you never know. Pentax sucks. ;-) Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
