She wasn't presenting them as news or facts but rather as propoganda. The NY times cannot publish cartoons endorsing the president's asassination. I cannot publish an editorial stating that people should get their guns and kill the nearest police officer they see. She was also part of some cop hating group or something like that. I see your points (and I'm mostly playing devils advocate, because I'm no fan of police), but there are limits on speech and harassment and threats are generally considered criminal and yeah that's certainly the start of a very slippery slope.
I'm also apalled that a photographer was charged with anything for street photography. Maybe he was being a dick (some are), I dunno, but what he did was within his rights. I try to at least be respectful of people at least. Maybe he went wrong there, but that's nothing to go to jail over. Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >On Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 08:23:45PM -0400, Zos Xavius wrote: >> Oh no. I've been drawn in to the debate. :p >> >> So its ok if I take pictures of you and photoshop them to make it >look like you are beheaded and post copies of the with the words "Kill >John"? What if I do the same with the President? See my actions are >actually infringing upon your rights. Sure you have a right to do >things, but being a member of society is also a social contract. We >agree to be nice to each other. It might not have been much of a >threat, but I would argue it was certainly harassment. Did you >miss the part where she already has a restraining order? This isn't >her first run in. You can't keep attacking the police without >expecting some kind of response. While the charges may be >arguably trumped up, her actions were certainly not befitting >someone who wished to contribute positively to society. If you are >going to provoke authority you should do it gently. > >But, what she did was not get up and say "John should be killed", >she took a picture of someone saying "John should be killed". > >If what she did was threatening, then so is every newscaster covering >a violent riot. -- 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.
