RE: Is Harassment of Public Figures Acceptable: Your Sincere Opinion
August 7, 2018 at 5:19 pm
(This post was last modified: August 7, 2018 at 5:23 pm by Aegon.)
(August 7, 2018 at 5:09 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(August 7, 2018 at 4:44 pm)Aroura Wrote: See Trump himself harassing every famous liberal who has ever spoken publicly about their dislike of him. Even mildly.
Yes, Trump is the Don Wrinkles of politics. Has he ever called on his supporters to physically pursue his political opponents or justified anyone who had?
Donald Trump Tells Crowd to 'Knock the Crap Out Of' Hecklers
Quote:Donald Trump told supporters Monday to “knock the crap out of” would-be hecklers at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
“If you see somebody with a tomato, knock the crap out of them,” Trump said, referencing another incident with a protestor.
Trump was in Iowa last week when a protestor threw a tomato—and missed. Protests are frequent at his rallies, with the disruptions protesting the rhetoric of some of the GOP front-runner’s talking points.
Trump said he would even pay for any legal fees that supporters incurred stopping a tomato-thrower. The theory was quickly put to the test when Trump spotted a protestor and had them removed.
Man accused of attacking rally protester says Trump inspired him
Quote:Donald Trump supporter Alvin Bamberger is accused of assaulting a protester at a 2016 campaign rally in Kentucky.
But if the 75-year-old veteran lost his cool at the Louisville rally, he did so at the "urging and inspiration" of his President, Bamberger alleges in a lawsuit against Trump.
"Trump and/or the Trump campaign urged and inspired Bamberger to act as he did," according to the Ohio resident's claim, which was filed in Louisville federal court on Friday
I didn't see a tomato in the protester's hand, for the record.