06-29-2020, 08:57 PM
(06-29-2020, 08:11 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: this doesn't raise it to the level that concerns me. I think public officials need thicker skin and a simple protest outside of their house should be an expected part of the job.
Sorry, no. Their family didn't sign up for that. Also, I'm not just talking about public officials, I'm talking about protests outside of any private residence.
Quote:She wasn't inherently unsafe. I don't necessarily agree with the tit for tat, but I'm hesitant for adding restrictions to protests.
No? The same people who destroyed a wrought iron gate and were trespassing on private property should not have caused any concern for the occupants of the home in regards to their safety? I assume you strongly disagree with the protesters breaking an entering into private property and then unlawfully trespassing and protesting there.
(06-29-2020, 08:36 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Strongly disagree.
Just because you are a public official doesn't mean your family/children should be free game to be targeted.
Exactly. While I found the obnoxious actions of the people who yelled at Ted Cruz and his wife in a restaurant exactly that, obnoxious, he was in a public place. In that regard I completely agree with Bmore, public figures have to understand that sometimes goes with the territory. That's a far cry from people mobbing up outside your private residence.
