Who says white supremacists are stupid?
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David
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Is there actually any law that specifically protects a prime minister in those situations, though? To my understanding she’s being prosecuted for chucking an egg at someone, not chucking an egg at the PM ... officially, anyway.
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stui magpie
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No specific law, but context.
You can be charged with Assault without actually hitting anyone. In the majority of those situations, cops (or DPP) won't bother prosecuting as no one's hurt, not worth the paperwork and time.
In the case of someone attacking the PM, different context. The law isn't different, it's the different context that drives the charges.
We've never had a PM assassinated, or any legit attempt made. We'd like to have the PM be able to mingle with the public without having a SWAT team around him ready to shoot anyone who blinks in their presence.
Think back to the Taswegian flake who nutted Abbott or consider what the reaction would've been if a teenage boy had smashed an egg on the back of Julia Gillards head while she was PM during a public meet and greet.
You can be charged with Assault without actually hitting anyone. In the majority of those situations, cops (or DPP) won't bother prosecuting as no one's hurt, not worth the paperwork and time.
In the case of someone attacking the PM, different context. The law isn't different, it's the different context that drives the charges.
We've never had a PM assassinated, or any legit attempt made. We'd like to have the PM be able to mingle with the public without having a SWAT team around him ready to shoot anyone who blinks in their presence.
Think back to the Taswegian flake who nutted Abbott or consider what the reaction would've been if a teenage boy had smashed an egg on the back of Julia Gillards head while she was PM during a public meet and greet.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... sentencing
A man convicted of federal hate crime charges for deliberately slamming his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been sentenced to life in prison on state charges.
James Alex Fields Jr, 22, was sentenced on Monday to life plus 419 years for killing one person and injuring dozens during the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville on 12 August 2017.
A man convicted of federal hate crime charges for deliberately slamming his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been sentenced to life in prison on state charges.
James Alex Fields Jr, 22, was sentenced on Monday to life plus 419 years for killing one person and injuring dozens during the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville on 12 August 2017.
Not only stupid - but $14 million poorer, in some cases: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/ ... roll-storm
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ronrat
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[quote="Pies4shaw"]Not only stupid - but $14 million poorer, in some cases: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/ ... roll-storm[/quote
pointless if they can't get it. ,p
pointless if they can't get it. ,p
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watt price tully
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On a few levels that misses the point here. See the background story for context.ronrat wrote:Pies4shaw wrote:Not only stupid - but $14 million poorer, in some cases: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/ ... roll-storm[/quote
pointless if they can't get it. ,p
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Ben Carson: Trump is not a racist and his comments were not racist
Carson, who is the only black Cabinet secretary in the Trump administration, pointed to the president's economic record when asked what he may have meant in his tweets targeting the progressive lawmakers.
"I think you can see what the president means by looking at his accomplishments," Carson said. "Look at his policies. Under this president you see the rising tide lifting all boats. You see low unemployment - record low - for blacks, for Hispanics, for all the demographics of our nation
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&sour ... 0754194865
Carson, who is the only black Cabinet secretary in the Trump administration, pointed to the president's economic record when asked what he may have meant in his tweets targeting the progressive lawmakers.
"I think you can see what the president means by looking at his accomplishments," Carson said. "Look at his policies. Under this president you see the rising tide lifting all boats. You see low unemployment - record low - for blacks, for Hispanics, for all the demographics of our nation
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&sour ... 0754194865
Don't count the days, make the days count.
Here's the antidote, Skids, before you catch stupid germs from Carson:
https://www.salon.com/2019/07/18/ben-ca ... of-racism/
https://www.salon.com/2019/07/18/ben-ca ... of-racism/
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watt price tully
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Ben Carson is a gift that keeps on giving:Pies4shaw wrote:Here's the antidote, Skids, before you catch stupid germs from Carson:
https://www.salon.com/2019/07/18/ben-ca ... of-racism/
https://mobile.twitter.com/thedailyshow ... 7972963329
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