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October 29, 2005

Climate of Fear Part 31

A bunch of union thugs in California beat up a lone non-violent protester of proposition 75. Prop 75 is sponsered by governor Schwarzenegger and would protect union workers' paychecks from going to polical causes they do not support. The political teen has more including links to download the video of the assault.

Here is a passage from the California Republican Party's press release on the incident:

While $115 million has been spent by public employee unions to oppose the reform initiatives and promote a message that the voices of their members will be silenced if Prop 75 passes, an angry mob of dues paying union members showed what little respect they have for free speech by physically attacking a woman who spoke out in support of the governors reform initiatives.

A single Schwarzenegger supporter struggles to hold her ground in a rally against the governors special election initiatives. Opponents tried to hit her with their signs and some blocked news cameras as she argued her point. The crowd turns quickly, grabbing her signs and tearing them up. Even a woman wearing an orange security vest rips up the Vote Yes signs.

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Posted by Pete at October 29, 2005 06:23 PM

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Comments

As a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District this type of behavior does not surprise me. I think a lot of teachers build up all kinds of anger towards their students and that anger manifests itself in politics. Maybe if they worked as hard doing their job as they did beating up protestors there wouldn't be a need for reform.

However, this lady is pretty damn stupid for walking into a crowd that is entirely against her views and confronting them. I'm all about free speech, but I wouldn't start yelling "racist" at a klan rally either.

Posted by: Jeff at November 3, 2005 06:13 PM