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- From: rja@mahogany126.cray.com (Russ Anderson)
- Subject: Re: The Best of Enemies - John Dee
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.143105.11488@hemlock.cray.com>
- Originator: rja@mahogany126
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- Sender: rja@mahogany126 (Russ Anderson)
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- Organization: The 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins!
- References: <1992Nov23.051005.26181@ncsu.edu>
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- Date: 23 Nov 92 14:31:05 CST
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- In article <1992Nov23.051005.26181@ncsu.edu>, dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov20.153702.719@pwcs.stpaul.gov>
- > chrisl@stpaul.gov (Chris A Lyman) writes:
- > >dsh@eceyv.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
- > >> chrisl@stpaul.gov (Chris A Lyman) writes:
- >
- > >>> Dee was recently sentenced to a six-month jail term for violating the 12-
- > >>> person limit at the Robbinsdale clinic. He will start serving his term on
- > >>> the day after Thanksgiving.
- >
- > >> What is the meaning of a "12-person limit", and why does a person
- > >> deserve six months in jail for violating this limit?
- >
- > > The abortion protests at the Robbinsdale clinic got rather rowdy this
- > > summer. In the interest of keeping the peace, a judge issued a temporary
- > > restraining order saying that no more than 12 people from each side could
- > > demonstrate in front of the clinic.
- > >
- > > As for Mr. Dee, he has been arrested many times at abortion protests, and
- > > as a repeat offender, merited the extra time.
- >
- > I still don't understand why a non-violent protester deserves
- > six months in jail.
-
- The Robbinsdale clinic was able to get the restraining order because
- they videotaped protests, which convinced the Judge that the protests
- are not non-violent. Mr. Dee was part of the violent protests.
-
- > Who cares how many times he violated
- > the restraining order?
-
- The Court cares.
-
- > That still doesn't warrant a six
- > month jail sentence.
- >
- > >Chris Lyman
- > Doug Holtsinger
-
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