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What is your position on freedom of the Press?
Posted on 1/31/26 at 11:53 am
Posted on 1/31/26 at 11:53 am
Do you think Lemon and Fort should have been arrested and should also prosecuted for filming an unlawful/ unpermitted protest?
I would argue it's a crime to enter a church service with the intent to stop it, and dominate "Let our voices be heard"
and members of the Press just happended to be there to capture the moment?
How did they know about the protest? Did they warm them- "That's not a good idea"
this isn't like the Jan 6 situation because Trump advertised they were going to protest on that day...a lot of people were there, I believe many wanted to make sure Trump and supporters left with a black eye
I don't need a journalist to report anything because we have cellphones everywhere...
we will find out what happened without their priviledge being in the press
I think the issue here is, if someone is about to rob a bank, is it okay to film it as "they go in"... "I am just a press member, I should have the right to be here and film it"
I am mad the idiots had no respect for the church service- so maybe my thoughts are biased
I don't like protestors who think they can just express themselves in any manner they want behind the 1st amendment
it doesn't say "without consequences"
Your thougths?
I would argue it's a crime to enter a church service with the intent to stop it, and dominate "Let our voices be heard"
and members of the Press just happended to be there to capture the moment?
How did they know about the protest? Did they warm them- "That's not a good idea"
this isn't like the Jan 6 situation because Trump advertised they were going to protest on that day...a lot of people were there, I believe many wanted to make sure Trump and supporters left with a black eye
I don't need a journalist to report anything because we have cellphones everywhere...
we will find out what happened without their priviledge being in the press
I think the issue here is, if someone is about to rob a bank, is it okay to film it as "they go in"... "I am just a press member, I should have the right to be here and film it"
I am mad the idiots had no respect for the church service- so maybe my thoughts are biased
I don't like protestors who think they can just express themselves in any manner they want behind the 1st amendment
it doesn't say "without consequences"
Your thougths?
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Posted on 1/31/26 at 11:54 am to ApexTiger
"The Press" aren't fricking special.
They have freedom of speech like us all.
Freedom of Speech doesn't allow a person to infringe upon others however.
frick Don Lemon and his gay arse.
They have freedom of speech like us all.
Freedom of Speech doesn't allow a person to infringe upon others however.
frick Don Lemon and his gay arse.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 11:55 am to ApexTiger
It's probably going to be tricky to get a conviction. He is/was technically a member of the press at the time this happened. The issue comes in when he inserts himself into the protest because he's a self-important a-hole.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 11:56 am to ApexTiger
They have been throwing conservative voices in jail for years. It’s a miracle we still have Alex Jones.
I have zero problem with Lemon getting arrested. Lock up the rest of CNN while you’re at it.
I have zero problem with Lemon getting arrested. Lock up the rest of CNN while you’re at it.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:01 pm to ApexTiger
The "press" is the printing press, and freedom of the press means the freedom of mass communication/expression without state interference
Journalists are not "the press", they are fellow citizens who have created a vocation by exercising our universal right of mass communication
Being a journalist does not (should not) offer special consideration, including a waiver to perform otherwise illegal Acts
ETA: in this regard the internet is the ultimate modern manifestation of the printing press, and any effort to limit free expression on the internet should be viewed in that light
Journalists are not "the press", they are fellow citizens who have created a vocation by exercising our universal right of mass communication
Being a journalist does not (should not) offer special consideration, including a waiver to perform otherwise illegal Acts
ETA: in this regard the internet is the ultimate modern manifestation of the printing press, and any effort to limit free expression on the internet should be viewed in that light
This post was edited on 1/31/26 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:02 pm to ApexTiger
quote:Exactly. That's why he deserved to be arrested. It was an organized effort to intimidate churchgoers and he was part of it.
and members of the Press just happended to be there to capture the moment?
How did they know about the protest?
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:06 pm to blueboy
He trampled on the rights of others. I bet the lawyers are knocking on the doors of every Church member right now, lol. Someone sponsored that group, they better hide their assets, and Don better shelter his assets as well
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:12 pm to ApexTiger
Apparently the church protections in the FACE Act were added to help get it passed. The real objective was to help the baby killers. Funny to see the leftists hoisted by their own petard.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:15 pm to ApexTiger
If you work for a newspaper or TV network as a 'reporter' you have to get permission from your manager about what you want to do. They know what actions are covered by freedom of press and what actions will get that station sued. Lemon is just a guy who declares himself 'the press.'
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:18 pm to andwesway
quote:
He is/was technically a member of the press at the time this happened.
Please show one example of a single law in this country that carves out an exception for the press. Im not sure where people are getting this idea that "journalists" have special privileges to break laws.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:18 pm to ApexTiger
The first amendment protects them
quote:
Congress shall make no law “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:19 pm to ApexTiger
They willfully and deliberately violated the Constitutional 1st Amendment rights of those Church members who were there only to worship. They should be arrested and charged.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:21 pm to ApexTiger
quote:
I think the issue here is, if someone is about to rob a bank, is it okay to film it as "they go in"... "I am just a press member, I should have the right to be here and film it"
Why tf would this not be OK? Good lord it’s crazy how many people want to remove our Constitution’s safe guards once their guy is in power.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:22 pm to tidefan101
quote:
The first amendment protects them
False. The first amendment does not give you the right to infringe on the first amendment rights of others. And it certainly doesnt give you the right to invade private property.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:22 pm to luvdoc
quote:
The "press" is the printing press, and freedom of the press means the freedom of mass communication/expression without state interference
Don Lemon will do considerable time. Media across the country will erect statues of Lemon.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:23 pm to BarnHater
quote:
Lock up the rest of CNN while you’re at it.
Small-government, patriot you are.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:25 pm to luvdoc
quote:
The "press" is the printing press, and freedom of the press means the freedom of mass communication/expression without state interference Journalists are not "the press", they are fellow citizens who have created a vocation by exercising our universal right of mass communication Being a journalist does not (should not) offer special consideration, including a waiver to perform otherwise illegal Acts
A lot of wha you’re saying is in direct conflict with decades of, if not longer, jurisprudence on this topic.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:25 pm to ApexTiger
I will say this, if there was "journalist" that went in an abortion clinic with cameras filming people in there because there was a silent protest against th clinic where a group was outside praying for the people inside, would the left arrest everyone involved?
The answer is absolutely yes. They would arrest them and put them all in jail for as long as they could.
These two things are both protected by the same law, the face act.
The answer is absolutely yes. They would arrest them and put them all in jail for as long as they could.
These two things are both protected by the same law, the face act.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:26 pm to onmymedicalgrind
quote:
Why tf would this not be OK?
Are you really asking if it should be ok to participate in a bank robbery as long as you are documenting it as a member of the press?
Posted on 1/31/26 at 12:27 pm to onmymedicalgrind
quote:
A lot of wha you’re saying is in direct conflict with decades of, if not longer, jurisprudence on this topic
Sadly true
That's why I added the "should not",
This post was edited on 1/31/26 at 12:50 pm
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