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re: Are There Any Posters Here Who Don't Think Don Lemon Should've Been Arrested?
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:21 pm to SirWinston
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:21 pm to SirWinston
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Lemon was snarkily instigating, but he was also clearly doing actual interviews that gave perspectives of both the church crashers and the church attendees. Thats "journalism" under any definition
Yeah but you can’t interrupt and disrupt a prayer service for Journalism either…or speech…or to practice your own religion.
It’s not the protesting that makes it illegal. It’s the disruption of someone’s else’s ability to exercise their own 1st amendment right.
You’ve fallen for the lie.
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Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:21 pm to KCT
My question is what constitutes a journalist today? I wouldn’t consider recording something on your phone for insta, YouTube etc a journalist. Most folks in that “protest” could make that claim. Secondly, a true journalist should report without biases. Not sure anyone would accuse Don, Abby or most folks at CNN of being unbiased. They wear their politics own their sleeve.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:22 pm to KCT
I don't know everything about the case but I'm willing to let things play out and see what happens.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:25 pm to SirWinston
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This will be justification to arrest people like James O'Keefe and Nick Shirley when the bad guys have power.
The Dims already did it with John Sullivan and several other journalists who did nothing more than film on January 6.
This is the FO, not the FA.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:31 pm to KCT
I don’t think he should have been arrested.
I think he should have had the shite kicked out of him in the parking lot.
A long time ago
I think he should have had the shite kicked out of him in the parking lot.
A long time ago
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:33 pm to KCT
No but thanks for the much needed thread.
Well, shite. I stand corrected.
Well, shite. I stand corrected.
This post was edited on 1/30/26 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:36 pm to EastWestConnection
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literally the things I know about him is that hes a fanook and hes on CNN,
CNN fired him about 3 years ago. You know you're a total hack when even CNN has had enough of your stupidity.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:39 pm to SirWinston
You aren't comparing apples and apples. Shirley knocked on doors of daycares and asked questions.Daycares aren't protected entities like a church. Don barged into and interrupted a church, a protected entity by law terrorizing its members. VERY different. Do you not see borh the legal and contextual differences?
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:45 pm to SirWinston
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Lemon was snarkily instigating, but he was also clearly doing actual interviews that gave perspectives of both the church crashers and the church attendees. Thats "journalism" under any definition.
You're an absolutely insufferable human being, but this is spot on. Don Lemon is a piece of shite, but he was legitimately doing journalistic activities there and wasn't participating in causing the chaos.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:47 pm to Scream4LSU
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You aren't comparing apples and apples. Shirley knocked on doors of daycares and asked questions.Daycares aren't protected entities like a church. Don barged into and interrupted a church, a protected entity by law terrorizing its members. VERY different. Do you not see borh the legal and contextual differences?
It’s an absurd argument that one can’t commit a crime because he happens to be in the act of exercising a right.
And a TON of people, here have accepted that premise and have tried to argue that he wasn’t being a journalist. It doesn’t matter. He committed a crime while being a journalist.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:49 pm to KCT
I only know a little about this. Did he physically force himself into the church! Or break in somehow?
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:49 pm to TigerFanatic99
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he was legitimately doing journalistic activities there and wasn't participating in causing the chaos.
You couldn't be more wrong. You can't participate in a crime and claim journalism
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:52 pm to SirWinston
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This will be justification to arrest people like James O'Keefe and Nick Shirley when the bad guys have power.
When did they violate the face act?
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:55 pm to TigerFanatic99
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wasn't participating in causing the chaos.
You sure about that?
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:55 pm to KCT
at least his arse will be ready for jail
Posted on 1/30/26 at 9:54 pm to KCT
Posted on 1/30/26 at 10:26 pm to Patato Salad
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It’s interesting that you say his conduct was “obviously illegal” when a federal judge declined to approve the complaint. I don’t know if it was legal or illegal because I don’t know all the evidence yet. But I know it’s not as black and white as that
Weeeellllll...there are at least 12 precedent cases, almost identical to this (read protesting protesting and interfering with active church services from inside the church) on the books for FACE Act alone.
We also know judges are prone to play political games.
Fines are the most common penalty, but jail time up to 10 years is the max.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 10:55 pm to SirWinston
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I think that even a small semblance of journalism should give you protection under freedom of the press.
Not for trespassing on private property. Not even if all you do is stand there and film.
Megan Kelly made a good point on her podcast by comparing it to an abortion clinic. As a reporter, she couldn't walk inside an abortion clinic even if she was overing protestors who went inside. They'd be guilty of a federal crime just for going in, much less blocking entryways and exits and screaming at people, and she'd be guilty along with them for going in.
And that's the same federal law that Lemon broke. The FACE Act. It protects places of worship as well as abortion clinics.
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This will be justification to arrest people like James O'Keefe and Nick Shirley when the bad guys have power.
Wrong again. This isn't an expansion of prosecution. It's not a new precedent. Biden prosecuted the hell out of protestors violating the FACE Act at abortion clinics. It's been around since 1994.
If they DON'T prosecute these people, THAT would be a new precedent. Because protestors will start showing up at abortion clinics and going inside and yelling and blocking exits.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 11:13 pm to SirWinston
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Lemon was snarkily instigating, but he was also clearly doing actual interviews that gave perspectives of both the church crashers and the church attendees. Thats "journalism" under any definition.
I can't even tell if this is sarcasm or you are just that dumb.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 11:25 pm to BoomerandSooner
Lemon lied about his fore knowledge of the protest before, during and after
he said on camera in the car “we cant go inside, let’s stay outside and record it
then he went in and participated in the disruption
which means he knew it was illegal and did it anyway
this guy spilled the beans
he said on camera in the car “we cant go inside, let’s stay outside and record it
then he went in and participated in the disruption
which means he knew it was illegal and did it anyway
this guy spilled the beans
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