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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: txradioguy on May 08, 2019, 07:42:12 pm

Title: Pro-lifers: If you’re going to pray outside clinics, be prepared to defend yourselves
Post by: txradioguy on May 08, 2019, 07:42:12 pm

It’s a dangerous world out there, and you should always have a plan to defend yourself, especially if you plan to go pray outside an abortion clinic.

There’s been a slew of recent news stories about violence, harassment, and intimidation against pro-life demonstrators and people simply praying outside abortion clinics. Yes, the big news has been about Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims’ despicable behavior toward an elderly pro-life woman praying the rosary outside a Planned Parenthood clinic, but there’s a lot more out there.

In case you missed them, here are a few headlines:

• Pro-life activist attacked outside San Francisco Planned Parenthood
  Report: Video catches man beating Christian bloody outside abortion clinic
  Pro-life activist assaulted by abortion protester on campus
  Hairstylist seen in video kicking pro-life demonstrator is arrested — and police allege it’s not his first attack
  Assault charges filed after 82-year-old pro-life woman attacked outside abortion clinic — and there’s video

The takeaway message from all this is pretty straightforward: If you’re going to go out and offer a public, pro-life witness of any kind, you need to have a plan to keep yourself safe. It’s a sad reality, but it’s a reality nonetheless. There are people out there whose extreme beliefs and hatred make them more than willing to use intimidation and violence against peaceful pro-life demonstrators. So pro-lifers should be prepared to protect themselves.

Everyone has a right to self-defense. Period. Use it.

And before anyone makes an assumption and tries to run with the “conservative advocates carrying guns to abortion clinics” headlines, self-defense doesn’t necessarily mean concealed carry. If that’s your preferred means of self-defense, great. Just make sure to follow all applicable laws and legal precedents, especially those regarding reasonable use of force in self-defense.


https://www.conservativereview.com/news/pro-lifers-youre-going-pray-outside-clinics-prepared-defend/ (https://www.conservativereview.com/news/pro-lifers-youre-going-pray-outside-clinics-prepared-defend/)

Title: Re: Pro-lifers: If you’re going to pray outside clinics, be prepared to defend yourselves
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on May 09, 2019, 01:35:12 am

It really does not make a difference to a lib motivated to do harm to attack someone.  We have seen many instances of just wearing a MAGA hat or tee shirt will set them off.  One can simply be in a restaurant and be attacked for certain actions or words being used.

The author hit on the best solution, and that is the strength in numbers.

Not mentioned is to ensure prosecution is achieved of the assaulter, to the maximum extent of the law.