Re: [videoblogging] Re: Denver Now Discussing Free Speech & Public Safety Issues For DNC

2007-06-16 Thread Patrick Cook
Hi everyone: On 6/16/07, Patrick Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well I have just posted an audio podcast which goes into the point I'm > trying to make (Expressing emotion and passion via text has NEVER been > my forte' if you can tell :) ). The podcast is at > http://thepcradioshow.blogspot.c

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Denver Now Discussing Free Speech & Public Safety Issues For DNC

2007-06-16 Thread Patrick Cook
Hi everyone: On 6/12/07, Roxanne Darling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While the intent to try to control or prevent those who would be > violent may be laudable and I understand your desire to police from > within (something most other groups like doctors and lawyers find > impossible to do),

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Denver Now Discussing Free Speech & Public Safety Issues For DNC

2007-06-12 Thread Roxanne Darling
While the intent to try to control or prevent those who would be violent may be laudable and I understand your desire to police from within (something most other groups like doctors and lawyers find impossible to do), I think the actual attempts will be fraught with trouble. We cannot control othe

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Denver Now Discussing Free Speech & Public Safety Issues For DNC

2007-06-12 Thread Patrick Cook
Hi everyone: On 6/11/07, Gena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The right to freedom of speech is non-negotiable. It can't be withheld > due to the potential threat of violence. Ohh?? So does that mean that people shouldn't be allowed to commute to and from work and home in Downtown Denver because

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Denver Now Discussing Free Speech & Public Safety Issues For DNC

2007-06-12 Thread Patrick Cook
Hi everyone: On 6/11/07, Steve Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Im sure many people consider that violence is in itself the strongest > form of bad publicity. Yes and we need to turn the tables back onto them. In other words, expose their violent ways and plans so they can be dealt with b

[videoblogging] Re: Denver Now Discussing Free Speech & Public Safety Issues For DNC

2007-06-11 Thread Gena
The right to freedom of speech is non-negotiable. It can't be withheld due to the potential threat of violence. I have and continue to have serious disagreements with the policies of the current administration. To some in this country that in and of itself is act of treason. I'm not an anarchis

[videoblogging] Re: Denver Now Discussing Free Speech & Public Safety Issues For DNC

2007-06-11 Thread Steve Watkins
Im sure many people consider that violence is in itself the strongest form of bad publicity. There are those who genuinely believe in a cause but resort to actions that hamper the cause. There is also the concept of the Agent Provocateurs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_provocateur The sta