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I'm totally disgusted
| Tue, 10-28-2008 - 5:39pm |
http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/la-me-palineffigy28-2008oct28,0,7294230.story
A West Hollywood Halloween display showing a likeness of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin hanging by a noose has caused a furor among some residents who reported it as a hate crime, authorities said Monday.
But Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said the mannequin sporting a beehive hairdo, glasses and a red coat does not rise to the level of a hate crime because it was part of a Halloween display.


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I didn't mean the cable news but at least someone has made note of it.
Honestly, they do have the excuse of it being Halloween and it mainly serves to show their character more than anything else so it doesn't bother me too much. I'm not really for infringing on their freedom of expression no matter how tasteless.
I don't think that a violent image necessarily incites violence. If that were the case, there would be no violent images ever, in the names of preventing violence.
If, along with the effigy, there were a sign that said "Teach her a lesson she won't forget" or something like that, it would be inciting violence and that would not be acceptable. Otherwise, it's free speech, albeit bad and tasteless.
It was on every news show I saw last night, including the very leftish Keith Olbermann, who pronounced Chad Morisette as the worst person in the world for it.
It is pretty darn dispicable and in VERY poor taste!
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