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Senator Alex Padilla just ASSAULTED law enforcement

Its pretty much like those pigs that keep saying “stop resisting!” even when you are on the ground and under control. That means they’re lookin to bust you up.
I don’t blame the officers/agents in this case. Pretty clear, that they were following the shitty, but lawful directions given by MAGAt Noem.
 

It appears we have a double standard. When a mob breaks into the Capitol, and law enforcement is attacked and injured by flag pole swinging hooligans, the hooligan is the victim and gets pardoned. When a US Senator gets slightly assertive trying to ask a question of another government official, he gets handcuffed and every Trumper gets livid demanding the harshest treatment.

Are you kidding?
 
The Senator doesn't get to interrupt. What I'm reading is that he just walked in and started making demands as part of his "official oversight authority".
People can't just grab other people because they don't like the words they're using. Sorry.
 
I don’t blame the officers/agents in this case. Pretty clear, that they were following the shitty, but lawful directions given by MAGAt Noem.
They decided not to retire knowing this was the kind of people they would be following. There is no secret about Trump. He is very predictable.
 
Another BOILing thread title from @trumptman
 
Didn't you post the wrong video? I don't see any violence unless that's how you describe mild shoving. I go to concerts rougher than that.
 
this is absolutely certainly nothing like a police state.
 
I don’t blame the officers/agents in this case. Pretty clear, that they were following the shitty, but lawful directions given by MAGAt Noem.

I am unable to defend or lay blame on any involved because the video clips of the event start AFTER law enforcement is shoving him out of the room. If the Senator simply said he wanted to ask a question and law enforcement immediately started physical force then it is the fault of police.

If, on the other hand, he was repeatedly trying to interrupt Noem's press briefing and declined to keep quiet, and if asked to leave the room, refused, then law enforcement acted lawfully in ejecting him.

In any event it is bad optics for the administration and should have been avoided if at all possible.
 
People can't just grab other people because they don't like the words they're using. Sorry.
Based on the report I read Padilla wasn't wearing any Senate ID, didn't have security or staff with him, lunged toward the podium, was told to back off and lunged again.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...conference-democrat-senator-alex-padilla.html

The video tends to support that claim.
 
Trump is jerking

off to his twat Noem.
Per usual, your commentary is pithy, well thought out and of literary standards we should all aspire to. Excellent work!
 
Nobody is required to always have their papers presented. People can walk towards the podium. You have to wait for them to commit a crime before you can touch them. "Lunging" towards a podium ain't it. Did they have an agent of the venue trespass him so he was legally unwelcome? No? Oopsy.
 
He tried to interrupt a press conference, he refused to leave, he put his hands on security. He didn't follow orders of law enforcement. What you want, let him do anything he likes. He's an ass.
 
The Senator doesn't get to interrupt. What I'm reading is that he just walked in and started making demands as part of his "official oversight authority".

The idea government cannot suppress free speech is so 20th century.

MAGA.
 
The idea government cannot suppress free speech is so 20th century.

MAGA.
Democrats spent 2019 through 2024 supressing free speech. They tried hard to keep any dissent from being spoken. They leaned on social media execs to get them to censor opposing voices. Who is for "free speech"? It's not democrats.
 
You don't think Kristi Noem recognized the Senator from the state she's speaking in? Get real.

Nonsense.

Y'know what, you're right. Your own right to free speech trump's everyone else's right to free speech because the whole world is all about YOU and everyone else come several miles behind that. There is no requirement to preserve personal space or professional decorum when YOU want to be heard because YOU are YOU and they are them. I think both of you have this all figured out and I wish you well in your pursuit of all that YOU seek to do and say.
 



This is quite the tantrum.

I think maybe you see how this is going to come back to bite Trump in the ass.
 
That didn't feel like the "full video". I would have liked to see what happened before those two men starting manhandling the Senator.

I saw him standing his ground and resisting being pushed out. Those men said nothing to him - no explanation of what was happening or why. Also, notice that Padilla remains calm and doesn't even raise his voice.
 
That's a strawman.
 
Democrats spent 2019 through 2024 supressing free speech. They tried hard to keep any dissent from being spoken. They leaned on social media execs to get them to censor opposing voices. Who is for "free speech"? It's not democrats.
Yeah, conservatives all support flag burning right? All about that free speech?
 
I don't think folks pushing this nonsense are. We have entered the season of endless piss takes.