Louisiana teacher handcuffed forcibly after asking questions at board meeting

[turbinetree]

This is just wrong in so many ways---------------like you have no first amendment protections, no fourth or fifth amendment protections

[Laf.La.Dem.]

1. in case you wanted to know - D or R

Anthony "Tony" Fontana Jr. is a Republican District E representative on the Vermilion Parish School Board in Louisiana. He was first elected to the position in 2006. He filed to run for re-election in the general election on November 4, 2014, but was unopposed at the close of the qualifying period. He was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014.

[turbinetree]

2. Thanks

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/09/louisiana-teacher-handcuffed-forcibly-after-asking-questions-at-board-meeting

[zipplewrath]

3. Stop resisting

This crap has got to stop. They consistently announce "stop resisting" to people who are not resisting so as to establish a reason to mistreat them. We need some serious push back on this crap.

[world wide wally]

4. And they wonder why people call them pigs?

[blue-wave]

5. So who's next?

Let me see.... all of the students, then the janitors, the teachers aides, grandma and grandpa, and of course mom and dad. This is infuriating.

Let me guess, a state that voted for Trump overwhelmingly, right?

[mitch96]

6. why was she arrested?? What heinous crime did she commit?

It looks like she just would not shut up when the head of the school board asked her to stop talking.. Is that against the law in Louisiana.. or anywere?? What was she charged with?

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[hurple]

7. probably

Disorderly conduct

which is one of those misdemeanor laws they have on the books just to shut people down just like this.

[mentalslavery]

9. Yep...the minute a person in charge of a public meeting tells you to shut up

then basically that opens the door for this type of charge. Freedom of speech...with permission.

[yuiyoshida]

8. welcome to Trump's America

Not even white people are safe...

[tomhagen]

10. Talk about chilling free speech