Recent content by Cryptic

The FACE Act was passed in 1994. I would not be surprised if the big news agencies such as CNN have legal departments. These legal departments might get pretty nervous about ideas like: Hey, there is going to be a protest inside a Church. Lets follow them there, and go inside. Our...

Well, some parts are very factual: Fun Fact: Lemon and the videographer were, the only journalists who showed up to the Church protest. Speculation: Little voices might have told the other news reporters that it was not a good idea. Fun Fact: CNN reporters do not appear to have ever...

Conservatives tried that comparison by citing that Biden was ignoring hundreds of leftist ideologically motivated incidents of church vandalism, bomb threats etc. (possible FACE act violations) while zealously Facing down (get it, get it) say.... a pro life protester who was quickly found not...

I think this is going to squeeze Lemon and also why only two journalists- one of whom was there only because Lemon was there covered the event. There were lots of attempted disruptions at Catholic churches following the SCOTUS decision to return abortion to the states. I don't remember any...

But you brought up your belief that convicting the protesters would be difficult. The ACLU is not contesting the applicability of the charges to the protesters.

Seems to be a conditional: "If.....". If so, a link might be hard to produce. Likewise, it seems to be a key part of his defese ala: "I was functioning as a journalist, I was not participating in the protest". Such a concept might be a form of journalistic privilage (sp) I really...

I agree on the lead statement. But.... we have very different views regarding the rest of your post. The FACE Act clearly states that it is illegal intimidate people at a place of worship from practicing first amendment rights- period. Neither the ACLU nor the SPLC, nor any other...

Given Lemon's resources, I would have went for a First Amendment scholar type Ivy leaguer. But.... I suspect Lemon will hire top quality, what ever form it takes. Despite quality defense, a weak point might be the videographer- who is facing the same criminal penalty and does not appear to be...

This could be overall accurate, but garbled information. There is no need for the FBI to go to gun stores to obtain that information. Rather, as gun stores are licensed dealers, all gun purchases are recorded electronically*. Thus, the 40 names can be searched against purchase records via...

I think you are right. Decades ago, I worked with a man whose sister was an anchor for a station in Yuma, AZ. He told me that she got a steady stream of fan mail ranging from the affirming, to the "Love you, but your outfit or make up is a complete disaster today" to the mildly creepy to the...

Celebrity based wealth could be more public and thus easier to recognize than other bases for wealth. In the end, the daughter's position as a host of The Today show made her far more visible and recognizable than other wealthy people in both name and appearance. Though the crime targeted the...

My guess is that it would depend on the burglar and the Guthrie: A professional burglar would probably avoid the house unless he could confirm that the Guthrie was likely the Guthrie, as in mother of a national news figure. For better or for worse, Google makes such confirmation far easier...

My political possibilities could be opposite those of other members.

I can confirm that some city pool life guards in tornado areas are trained in the fireman's carry. This is not because there is a big expectation that it would be used. Rather, its probably just part of the "just in case" techniques. I would also add upper level Boy Scouts under the "always...

It may depend on the burglar. Perhaps: - Burglar / sex predator: As the other poster mentioned, burglary maybe just a pretense for the real crime of sexual assault. Too horrible to really think about. - Thrill burglar: One such burglar described targeting large, wealthy owned homes largely...