MN - Journalist Don Lemon arrested for church protest, Minneapolis, 18 Jan 2026

[keek]

You’re ridiculous. i’m not going to argue with you anymore. You can’t discuss anything intellectually or lawfully, and are totally obsessed with whining about how this church deserves to be treated different than any other entity in this country. Christians love to defend their right to terrorize others and violate their rights, but we should all have our hearts broken oven a church service being mildly disrupted. “Rights for me, but not for thee!”

I’ve repeatedly explained to you why race, journalism, and the administration matters in regard to this case, and you brush it off without empathy and insist on this case existing in a magic bubble. Ignorance is bliss.

“IMO”/“MOO”.

But, this is what they do, their 'creed' IMO I mean the circles and walls. Their 'survival' method, justification. No, something along the line may crumble those but best not to have the walls and circles in your mind to crumble so massively at some point, life is short, free your mind and spirits and the ability to see a human being the same as your own self. Not special, not god like, not favored. IMO

 

[bearfossils]

Were the Founding Fathers Christian Nationalists? Is every Christian a Christian nationalist?

No one would ever have stood for an invasion of a mosque or temple. Only a Christian church is where it is no big deal.

The Founding Fathers were racists and slave owners, so I don’t know if that’s the defense you want to mount here. Not every Christian is a Christian nationalist, but the majority of those in the current administration are (or pretend to be) and they’re the one setting the standards of who is punished by the FACT act, who is pardoned from punishment from it, etc.

“IMO”/“MOO”

 

[otto]

Probably because Don left through the front door, and the person who broke their arm from slipping left through a different door. Can't report on an issue that you are unaware of (if he didn't, in fact, mention it in his video. IDK)

imo

True, Don Lemon and the injured woman left through different doors at different times. But, as a reporter, when he saw people fleeing out the Church's office door with crying children, was that not the story?

 

[SouthAussie]

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A "bad day"? Children crying and telling their fathers that they thought they would be shot that day while sitting in their church pews praying with their families and church community and pastor? Aggressive and violent chants of "don't shoot" and telling children their parents are Nazis and will go to hell?

Children, the elderly, and congregants overall were traumatized by this event and to call it a "bad day" is way beyond the pale.

Though probably not as bad a day as was had by Renee Good's children and family. The protesters were also chanting about the shooting death of Renee, by ICE, while they were outing one of the church's pastors who leads the local ICE field office.

This incident happened 11 days after Renee was killed. I think that needs to be remembered.

Which is probably why Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were busy documenting the protest. Renee's killing was fresh and painful.

imo

 

[PrairieWind]

Probably because Don left through the front door, and the person who broke their arm from slipping left through a different door. Can't report on an issue that you are unaware of (if he didn't, in fact, mention it in his video. IDK)

imo

If Don was there to report on the scene, he should have been aware of these things. But Don just made a beeline for the pastor and of course the flippant comment about the scared boy "trauma is part of it." He is a journalist, but his actions in the church were as an advocate and protester and has to obey the law the same as everyone.

 

[PrairieWind]

Though probably not as bad a day as was had by Renee Good's children and family. The protesters were also chanting about the shooting death of Renee, while they were outing one of the church's pastors who leads the local ICE field office.

This incident happened 11 days after Renee was killed. I think that needs to be remembered.

Which is probably why Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were busy documenting the protest. Renee's killing was fresh and painful.

imo

But you can't compare these. Don Lemon's charges stand on their own. Good's death is no defense. In fact, it will likely be used by the prosecution against him.

 

[witchway]

I am not even sure this will go to trial. jmo

 

[SouthAussie]

But you can't compare these.

I think that I can, if it is clearly stated that it is my opinion.

imo

 

[Hexe]

If Don was there to report on the scene, he should have been aware of these things. But Don just made a beeline for the pastor

He still was doing a job of a journalist. Maybe biased, maybe not very competent, but a journalist.

MOO

 

[Inthedetails]

Not every Christian is a Christian nationalist,

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True!!

jmo

p.s. I don't condone disrupting any worship service.

 

[PrairieWind]

You’re ridiculous. i’m not going to argue with you anymore. You can’t discuss anything intellectually or lawfully, and are totally obsessed with whining about how this church deserves to be treated different than any other entity in this country. Christians love to defend their right to terrorize others and violate their rights, but we should all have our hearts broken oven a church service being mildly disrupted. “Rights for me, but not for thee!”

I’ve repeatedly explained to you why race, journalism, and the administration matters in regard to this case, and you brush it off without empathy and insist on this case existing in a magic bubble. Ignorance is bliss.

“IMO”/“MOO”.

And yet I am the lawyer, and the only one arguing the equal application of this law. The law cannot take into account race as you demand it must.

 

[SouthAussie]

Ok. So because of the brutality of the Jocelyn Nungary case, the ICE agents should allowed some leeway in their actions? Right?

I do know (imo) that Don and Georgia were documenting a protest - a protest that may never have happened if Renee (and then later, Alex) wasn't shot and killed by ICE.

I think that the killing(s) completely outraged the people, they protested in numerous ways (this being one of them imo), and the protests were ALL newsworthy.

imo

 

[keek]

The Founding Fathers were racists and slave owners, so I don’t know if that’s the defense you want to mount here. Not every Christian is a Christian nationalist, but the majority of those in the current administration are (or pretend to be) and they’re the one setting the standards of who is punished by the FACT act, who is pardoned from punishment from it, etc.

“IMO”/“MOO”

Exactly. Christian took an ugly turn a while back. It used to mean, to me, not Jewish, not Muslim and so on. PERIOD. It was simple, then suddenly 'Christian' became, BETTER THAN YOUUUUUU. IMO

 

[Tutter]

Ok. So because of the brutality of the Jocelyn Nungary case, the ICE agents should allowed some leeway in their actions? Right?

They should be allowed to remove criminal illegal aliens from our country. The ones who have committed more crimes other than the crime of being in the US illegally. Some states are blocking ICE from doing their lawful job. The leeway should be that they are facilitated in removing criminals.

Brutality? No. Not unless you consider removing a criminal as brutal. This is happening every day in many states and the agents are being helped by local
Police and state government. Why is this brutality, as you put it, happening in Minnesota and not Florida for example?

 

[witchway]

And yet I am the lawyer, and the only one arguing the equal application of this law. The law cannot take into account race as you demand it must.

We are not in a court room, and I don’t see where you are in charge. JMO

 

[Sundog]

Though probably not as bad a day as was had by Renee Good's children and family. The protesters were also chanting about the shooting death of Renee, by ICE, while they were outing one of the church's pastors who leads the local ICE field office.

This incident happened 11 days after Renee was killed. I think that needs to be remembered.

Which is probably why Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were busy documenting the protest. Renee's killing was fresh and painful.

imo

Not sure what that has to do with the families, elderly and children worshipping at church that Sunday and being aggressively confronted with yelling and screaming protesters yelling in their faces and stopping the worship service as they sat in their pews praying.

 

[303gmf]

Ok. So because of the brutality of the Jocelyn Nungary case, the ICE agents should allowed some leeway in their actions? Right?

Huh??

 

[keek]

They should be allowed to remove criminal illegal aliens from our country. The ones who have committed more crimes other than the crime of being in the US illegally. Some states are blocking ICE from doing their lawful job. The leeway should be that they are facilitated in removing criminals.

Brutality? No. Not unless you consider removing a criminal as brutal. This is happening every day in many states and the agents are being helped by local
Police and state government. Why is this brutality, as you put it, happening in Minnesota and not Florida for example?

Florida is trump country, you must know that? MN is not and trump's 'enemy' lives there, it's very public and verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry clear why. IMO

 

[Inthedetails]

I can't help but wonder why Lemon as a journalist wasn't charged with trespassing. Looks like they went for sensational charges to rile up their base, but charges that will likely be tossed out. It looks like sensation and retaliation are the goals rather than justice, tbh. A tresspass charge makes a bit more sense and possibly could stick, but it's boring and isn't fodder for outrage.

I am not a Don Lemon viewer and am not following this case as a fan, except a fan for the first amendment.

My opinion.

p.s. I do not condone disrupting any worship service.

 

[PrairieWind]

I do know (imo) that Don and Georgia were documenting a protest - a protest that may never have happened if Renee (and then later, Alex) wasn't shot and killed by ICE.

I think that the killing(s) completely outraged the people, they protested in numerous ways (this being one of them imo), and the protests were ALL newsworthy.

imo

And the shootings wouldn't have happened if people just let ICE do their jobs.