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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:53 am Post subject: Tom Friedman Gets Hit By Pies At Brown University |
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Youtube video
People are idiots sometimes.
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A student faces disciplinary action after two people threw green whipped cream pies at New York Times columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman as he began an Earth Day speech at Brown University.
A video of the Tuesday incident posted on YouTube.com shows Friedman telling the audience, "It's great to be back here at Brown," shortly before Margaree Little, a senior English literature major, and an unidentified man storm the stage. |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| Anyone pondering this sort of action should consider that if the victim were to have a fatal allergic reaction to something in the pie, you could be facing some pretty serious legal difficulties |
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Czarjorge
Joined: 01 May 2007
Location: I now have the same moustache, and it is glorious.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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| On the other hand, the recipients of the pie flinging could be better sports about it. Those pies are the equivalent of paparazzi flashbulbs for public figures that actually accomplish something. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I have an automatic response of contempt for people who do things like this. In my opinion, the right of protest stops short of physically attacking a person. |
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stillnotking
Joined: 18 Dec 2007
Location: Oregon, USA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, the pie-throwers are idiots (they wanted to "open a dialogue"? Really?) but Friedman's well-deserving of a cream pie to the kisser. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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I think pies in the face are absolutely hilarious!
Ha ha ha |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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| stillnotking wrote: |
| Well, the pie-throwers are idiots (they wanted to "open a dialogue"? Really?) but Friedman's well-deserving of a cream pie to the kisser. |
Why?
His works on global economics are fantastic. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Frankly, someone throwing a pie should be charged with assault. I think it's a form of assault. |
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Beej
Joined: 05 Mar 2005
Location: Eungam Loop
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Adventurer wrote: |
| Frankly, someone throwing a pie should be charged with assault. I think it's a form of assault. |
It is assault. If someone comes at you with a pie, and you are armed, you should be able to shoot them as far as Im concerned. ( if you could act fast enough.) |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Adventurer wrote: |
| Frankly, someone throwing a pie should be charged with assault. I think it's a form of assault. |
You'll be gratified to know that it is an assault (provided the victim sees it coming). And if it hits, its a battery. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Ever the law student. I love those law-school hypotheticals. "If a woman picks up a frozen swordfish and attacks her husband with it, does it qualify as assault with a deadly weapon?" |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Kuros wrote: |
| Adventurer wrote: |
| Frankly, someone throwing a pie should be charged with assault. I think it's a form of assault. |
You'll be gratified to know that it is an assault (provided the victim sees it coming). And if it hits, its a battery. |
There are ways to protest. I personally like Tom Friedman and many, but not all, of his views. He is a moderate and tries to see things from different angles and has matured a lot in his political thinking, and has integrity and courage. The protestor, if he gets prosecuted, that is his fault. You shouldn't treat people like that. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| By the way, "Don't taze me bro!" comes to mind. Where were the campus police? |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Czarjorge wrote: |
| On the other hand, the recipients of the pie flinging could be better sports about it. Those pies are the equivalent of paparazzi flashbulbs for public figures that actually accomplish something. |
Didn't Stephane Dion get pied? He should get more of that, and Johnathan Cretin. |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| I have an automatic response of contempt for people who do things like this. In my opinion, the right of protest stops short of physically attacking a person. |
Yes, while no fan of Friedman, I thought the attack was appalling. I cringed watching it. Not, only that, it's likely to backfire, as people will tend to sympathise with the victim.
Poor show. |
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