Occu-Mom Places 4 Year-Old Daughter on Train Tracks

[DET63]

A young mother justifies placing her 4 year-old daughter on train tracks during the shutdown of the Port of Portland, Oregon protest, December 12, 2011.

Why do these people hide behind their children? Does she not realize what it takes to stop even a slow moving loaded train?

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Occu-Mom? Sounds like someone is fishing for an excuse to tar and feather thousands of protestors with the thinnest of ties to a passenger rail forum.

 

[Bob Dylan]

Another walking/talking billboard for birth control! :wacko: What an idiot, this woman needs to be educated on the responsibility of being a parent, or even have Child Protective Services (does Oregon even have such a Dept.??)remove this child from her control for the Safety of Society, not just the child! And I support the right of anyone to peacfully protest in this country, just dont do it on railroad tracks or anyplace els that endangers

others! People like this give the wing nuts ammunition to attempt to take away our rights and to play the old McCarthy/Nixon/Hoover game of guilt by association!!

 

[Devil's Advocate]

People like this give the wing nuts ammunition to attempt to take away our rights!

What you're describing is guilt by association, which is exactly what shotgun posters like the OP are hoping for. Don't fall into his trap. This woman does not represent anyone but herself.

 

[bobnabq]

Why do these people hide behind their children?

 

Who do you refer to as "these people" ?

 

[bobnabq]

Child Protective Services (does Oregon even have such a Dept.??)

 

Oregon Child Protective Services

 

[bobnabq]

People like this give the wing nuts ammunition to attempt to take away our rights and to

play the old McCarthy/Nixon/Hoover game of guilt by association!!

:giggle:

 

[Anderson]

Ok, so there's a crazy woman who needs to be brought up on charges of child endangerment and almost assuredly lose custody of her kid. Lovely.

I'm no fan of some of the OWS folks, but there are plenty of folks on all sides that at the very least have an eye dee ten tee problem and/or do things worthy of a solid condemnation.

 

[DET63]

Why do these people hide behind their children?

 

Who do you refer to as "these people" ?

To whom is your question addressed? The specific language that upsets you is copied from the linked YouTube page.

 

[DET63]

People like this give the wing nuts ammunition to attempt to take away our rights!

What you're describing is guilt by association, which is exactly what shotgun posters like the OP are hoping for. Don't fall into his trap. This woman does not represent anyone but herself.

What do you mean by "shotgun posters like the OP"? I simply copied and pasted language from the YouTube link.

 

[Trogdor]

People like this give the wing nuts ammunition to attempt to take away our rights!

What you're describing is guilt by association, which is exactly what shotgun posters like the OP are hoping for. Don't fall into his trap. This woman does not represent anyone but herself.

What do you mean by "shotgun posters like the OP"? I simply copied and pasted language from the YouTube link.

If you're going to quote something, then you should present it as a quote. Otherwise, you're presenting it as if it's your own writing.

 

[DET63]

People like this give the wing nuts ammunition to attempt to take away our rights!

What you're describing is guilt by association, which is exactly what shotgun posters like the OP are hoping for. Don't fall into his trap. This woman does not represent anyone but herself.

What do you mean by "shotgun posters like the OP"? I simply copied and pasted language from the YouTube link.

If you're going to quote something, then you should present it as a quote. Otherwise, you're presenting it as if it's your own writing.

An easy way to figure out which is which is to go to the link.

 

[Ryan]

Not interested enough to do that. Just use quotes and avoid the issue.

 

[DET63]

Not interested enough to do that. Just use quotes and avoid the issue.

Yet interested enough to comment.

Interesting.