Love the Property Destruction Hypocrisy
Oct 16th, 2007 by Will Potter
Whenever a bulldozer is vandalized, an SUV is spraypainted or a children’s movie encourages compassion for endangered animals, business interests are quick to shout “TERRORIST! TERRORIST!” But property destruction out of self-interest, or purely reckless behavior, is apparently not much of a concern.
Check out this recent spat in Nashville, Tenn.
Rep. Rob Briley was drunk, hit a car, fled the scene, fled from a law enforcement officer in a high-speed chase, and eventually kicked out the back window of a police cruiser. Some lawmakers want him to resign. One of his biggest defenders is Rep. Frank Nicely, who, as an interesting aside, wants to create a new state crime of “eco-terrorism.”
Under that legislation, kicking out the window of a police cruiser and dedicated it to the Earth Liberation Front or Animal Liberation Front is “terrorism.” Doing it because you’re a raging drunk is apparently, well, just being a good ol’ boy politician.
Maybe we need to be drunk when we act on behalf of the animals??
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Does anyone mention that Rob Briley’s opponent in his last election was
the Green Party’s endorsee, Jon Davidson? Incidentally, the Green Party endorses tougher DUI laws. But in all fairness, it was Mr. Rob Briley himself who quashed Tennessee’s eco-terrorism bill. After all,
arson is arson, so why make another law?