[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Why do they hate Wheels of Justice?

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Why do they hate Wheels of Justice?
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1168196812.shtml


   [1]Solomonia follows the story of a Palestinian extremist group,
   [2]Wheels of Justice, and their efforts to force an audience to listen
   to their views.

   He says - "This was probably the most rancorous public event I've been
   to":

     Let me skip quickly to the end, then work the rest as a flash-back.
     The evening ended prematurely after several warnings from Principal
     Anderson to an often unruly audience during the question and answer
     session following a question by a school committee member to the
     WoJ concerning the troubling disclosure that WoJ was collecting
     emails and phone numbers of the kids during the day. Apparently, it
     was bad enough Andover was forced to host this group, the idea that
     they were going to be targeting the kids later was over the line,
     and this committee member asked for that list of names, emails and
     phone numbers be returned.

     This led to a puzzled and evasive response (does he have any other
     kind?) from Mazin Qumsiyeh who started noting that they'd never
     received such a hostile and aggressive reception in any venue
     they've appeared in, leading to calls of "Answer the Question!"
     from the audience, and one parent stepping forward, clearly upset,
     pointing his finger and demanding the list and screaming that
     "Parents have a right to protect their children!" That was about it
     for Principal Anderson, and he called the event to an end. Here's
     audio. My apologies for the quality, it gets better when the
     shouting starts, and I may also have some video later.

     Let me try to answer Qumsiyeh's question, because I think it's
     germane to understanding the whole episode (which I'll get to,
     promise). Why is there so much anger? Here are a couple of
     suggestions. If you have to threaten a lawsuit in order to get in
     to speak to people's children, it should be an indicator that you
     are not wanted, and maybe, just maybe, you should have some sense,
     or some class, or even enough self-interest to understand that
     maybe you should at that point back off on your own and say, "OK,
     maybe now's not the time." But if you force yourself in anyway,
     don't expect a thank you and an invitation to tea and cookies.

   [3]...more.

References

   1. http://www.solomonia.com/blog/archives/009777.shtml
   2. http://wheelsofjusticetour.org/
   3. http://www.solomonia.com/blog/archives/009777.shtml