[Vision2020] Protest at Archies on the Square

[Tom Hansen]

Ladies and Gentlemen of Vision 2020 -

 

Arnold's posting below is a prime example of how rumors get started.

 

Jean C's posting (in its totality):

 

"Does anyone have info on this morning's protest out side of Archie's on the
Square. A friend stopped by this morning and mentioned it

seeing it and stopping to find out what was going on. What he heard was a
family with a disabled daughter were asked to leave as her

presence was bad for business."

 

Arnold's initial inquiry is to be appreciated as it seeks facts:

 

"Are you saying that they were asked to leave because the daughter was
disabled or because the protest was disrupting the owners livelihood?"

 

However, he closes out his posting with unsubstantiated innuendo and gossip:

 

"My bet, is that the business owners just didn't want protesters scaring off
the customers, as they do, and some protesters tried to use this girls
disability as a way to hurt the business's reputation with the public
because they didn't get to protest there."

 

Question, Arnold:  What part of Jean C's statement even implies that "some
protesters tried to use this girls disability as a way to hurt the
business's reputation"?

 

Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho

 

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"A bad cause will ever be supported by bad means and bad men." 

 

- Thomas Paine (English Writer, 1737-1809)

 

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 1:08 PM
To: JeanC; 2020 Vision
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Protest at Archies on the Square

 

Jean, 

 

Are you saying that they were asked to leave because the daughter was
disabled or because the protest was disrupting the owners livelihood?

 

If I owned a business, like say the Red Door, I wouldn't want people saying
things like that on a large public forum without some substantiation.

 

My bet, is that the business owners just didn't want protesters scaring off
the customers, as they do, and some protesters tried to use this girls
disability as a way to hurt the business's reputation with the public
because they didn't get to protest there. 

 

 

 

Best,

 

Donovan

JeanC <jeanc38 at gmail.com> wrote:

Does anyone have info on this morning's protest out side of Archie's
on the Square. A friend stopped by this morning and mentioned it
seeing it and stopping to find out what was going on. What he heard
was a family with a disabled daughter were asked to leave as her
presence was bad for business.

Jean C
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has"
Margaret Mead
http://www.uidaho.edu/~bjcraw/
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