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Originally posted by pan6467
2317.12 Disturbing a lawful meeting.
(A) No person, with purpose to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, shall do either of the following:
(1) Do any act which obstructs or interferes with the due conduct of such meeting, procession, or gathering;
(2) Make any utterance, gesture, or display which outrages the sensibilities of the group.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of disturbing a lawful meeting, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (ORC 2917.12; Ord. 2535-94.)
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Well, does the person who organized the event really speak for "the sensibilities of the group" as a whole, without a vote or some other democratic show of approval? Is this person the Gay Dictator of Ohio? Technically, without the guns, they'd have been let in, so they WOULD BE part of "the group". The only reference that somehow indicates the "will of the people" is this, from the original article...
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...members of the Central Ohio Pink Pistols said they were confronted by a Stonewall Columbus contingent.
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That was Kate Anderson, Executive Director, and some people. That could be 3 people, maybe 10 people. How many hundreds (or thousands, i don't know) of people marched in the parade? Does that "Stonewall Columbus contingent" really speak for ALL of them without first asking them?
Also, it says "sensibilities"... this is not a "gays who are anti-gun" parade, and these gun-lovin' people are trying to oppose them, it is a parade designed to educate people and promote acceptance and tolerance. How the hell can you say you teach those messages while telling part of the people you represent (gays, lesbians, etc.) to collectively and immediately fuck off?