Abortion Truck

[Barnes]

Originally Posted by GGG

I don't see what is wrong with it. No real difference then a PETA truck with a slaughter house in it. I see it downtown regularly and see it as a much more reasonalbe form of protest then say picketing a clinic. Also I enjoy Calgary's approach to free speech. Athiest signs on busses a ok, religious signs on buses a ok, abortion trucks driving the streets a ok.

YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOT BE OFFENDED IN FACT IT IS MY RIGHT TO OFFEND YOU WITH MY SPEECH.

I wish people would accept free speech for how important it is and it always seems that the special interest groups who benefit most from it always forget about it when the opposing special interest group exercises their rights.

You may have the right to say whatever you want but, it doesn't mean what you are saying is right.

[lucky1]

Originally Posted by GGG

I don't see what is wrong with it. No real difference then a PETA truck with a slaughter house in it. I see it downtown regularly and see it as a much more reasonalbe form of protest then say picketing a clinic. Also I enjoy Calgary's approach to free speech. Athiest signs on busses a ok, religious signs on buses a ok, abortion trucks driving the streets a ok.

YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOT BE OFFENDED IN FACT IT IS MY RIGHT TO OFFEND YOU WITH MY SPEECH.

I wish people would accept free speech for how important it is and it always seems that the special interest groups who benefit most from it always forget about it when the opposing special interest group exercises their rights.

ha, I knew the 'free speech' argument was going to be played out sometime in this thread. I'm all for free speech, its basically the most common principle that separates the free world from the opressed nations (china, NK).....but this has SFA to do with free speech.
Its kinda like a person who loves women, so he plasters a huge nude pic of a woman on his van and drives around....free speech, absolutely!! improper display of free speech?? Bingo!
Its nothing but garbage shock advertising....I hope somebody spraypaints over it one night, which happens to be another expression of free speech

[Thor]

Calgaryborn got a new truck?

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

They were equally offended by your truckballs flapping in the wind.

They fell off

I am currently looking for a new attachment method.

[worth]

Does this truck by chance have a large loudspeaker on it that plays "The Entertainer" whilst children run after it?

[Peanut]

I've seen that truck downtown as well. Actually it was while waiting for the bus and someone nearby me started a conversation about how upsetting that would be to see for anyone who's had a miscarriage or pregnancy complication. I hadn't really considered that side of it before. Some people have the misfortune of seeing those images in real life when it was the last thing they wanted to happen to their baby. Very insenstive to that group, especially considering how high the miscarriage statistics actually are... but the protestors don't really care about who they are offending I guess.

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by Peanut

I've seen that truck downtown as well. Actually it was while waiting for the bus and someone nearby me started a conversation about how upsetting that would be to see for anyone who's had a miscarriage or pregnancy complication. I hadn't really considered that side of it before. Some people have the misfortune of seeing those images in real life when it was the last thing they wanted to happen to their baby. Very insenstive to that group, especially considering how high the miscarriage statistics actually are... but the protestors don't really care about who they are offending I guess.

Sums up my opinion as well.

Wow! That was so much easier than typing the whole thing out.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Peanut

I've seen that truck downtown as well. Actually it was while waiting for the bus and someone nearby me started a conversation about how upsetting that would be to see for anyone who's had a miscarriage or pregnancy complication. I hadn't really considered that side of it before. Some people have the misfortune of seeing those images in real life when it was the last thing they wanted to happen to their baby. Very insenstive to that group, especially considering how high the miscarriage statistics actually are... but the protestors don't really care about who they are offending I guess.

No. They don't. Because they're self absorbed jackasses that are obsessed with making sure that everyone else sees things their way. I really don't know why people can't live and let live.

[malcolmk14]

I misread the title of the thread as Abortion Trick and got pretty excited there for a second.