Mr. Webster was not charged with nor convicted of intimidation. He was acquitted by a jury of assault. He was acquitted by a jury of denying the protestors their constitutional rights. So, let's be truthful when we speak of what is and what isn't. Let's not misuse language and make Mr. Webster guilty of things that he was neither charged with or acquitted of. This case is about harassment and interference with the rights of men.
If I were standing at the main intersection in Homer and was doused with water for my opinion, I guarantee that I would not involve the police. The choice to prefer charges would be mine only. The same choice lay upon the protestors in Soldotna, and they chose to exploit their advantage.
Yes, the victim has become the criminal. Such is the case when the politics of your message rules over the truth of a matter. What would Jesus say? We already know. The same man who physically and violently threw the money changers from the temple because he was offended also said that "the truth shall set you free." Read it, Mr. Harbeson. It's there, and that's the truth.
Doug Ruzicka, P.O. Box 181, Anchor Point, Alaska 99556
Editor's note:According to an article by Tom Kizzia in the Anchorage Daily News, Jeff Webster was found guilty of harassment and of punishing the demonstrators for exercising their rights. He was found not guilty of assault and attempting to deprive them of their rights.
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