Planned Parenthood Smear Videos Caused 9 Times More Threats

[deminks]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/02/planned-parenthood-vids-sparked-threats.html#

The Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting was a shock but, sadly, not a surprise.

In the past four months, at least four separate groups have warned that the undercover video campaign from the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), which alleged that Planned Parenthood illegally profited from its fetal tissue donation program, could result in an escalation of violence against abortion providers.

In a July 31 application (PDF) for an injunction against CMP founder David Daleiden and his organization, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) noted that there were already telling warning signs of anti-abortion violence, just 17 days after the release of the first undercover video. In addition to relaying death threats received by Planned Parenthood doctors, the NAF noted that their security staff had received “an increase in ‘off’ hour requests for security advice from its members” and that they had advised abortion providers to “be on heightened alert.”

Most immediately concerning, however, was the NAF’s claim that “incidents of harassment at Planned Parenthood facilities increased nine fold in July, compared to reported incidents in June, and the reported incidents of harassment were even more numerous in August.”

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Law enforcement was also concerned about an increased risk of violence following the release of the CMP videos. In September, CBS reported that an FBI Intelligence Assessment warned that “it is likely criminal or suspicious incidents will continue to be directed against reproductive health care providers, their staff, and facilities.” The document further noted that a recent uptick in criminal or suspicious incidents following the CMP videos was “consistent with the actions of lone offenders using tactics of arsons and threats all of which are typical of the pro-life extremist movement.” One of the nine incidents they listed was in Denver.

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Either way, one of the most frightening things about Dear is just how many people seem to have seen him coming from so far away.

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So, Congress continues to push the videos, and the MEdia continues to talk about them as if they are unedited, knowing for months that the effect they have is dangerous. But, that was the plan, wasn't it? Terra Terra Terra gets gopers elected.

[mrdmk]

1. The problem here is the GOP got in bed with people who are religious extremist

These religious extremist want to push their religion onto others and tell them how to live. The GOP for the most part cannot turn back from this group of people. Unfortunately for the GOP, the religious extremist are part of the GOP.

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[Johonny]

2. They got in bed with them along time ago

It is only in the past 20 years that the religious extremist pushed the other GOPers out of the bed so that they're all that's left. The grifters and the delusional. Yet people still vote for them.

[jwirr]

6. Raygun and Jerry Falwell ushered in the rw cults and proceeded

to take the spotlight in the 80s. From then on it has been all down hill.

[SunSeeker]

3. Yup. That was the intended consequence of these videos.

Those assholes knew their audience.

[magical thyme]

4. they need to sue their lying asses for slander and libel. nt

[backscatter712]

5. Stochastic terrorism.

Here is the proof. People argue against the concept of stochastic terrorism because the really horrible high-level events like last Friday's shooting are pretty rare, hard to establish correlation.

But if you look at the rate of death threats, acts of vandalism, low-level assaults, that sort of thing. Here we see a trend.

The rate of death threats multiplied nine times. I think that can be considered evidence.

[niyad]

7. "no more baby parts" was one of the things dear said as he was taken into custody. clear link there