ABC News: Dutch Filmmaker Theo Van Gogh Murdered

ABC News: Dutch Filmmaker Theo Van Gogh Murdered.

He was Vincent Van Gogh’s grandson. He had just produced a very controversial film about domestic violence against women in Islamic culture. It pissed off a lot of Dutch Muslims.

Ironically he had just produced a documentary about the assassination of Pim Fortuyn, also famous/infamous for criticizing sexual injustices of Islam. (According to Adam Curry, Fortuyn has been portrayed in the American media as a racist ideologue along the lines of Jacques Le Pen, but this is not true; he was openly gay and a critic of the sexual intolerance of Muslim culture.)

Deputy tackles, arrests journalist for photographing voters

Deputy tackles, arrests journalist for photographing voters

When Deputy Al Cinque tried to grab Henry’s camera, Henry ran about 100 feet across the pavement on the side of the elections office before he was tackled by the deputy.

Cinque yelled at Henry, “Hold still, stop moving,” after he pinned Henry on the pavement, punched him in the back and grabbed Henry’s left arm to put a handcuff on his wrist.

Cinque then jerked Henry, 54, to his feet by his left arm and slammed his body against a parked car, where the deputy punched him again as Henry tried to hand him identification cards that were later found on the pavement.

Documenting the way that democracy works under Jeb Bush will get you a beating by the cops. Nice. Appalling, yes. Surprising, no.

voted.

First thing this morning. Democrats everywhere I could. There was no candidate for prosecuting attorney except a republican so I left that blank. I was stymied to realize I had no idea what the relative merits of the various judges were so I sadly left those blank. Voted against proposals 1 and 2.

Go vote, please, if you haven’t. We need you.