WI Planned Parenthood Bombed

[Visionoyahweh]

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/e ... -wisconsin

 

I'm afraid we'll see more of this thing in the future.

 

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/e ... ic-bombing

 

At least Frothy condemned it. I suspect he's secretly for it (property damage, not innocent killing).

[Shirley MacLaine]

So disturbing. I've never been anywhere but PP for reproductive health care, and I've always had great experiences with the staff and doctors there. It's such a valuable organization and attacks on it, whether it's a bombing or political maneuvers against it... ugh, just disgusted.

[KatPruska]

I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for anyone in the national conversation to use the correct terminology - terrorism - for these attacks on women in the US. After all, this sort of stuff is always committed by white men, and they're never terrorists! Sigh. I'm really tired of this shit.

[ShadowyOne]

So disturbing. I've never been anywhere but PP for reproductive health care, and I've always had great experiences with the staff and doctors there. It's such a valuable organization and attacks on it, whether it's a bombing or political maneuvers against it... ugh, just disgusted.

This. When I was in and just out of college I relied on PP for my general well-woman exams, pap smears, and birth control. There is a very large PP center near my home, and normally there are picketers there once or twice a week, but currently they are there every day for "40 days of life" or something (for Lent). I pass them frequently, and just want to ask how they can object to women (and men!) getting affordable general medical care, STI screening and treatment, cancer screening, etc, when abortion is such a small amount of what they do (if memory serves, 5% or less of their services, and no federal funding $$ towards it)

[lilwriter85]

I'm glad no one was injured and I did worry about PP places quite a bit. I know someone who worked a PP center and an abortion clinic and they get a lot of threats.

[Alecto]

I am concerned, but I also want to wait and see - I read on Reddit this might have been part of a string of vandalism possibly not specifically targeted on PP.

[Visionoyahweh]

It's good to hear it may not be politically motivated. TPM says the FBI is looking into it.

[Shirley MacLaine]

I'd be glad to hear it was not politically motivated, but I'm not sure it matters much (if at all). In the current political climate, and given the history of attacks on PP and other clinics, does it matter so much why a bombing happened? The intent may have been different but the effect is rather the same.

[Alecto]

I'd be glad to hear it was not politically motivated, but I'm not sure it matters much (if at all). In the current political climate, and given the history of attacks on PP and other clinics, does it matter so much why a bombing happened? The intent may have been different but the effect is rather the same.

But here is the thing - the question becomes "Is this a bomb?"

Because the descriptions I've seen were more like some kids throwing fireworks.