After a transgender candidate was defeated in the Joplin City Council election earlier this month, Councilman Ryan Jackson, who was not up for election, felt the need to go to social media and offer some commentary.
"Let's not say she because he's obviously a man who has something (sic) psychological issues. We should not play into his mental delusion."
As you can imagine, this caused quite a stir among those who support the LGBTQ community.
KSNF/KODE reporter Dustin Lattimer followed up and Jackson threatened to reveal personal information (phone numbers/ addresses, etc.) about the station's employees to anti-LGBTQ groups includings something called Libs From Tik-Tok.
Tonight, it came to a head with a hearing to determine how or if Jackson should be punished for what he correctly said was his freedom of speech.
As someone who has been fired from two jobs for things I've written, I can tell you the First Amendment doesn't protect you from everything.
It has consequences.
Tonight, after listening from 10 citizens call for his removal from office, Jackson escaped a vote to remove him, with only four of the nine council members voting yes.
He did not escape a vote for censure. Eight council members, including Jackson, voted for his censure.
Jackson had an opportunity to make his case. He concentrated on the doxxing threat against KSNF/KODE and said he had apologized to Lattimer and that he was wrong.
What Jackson didn't mention, and what no one asked him, is if he felt so strongly about his freedom of speech, and I have to believe he did, why did he feel it was necessary to threaten the TV station that was helping spread his opinion?
You'd think someone who felt so strongly would take pride in his opinion.
Who are the ones that voted to remove him?
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's a matter of feeling proud of what he said or not, I think he simply felt a little threatened by someone recording his conversation and had a knee jerk reaction, thinking he'd turn the tables by using his supposed connections to libs of tik tok to blow the whole situation up in everyone's face.
ReplyDeleteOne might argue he felt a lot of pride about what he said if he's willing to put it all out there for potentially millions of people to see if it went viral for a minute.
Am I saying what he did was the right thing to do? No, just stating facts, it came off as childish and cringe. But he's also not wrong when it comes to stating biological facts.
Big small johnson energy with many of these types.
DeleteWow, thanks Professor Biology
ReplyDeleteToday our world is one of PC (Political Correctness), anything you say will offend someone - somehow!
ReplyDeleteAnd don’t forget about Personal Computers!
DeleteThe overwhelming reality of right wing conservativism is “bullies who can dish it out but can’t take it”
ReplyDeleteAnd the left are those that just can't take it. Lol
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