No. She is being imprisoned like a violent criminal for standing on principle. And locking her up like a murderer is only making her bigger than she needs to be. She is probably going to make money when this is all said and done.
No she isn't. She is being locked up like the troubler maker she is. Locked up like a murderer? I was unaware that a murderer could gain their freedom by agreeing not to "do it" anymore.
I disagree. There are a number of ways this could have been handled other than locking her up indefinitely.
She should have thought of that instead of acting like an asshat.
The judge has taken over this whole situation, so I doubt anyone is getting fired. Did she try and fire her employees?
The judge has options and chose the most severe punishment, which should be reserved for criminals, not this woman.
Defying a court order makes you what again?
What law did she break?
Jailing her isn't changing her behavior either.
You mean there aren't laws protecting other people's rights from people trying to take them away?
She disobeyed a court order. She didn't break some law related to homosexual marriage.
Actually part of the reason we lock people up is prevent them from committing more crime. Same thing could have been accomplished without locking this woman up.
Certainly stopped her from continuing to deny other people their basic rights and liberties.
Putting her in jail is not solving the problem.
Seeing how marriage licenses have now resumed being handed out, I would say that YES putting her in jail did solve the problem.
I guess. Not sure what point you're trying to make.
It would not surprise me to find atheists selectively quoting portions of a book about something they don't believe in to justify some viewpoint.
No, it hasn't. She's not going to comply, so is the judge going to lock her up until the next election? That's insane.
No. He is only locking her up until she agrees not to interfere with other people's civil liberties and common rights. It's not indefinite. She can leave anytime she wants to. As long as she doesn't interfere in other people's lives anymore. The fact that she chooses to remain in jail is solely her own choice which shows that she isn't going to stop meddling in affairs of other citizens in a negative way.
Because the judge is the one who ordered her to jail, indefinitely, when there were less harsh measures available.
Indefinitely is at her discretion. Not the judges'.
It is not standard practice to lock someone up indefinitely for violating a court order related to homosexual marriage.
Doesn't matter what the court order is for, violate it and pay the consequences. Might as well get over this "indefinitely" claim. It isn't true.
I'm not propping her up. I'm saying that's the net effect of locking her up like a murderer.
Again, last time I checked, a murderer was not free to walk and leave any time they wanted as long they "didn't do it anymore".
How many of them were locked up indefinitely for failing to obey a court order, where the person violated the order due to their religious beliefs, and the judge had less restrictive means available to enforce the order?
Indefinitely. Violating your religious beliefs does not justify denying other people their basic rights and liberties. She refused the judges attempt at alternative solutions.
The free exercise of religion is exactly what this is about.
I'm not sure anyone in this thread said she should be able to force her beliefs on others.
No. Freedom FROM religion is exactly what this is about. People are not to have their rights trampled on and denied simply because of another person's beliefs.
And if she doesn't comply, then what? Lock her up until the next election?
Sounds good to me.
C'mon man. You are telling me that even the smallest part of you is not bothered by locking up an American citizen indefinitely, without a trial, without having committed a crime like a common criminal? Seriously?
It's not indefinite.
Contempt of court doesn't require a trial.
Was unaware you could legally ignore a court's orders and not face some kind of punishment.
We are talking about a woman in Kentucky being locked up indefinitely after violating a court order due to her sincerely held religious beliefs. We're not talking about the Patriot Act, which has absolutely nothing to do with this woman.
What has been happening for almost 15 years now?
Not indefinitely.
You sure are spending a lot of time making excuses for this fellow Jesus warrior.
