From the onset, Jeff was unable to defend even the most basic claims. He started by claiming that this speech was illegal for him to hold, and claimed the judge had forbidden him from talking about LBGTQIA+ subject matters at all.
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This was proven to be a lie; the text of the order from his own powerpoint stated that this was only barred in front of "the child". In other words, he was barred from harrassing his daughter about her gender. When confronted about this, he dismissed it as "commie slander".
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The presentation continued in this manner, with jeff bringing up unsubstantiated claims such as "The State of Texas tried to sexually abuse and murder [his daughter]." followed by a description of the process by which he was separated from his children because of abuse.
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A YCT-affiliated photographer attempted to take photos of one of the protest members, kneeling directly in front of them to take photos of their face. The protest member refused and blocked the photogropher's camera, leading to a verbal altercation.
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Jeff repeatedly misgendered the student, goading them until they stood up and spit towards the front of the room. Around 8pm, the police escorted him out of the building shortly after, and the crowd cheered. Protestors were held in the room until Jeff was outside.
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Outside of the building, the protest was still going strong, and the crowd of nearly 200 followed Jeff as he was escorted from the back side of the building. He was placed immediately in a blacked-out SUV and driven out of the area.
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Kelly Neidert attempted to follow Jeff, telling the police in a shaky tone "I need to get in there." She must not be as important as she thought, becuase the car drove off without her. An officer hugged her around the shoulders and guided her into the language building.
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The police escorted her inside the language building, and it was promptly surrounded by the protest members. Cops stuffed her in a broom closet for about 15 minutes until they had a vehicle to escort her in.
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After the building was cleared and Kelly got her timeout, the police escorted her out the southwest exit into a silver SUV. The police began to shove people back and the police escort vehicle accelerated towards the crowd gathered on a walkway in front of the vehicle.
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I have been in similar situations before where an official vehicle is attempting to push through a crowd. In each occasion I have witnessed this, the vehicle makes it's way through the crowd at a slow and steady pace to allow people the opportunity to get out of the way.
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Denton's police apparently have no qualms about running over students. As soon as Kelly was settled in the car, the driver accelerated towards the crowd rapidly. A protestor was unable to back away fast enough, and was struck by the front of the vehicle.
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The protestor was looked after by an onsite medic, a cursory look suggested a sprained ankle. They were eventually taken to the hospital by EMS and are doing ok. After this, the crowd slowly dissipated and police eventually left.
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I have a lot of thoughts about this event, but that can wait for tomorrow. Overall, I'm proud of the community response we got today. Defend equality, and remember, we keep us safe.
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CORRECTION: The officer driving the silver SUV that hit a student was affiliated with UNT campus police, according to Denton PD.
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CORRECTION: The officer driving the silver SUV that hit a student was affiliated with UNT campus police, according to Denton PD.
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Guess what UNT PD your dept committed a crime! It's called a hit and run! Even Denton PD sees this and that's why they be like nope we good you on your own and we're not getting involved. Hope you like your day in court.
This is terrible.
Oh yea it’s Texas where it’s legal to run over people.
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