tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post3309649416809409546..comments2024-02-21T17:03:05.861-08:00Comments on Petrelis Files: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08359712473083091475noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-83594094925893433902009-10-15T14:03:34.708-07:002009-10-15T14:03:34.708-07:00Arnold's current account of the pepper spray s...Arnold's current account of the pepper spray still tries to link it to protesters by including the quote from Andrea Shorter to make it sound as if "gay leaders know it was done by someone in their community." <br /><br />what are you talking about? it shows that the LGBT community condemns the incident and sees it as a barrier to dialogue and progress on this issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-24502515435367067302009-10-15T01:47:48.923-07:002009-10-15T01:47:48.923-07:00SF Weekly has been completely irresponsible. I...SF Weekly has been completely irresponsible. I've been trying to get them to stop Arnold's dishonest reporting for weeks. I called the office and was told to write a letter. I wrote a letter, which was "lost" until I called again after Arnold's libelous pepper spray story appeared. Editor Tom Walsh did not give any sign that SF Weekly takes the situation seriously even during my conversation with him today. I am contacting advertisers to let them know that they are placing ads with a publication that will not apologize for making the Buju Banton concert their pick for the anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death.Landon Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743847862428964189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-48843392789144038142009-10-15T00:55:17.966-07:002009-10-15T00:55:17.966-07:00The Show wasn't stopped because babylon cannot...The Show wasn't stopped because babylon cannot silence RasTafarI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-9621984736496657042009-10-14T14:28:21.537-07:002009-10-14T14:28:21.537-07:00Arnold's current account of the pepper spray s...Arnold's current account of the pepper spray still tries to link it to protesters by including the quote from Andrea Shorter to make it sound as if "gay leaders know it was done by someone in their community." The image of drag queen Pollo Del Mar rushing past the big security people and going up to the front of the stage is such is so plainly absurd. (btw, she was not the organizer of the protest, but just one of many people who helped to publicize what was going on). There's an obvious reason why Eric Arnold writes for the SF Weekly, a joke rag few people bother reading and no one takes seriously. <br /><br />Fact is, as of now, there is zero proof the pepper spray incident had anything to do with the protest. Any protester who would have gone into that club to do it would have had to: a) pay $40 and not participate in the rest of the protest since the door security saw exactly who we were and wouldn't have let that person in; b) realize the extreme likelihood they would be seen while in the act (and I still find it hard to believe someone, anyone didn't see this being done even if it was dark... it's a very small venue); and c) If they were discovered, they would have seen there is only one exit from the club, some big security guys at the door and a whole lot of angry Buju Banton fans in the club. You would have to believe going into that there would be a serious chance of being discovered and that you might be facing an angry crowd (who was already on heightened alert from the protest.<br /><br />I still have questions as to why the show wasn't stopped even temporarily although some of the backup singers and dancers said they breathed in some of the pepper spray and that 3/4th of the dance floor cleared? Weren't the security people at all concerned whoever did that might try something even more extreme... at the very least try to spray Buju if that was the goal?Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126067426459920339noreply@blogger.com