Reply #69: Agreed. It always looks like she's ENJOYING [View All]

getting arrested.

I think she is a brave woman, and I am very sorry for her loss. I am so proud of her for standing up to B*** and his failed policies, for sacrificing her freedom for this cause. However, I believe these grins while being arrested cause significant damage to her mission.

Her child was killed, and dozens more die every day. One would think that her outrage and sadness over this would not result in smiles for the cameras when she is arrested for protesting. It's really troubling to see her smiling and laughing in almost every photo of her various arrests. I've seen several photos of this arrest (and of others, too), and it looks like she's being dragged, pushed, and treated badly. At first, I wondered if she just had a weird grimace that could be interpreted as a smile... but there's no doubt to me now. Perhaps she is glad for the attention it brings to the cause, but I truly believe it is counterproductive. It makes the event of getting arrested seem like a triumph, and it distracts from the event that brought her to be an activist.