Hollywood is experiencing yet another disgraceful incident involving one of its members. This story---of all places---comes from Instagram where a video of the whole episode has spread like a California wildfire.
So, a Black woman named Adrene Ashford stopped by a Los Angeles pharmacy, when out of nowhere a hysterical female burst in and began screaming at her.
The harridan was unknown to anybody there at the time, but Miss Adrene had the presence of mind to videotape the verbal barrage as the pharmacists called the police. The woman was heard screaming---actually chanting at points---about niggers and how much she hated them, and would kill all of them, if given the opportunity. The loony fled the scene before police arrived, driving on the wrong side of the street and nearly causing several wrecks; but as since been identified as one Heather Lynn Patton---a well-known production assistant in Hollywood.
Well, that explains why the police response was so slow. Trying to get the LAPD---or even worse, the LA County Prosecutor---to take action against anybody collected with Hollywood is a major undertaking. And I have a suspicion that the fact that this outburst took place inside a drug store is no coincidence either.
As it turns out, Heather Patton has done things like this before. KTLA News discovered that she has had two Restraining Orders against her filed by her neighbors. Not surprisingly, she's never spent a day in jail over any of this, despite KTLA's report that: "The neighbor told KTLA that he installed security cameras after incidents with her. He showed the news station video of Patton threatening to slit someone’s throat. Another video shows her and a man in a physical struggle and arguing in the street. The neighbor also accused Patton of vandalizing his father’s truck."
We did some investigating of our own through public records, and---oh lookie here---
And naturally, there's virtue-signalling:
"Patton, who has also volunteered at the Museum of Contemporary Art-Los Angeles, The Midnight Mission and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, lives in Los Angeles with her husband, according to public records." {source: Heavy.com}
Now, being a good Liberal, she doesn't share the same surname with her husband (or, domestic partner, as California now refers to spouses). His name is Lloyd Andrew Sigler, another rather dubious character. His sociopolitical leanings (like his behavior) are in line with his wife's:
Well, what else can we say? It's just the Hollywood Elite being themselves.
Words are not violence snowflakes
ReplyDeleteShe was wrong but free speech is legal
I agree with you, in theory. That's why we didn't include Adrene Ashford's posts about 'verbal assault' and 'hate crimes'. However, I don't think it would have been inappropriate for the cops to have run Heather Patton in for Disturbing the Peace; and very probably for Public Intoxication of some kind.
DeleteAs far as Free Speech goes, SCOTUS ruled decades ago that both the government and private persons had a right to shut someone up forcibly if there was a probability of the speech provoking violence. The Judges loosely called this 'fighting words'. I don't know if you're married; but a good example would be if some lout started insulting you in front of your husband and took a fist to the nose for it. In a broader social context, a White guy who goes into a Harlem bar and starts yelling about 'niggers' is asking for a beating. If the police see this, they have a legal right to intervene and hold the speaker criminally liable. Free Speech isn't protected in such circumstances.
Wow. This story is seriously plum full of inaccurate info. Why? Why embellish?
ReplyDeleteInaccurate---like what?
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ReplyDeleteI know that you Liberals can't stand the truth; but rudeness in the comments is not allowed here.
DeleteWhat she did was distasteful but totally legal. As far as im concerned everyone in this was crazy. Outburst was crazy and people calling the police expecting her to be arrested are crazy. It's not the east bloc yet.
ReplyDeleteThe Supreme Court cases below unambigoulsy affirm that what this lady did was 100% legal. Her speech is as american as apple pie, even if its a really bad old mcdonalds apple pie.
R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul
Snyder v. Phelps
Matal v. Tam
Yes---I do agree that the Left has spun this story in the wrong direction. What she SAID was not illegal; what she DID was a Misdemeanor (I think) in Los Angeles County; i.e. flipping out in a public venue and Disturbing the Peace. Granted, it's rarely enforced. It's also important to note that Heather Patton works for, and belongs to political organizations which advocate locking up people for this kind of Speech.
DeleteYou both should look up laws regarding hate speech. There is a lot wrong here and the police should have arrested her on the spot. Its funny to hear the police shouldn't have been called, but im sure this blog has be trying to protect the folks calling the cops on minorities for nothing.
DeleteI never said that she shouldn't have been arrested. My point to the previous commenter was that with or without Hate Speech laws, Heather Patton still broke existing laws by her actions.
DeleteP.S. You should read the blog more often. We're quite pro-Minority here.
DeleteIn Southern California, Hollywood operates like a Mafia. There are some good people in the LAPD and Los Angeles County Government who've tried to bring them to heel; but it's been uphill battle for decades.
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