Planned Parenthood Smear Videos Caused 9 Times More Threats

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/02/planned-parenthood-vids-sparked-threats.html#

The Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting was a shock but, sadly, not a surprise.

In the past four months, at least four separate groups have warned that the undercover video campaign from the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), which alleged that Planned Parenthood illegally profited from its fetal tissue donation program, could result in an escalation of violence against abortion providers.

In a July 31 application (PDF) for an injunction against CMP founder David Daleiden and his organization, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) noted that there were already telling warning signs of anti-abortion violence, just 17 days after the release of the first undercover video. In addition to relaying death threats received by Planned Parenthood doctors, the NAF noted that their security staff had received “an increase in ‘off’ hour requests for security advice from its members” and that they had advised abortion providers to “be on heightened alert.”

Most immediately concerning, however, was the NAF’s claim that “incidents of harassment at Planned Parenthood facilities increased nine fold in July, compared to reported incidents in June, and the reported incidents of harassment were even more numerous in August.”

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Law enforcement was also concerned about an increased risk of violence following the release of the CMP videos. In September, CBS reported that an FBI Intelligence Assessment warned that “it is likely criminal or suspicious incidents will continue to be directed against reproductive health care providers, their staff, and facilities.” The document further noted that a recent uptick in criminal or suspicious incidents following the CMP videos was “consistent with the actions of lone offenders using tactics of arsons and threats all of which are typical of the pro-life extremist movement.” One of the nine incidents they listed was in Denver.

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Either way, one of the most frightening things about Dear is just how many people seem to have seen him coming from so far away.

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So, Congress continues to push the videos, and the MEdia continues to talk about them as if they are unedited, knowing for months that the effect they have is dangerous. But, that was the plan, wasn't it? Terra Terra Terra gets gopers elected.