Can Political Speech Lead to Public Violence?

To the Point

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4.4 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

For months, Republicans have kept up a drumbeat of verbal attacks on Planned Parenthood. Last week, three people were killed at a clinic in Colorado Springs. Some abortion rights advocates say extreme political rhetoric was responsible for deadly violence. We take a look at that accusation.

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0:00.0	Join left-right and center host Bob Shear for his new podcast, Shear Intelligence.
0:06.4	The twice-monthly podcast features thinkers and trendsetters in conversation with one of political journalism's leading voices.
0:13.9	Through the show's unique and sometimes surprising perspectives, you'll get up to speed on the current issues shaping the Beltway and the world. Find sheer
0:23.7	intelligence on KCRW's iTunes page. From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI Public Radio International,
0:33.1	this is To the Point. Political speech and violent action.
0:41.8	Hello again, I'm Norman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.
0:45.7	A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.
0:48.1	Last week's deadly attack on a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Clinic has been denounced,
0:52.3	even by groups opposed to abortion.
0:54.4	But Planned Parenthood and other abortion defenders insist it was only a matter of time before
0:59.7	inflammatory rhetoric resulted in violence. They complain not just about direct threats that mandate
1:05.1	security at abortion clinics, but also public comments by Republican politicians.
1:10.2	Does rhetoric really affect reality?
1:12.7	Are there limits to free speech in the midst of hard-fought political warfare?
1:17.2	Today's talking point, will a billionaire in a hoodie change attitudes about paternity leave?
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1:53.6	Program Fund. Hello again, Mormon Al-Nayback with To the Point. For months, Republicans have kept
1:58.1	up a drumbeat of verbal attacks on Planned Parenthood.
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