The SPLC Exposed, Againt

For John, BLUF:  Some view the Southern Poverty Law Center as a fighter for human rights.  Others see it as a criminal racket.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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The Southern Poverty Law Center is a hate-based scam that nearly caused me to be murdered

Here is the sub-headline:

After internal challenges with discrimination, the Southern Poverty Law Center can't call itself an arbiter of justice.

From USA Today, by Ms Jessica Prol Smit, 17 August 2019.

Here is the lede plus:

I’ll never forget the moment I learned we were on lockdown. It was Aug.15, 2012. My frustration mingled with fear. Trapped on the sixth floor, we knew someone had been shot. We knew we couldn’t leave yet. We knew little else?

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It was the type of violent incident that one could expect a group that purportedly monitors “hate,” like the Southern Poverty Law Center, to notice, research, and decry. In fact, we were on the center’s radar but for all the wrong reasons. The assailant acknowledged later in FBI testimony that he had selected our office precisely because the SPLC had labeled my employer a “hate group.”

It’s always been easier to smear people rather than wrestle with their ideas. It’s a bully who calls names and spreads lies rather than thoroughly reading a brief’s legal arguments or challenging the rationale underlying a policy proposal. The SPLC has chosen to take the easy path — to intimidate and mislead for raw political power and financial benefit.

Yes, the SPLC has been an abusive organization.  On the other hand, the First Amendment covers everyone, Saints and scoundrels.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff