Australia to deport American anti-abortion activist as threat to women

[Liberal_in_LA]

An American anti-abortion activist is expected to be deported from Australia, after the nation’s highest court ruled Friday that he posed a threat to public order amid concerns he could incite violence against women.

Troy Newman, president of the Kansas-based anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, was detained at Melbourne Airport on Thursday after trying to enter Australia even though officials had already canceled his visa.

The battle to prevent Newman from coming to Australia for a speaking tour began earlier this week, after a lawmaker sent a letter to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton saying Newman could pose a threat to community safety.

“I am most concerned that Mr. Newman’s call for abortionists to be executed could lead to threats or the commission of acts of violence against women and medical professionals,” wrote Terri Butler, a member of the opposition Labor Party.

Immigration officials then revoked Newman’s visa.

Newman, who co-authored a book that suggested doctors who perform abortions are committing a crime egregious enough to warrant the death penalty, denied that he posed a threat to anyone.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/3/australia-to-deport-american-anti-abortion-activis/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

[Dont call me Shirley]

1. Thank you Australia....

Hey Ted, you're not in Kansas anymore. LOL!

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. But then he comes back to usa

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. Doh!

[malaise]

4. Excellent

That is how you deal with these morons who threaten lives.

[Laffy Kat]

5. Made my day.

Except now we are stuck with this asshole.

[Fairgo]

6. He willfully entered the country in violation of his visa status

Oz turns this into a good thing. They will be fining the airline for allowing him on the plane. They will be reviewing procedures and policy to avoid future nonsense. Social learning & the social contract - policy tends to change when it doesn't work.

[hifiguy]

7. I don't suppose we could deport this yutz

to Antarctica?

[meow2u3]

8. Better yet, deport him to Gitmo

Forget about closing Gitmo. Just put the Christianist extremists there where they belong.

[hifiguy]

9. I like the way you think.

[olddots]

10. I hear there is water on Mars

Give the guy some of his favorite sandwichs ( shit ) and send him to Mars and I'll chip in 50$ for gas .

[jmowreader]

11. Forget "gas."

Gerald Bull, the cannon designer who was offed by the Iraqis for defrauding them, had this dream about building a huge cannon to shoot things to the moon. No, I'm not making this up.

I figure if we could just resurrect his design, scale it up a little and put it into mass production, we could fire the Talibornagains into the side of the moon for maybe $1000 apiece. And since cannon shells don't come with return mechanisms...well, like Jeb says, stuff happens.