An NPR reporter also witnessed this incident. There seems to be the assumption that if you are a protester you are not allowed to express your voice. Since the woman was not mic checking or being disruptive, when was the act of standing at a political event grounds for assault?
Why is the Gingrich campaign so afraid of contradicting viewpoints from constituents?
If he wants constant adoration from his fans he should go into another line of public exposure. He is dealing with voters and they inherently have the right to express their opinion.
Regardless of whether Newt likes that opinion or not.
The Manchester Police Department is investigating an Occupy protester's complaint that she was roughed up by an aide to candidate Newt Gingrich yesterday, Lieutenant Maureen Tessier told BuzzFeed today.
The protester, Rebecca Burton of Manchester, Conn., told BuzzFeed that she was been standing inside the restaurant where Gingrich's Latino town hall was being held, Don Quijote.
A staffer -- a middle-aged white man wearing an earpiece, who refused to talk to BuzzFeed -- approached Burton, ripped her sign, grabbed her by the arm and shoved her, she alleges.