Trans Woman Arrested, Sent to Men’s Jail For Entering Florida Capitol Bathroom
Trans Woman Arrested, Sent to Men’s Jail For Entering Florida Capitol Bathroom
“I’m not a political activist,” she maintained. “I’m just a normal college student who thinks this law is wrong.”
Friendly reminder that if you're trans and planning on leaving the states (and you really should be), you'll need to leave by land or an airport that doesn't have body scanners. As you will be detained if what they see in the scanner doesn't match their expectations based on your passport.
You guys are way too precious about your public toilets.
Peacefully disobeying the law is not a good idea under fascism. This was a brave, albeit really stupid, thing to do. I hope this woman makes it out okay.
No kidding. Prison is not a good place to be trans at the best of times. She seems to be aware of this but... I dunno. As a protest goes this seems ill advised. She might be playing Joan of Arc here but I just hope she doesn't regret this later.
as stupid as a trans woman entering the men's bathroom and being ridiculed/assaulted? there's really no winning for trans people
With RepubliKKKans, the cruelty is the point. The governor of Texas signed a bill a couple years ago that made it so that, iirc, construction workers were no longer required by law to be given water breaks. There are 60 days in Dallas, TX per year with an average high temperature at least 97 degrees Fahrenheit. I remember one stretch about 20 years ago in Austin where the temperature was 100+ for 30 days in a row.
She didn't do anything wrong; but regardless, if you're going to scale the wall to go into the lion's den at the zoo definitely don't announce it to them via megaphone first.
Sometimes the arrest is the protest.
Don't get yourself vcoded out of protest please
They're doing state mandated conversion therapies in the prisons.
Just take a shit in the hall next time. They pardon people for that.
Relevant facts:
- she self identifies as a "moderate conservative", also identifying as a "centrist" who cares about "family values"
- she is a devout Catholic
- she lives in Illinois and traveled to Florida just to do this
- before going to Florida, she sent letters to lawmakers stating her intention to break the law, including when and where she would and a photo of herself (police were thus posted at the location and time she indicated, hence why she was arrested)
- she explicitly identifies as not a "political activist"
- she is breaking the law because she thinks it is wrong (she is engaging in civil disobedience), though she did not expect to actually be arrested
- she didn't consult any legal or advocacy groups before doing this
- she was arrested upon going into the restroom and washing her hands, after cops posted at the bathroom told her not to; she was held in the men's ward of the Leon County Detention Facility overnight, and she faces 60 days of incarceration if convicted
- she is back in Illinois but will have to fly back to Florida for hearings
- she didn't expect to be arrested and regrets doing it
source: Tampa Bay Times (archive.ph link)
Idiot: ✓
Identifies as moderate conservative, but is mostly apolitical: ✓
What a surprise.
I.... Am I the only one that is shocked by the fact that there are cops posted at BATHROOM??????? The fuck??? (Also wtf do they have a law that say you can do prison if you step in the wrong bathroom????)
I mean she thought of politics as something philosophical that doesn't actually effect people so I'm not sure how someone this sheltered exists while also being trans. But it's fascinating in a horrifyingly stupid way. It explains why she really thought they wouldn't actually arrest her.
She's actually not mentally prepared to do prison time so I hope they figure something out.
Florida ignoring her legal name change is goofy though.
Probably why some are non voters to, they don't think actually affects them.
She’s a devout Catholic who describes herself as a political centrist, with an appreciation for “family values”
😬
She's a brainwashed victim of groomers and control systems. aka, organized religion
What in the Caitlyn Jenner..
Caitlyn Jenner didn't get arrested in an act of civil disobedience tho 👀
EDIT: Marcy Rheintgen, despite being a conservative, listed Dorothy Day as an influence ...
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Placing cops in front of a bathroom just because a trans woman said she would go wash her hands there should sound crazy to anyone. It's sad that it's apparently just normal now
So the thing to do now is to announce where you're going to wash your hands to the police and then just not show up.
Unironically yes, waste their resources on this
And you know those cops fucking relished it
Putting people into jail for using a supposed wrong bathroom to wash hands is just ridiculous even without considering anything transgender.
I would never be a cop, but even as a pig, I can't imagine getting that assignment and not asking if that was really what the community needed from me that day. And a whole fucking group for one 20yo washing her hands? How embarrassing for them.
The Nazis didn't have a vast historical record that illustrates the dangers of dehumanizing and imprisoning groups of peoples, and violently smashing protests for fascism; what excuse do these American cops and ICE agents have? I have to conclude that those who participate want this.
Should we be held to higher ethical standards than the Germans of the past? We have a greater awareness of past atrocities and a deeper understanding of their consequences, and contemporary societies are expected to adhere to more stringent ethical guidelines and uphold human rights
I really do wonder what they thought getting that assignment. They were probably proud as fuck.
It's the Karen's wet dream
All I can say about this is that it's a courageous act.
I genuinely don't know whether it was well considered.
I hope she's able to inspire others to fight unjust treatment of others. This feels like an extreme act of courage from someone with a lot to lose, and she is not just a brave woman, but this should be seen as an admirable action by anyone, no matter who they are or what they believe, because it's a level of sacrifice that most of us would never be able to take on.
As many people as we have on near every post here these days talking about why no one is taking any action, they're still safe behind their screen while this lady marched, announced, right through the front gate of the enemy's house. People like Marcy are who have gotten us to this point of the rights we have, not the critics, no matter how vocal they get.
Why is any business still in Florida?
There won't be once the ocean reclaims Florida
Low taxes, I assume
The weather's getting nicer. Next time maybe she'll think twice, and shit in a convertible in the Capitol's parking lot.