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THE Friday, Oct. 10, 1997
Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
Volume 51, Number 5
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Anti-abortion protestor Ronald Brock, who initially idenitified himself as "a messenger for the Lord" is confronted by Palomar student Brady Sheldon outside the Student Union last Friday. Many students were caught off-guard by the demonstrators, who appeared on campus without complying with college policies.
Abortion controversy collides with Palomar John DeCoursey Editor-in-Chief
When Sean Aulds walked out of the Student Union last Friday, he was not prepared for what he was¡ about to see. Spread across huge sign was a full-color picture of an aborted fetus, legs severed from its body, chest torn open, and head ruptured. The gore of the picture, mixed with the surprise of seeing it, was enough to overcome Aulds, who approached Ronald Brock, the man holding the sign. "Oh my God, look, that's a dead baby. That's so sad. Why did you have to bring that here? That is so awful," said Aulds, who turned and began to walk away, using a cane because of injuries he sustained in a car accident eight years ago. Brock, who was wearing a white smock with "Abortion is Murder" written in red-letters and a cross on his baseball cap, yelled after him, "You'd better watch out, after they kill all the babies they'll be coming after the handicapped."
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While an angry student (right) watches, Connie Youngkin from Pro-Life America distributes her organization's flyer.
An explosion of noise erupted as some students in the area began yelling at the man in reaction to his comment. A Campus Patrol officer who was standing near the protester walked away shaking his head, saying, "I can't believe he just said that to Sean." Brady Sheldon , a Liberal Studies student, leaped into the protester 's face. "How could you say that to someone? That is so wrong. You had no right to say that to him," Sheldon said. "It's true," said Brock. "The strong always conquer the weak. The elderly and the handicapped are next." "Only an ignorant person would say that," charged Sheldon. "You don't know him, you don't know if he's handicapped. Just shut up." Connie Youngkin, the other member of the two-person protest team, said to Sheldon, "This is capital punishment. Do you believe in capital punishment?" "I would if it were your ass in the electric chair," responded Sheldon.
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The "She's a Child, Not A Choice" flyer is read by one of the many people present.
Youngkin and her partner Brock, who at first would only identify himself as "a messenger for the Lord," had arrived on campus that morning around 10:4C a.m. to pick-up several thousand SEE PROTEST, PAGE 1:;
• The Telescope responds lt. the protesters' aUegatioru of censorship, Page 12