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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse
Indeed. And I hope every single one of them does so with a very smug smile on their face knowing they are upsetting people like him to the degree they are.

That delights me!

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ORIGINAL: GreedyTop
Cool! Go for it!! Get jailed for sexual harassment!!

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ORIGINAL: GreedyTop

LaT!! Lucy!! You sadistic bitches!! Would you REALLY inflict that kind of punishment on nursing mothers??? THINK OF THE BABIES!!!

*snort*

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ORIGINAL: DarqueMirror

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ORIGINAL: TheFireWithinMe
In other words it's a right because you say so? Cool I'm going to call in to work and tell them I have the right to stay home and be paid.

Take a government class (preferably in college) and then come talk to me about rights. Otherwise, it's like I'm having a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

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ORIGINAL: barelynangel
See that's what i don't get.  Why, if it wasn't something you would normally do, would you do it for SPITE. 

That to me is as bad of an attitude to have as many people are accusing others of having for finding it INAPPROPRIATE in certain situations or places.  

To use it to thumb your nose because it may make some people uncomfortable to me is just as bad as anyone who finds it offensive as a whole concept.  Ishtarr your reaction is no better than theirs.

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ORIGINAL: DarqueMirror

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ORIGINAL: barelynangel
See that's what i don't get.  Why, if it wasn't something you would normally do, would you do it for SPITE. 

That to me is as bad of an attitude to have as many people are accusing others of having for finding it INAPPROPRIATE in certain situations or places.  

To use it to thumb your nose because it may make some people uncomfortable to me is just as bad as anyone who finds it offensive as a whole concept.  Ishtarr your reaction is no better than theirs.

That's because for those people, a baby is an accessory. A pet. A commodity to be used as it suits them and their agenda. When it becomes a nuisance, the neglect begins.

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ORIGINAL: LafayetteLady

Mom Kicked Out of Court for Breastfeeding

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Apparently, feeding your child is something to be ashamed of -- at least according to one district court judge. Michigan resident and mother of a 5-month-old baby, Natalie Hegedus, was reportedly "called out" for breastfeeding in front of an entire courtroom, leaving her humiliated and in tears.

Ok, really? I'm sure there are plenty here that will defend her right to breastfeed where ever she wants, but there are times it is simply inappropriate.

It isn't "illegal" to use a cell phone, but don't do it in a court room. Most court rooms aren't even go to permit your child in the courtroom as he/she can create a disturbance if they get "fussy" during proceedings.

It really would not have been all that difficult for her to step out into the Atrium area to feed her child. She could have pulled a bailiff aside, explained that her baby needed to be fed and she was just stepping outside the room to do so.

So regardless of whether or not breastfeeding in public is "legal," are there times it is simply inappropriate to do so? Is it appropriate during church services? How about in the middle of a wedding ceremony?

While I do understand that many women want to breastfeed their baby and want to have the right to do when when necessary, do they really have the "right" to do it anywhere, and anytime the need arises? Or should these women actually take into consideration that there are some places where stepping out of the room is just the "right" thing to do?

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I hadn't realized there was a video attached, which prompted another question:

If a particluar place provides an area for breastfeeding (not the ladies bathroom), should a person be required to use that room as opposed to breastfeeding anywhere they choose at the facility?

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ORIGINAL: Alecta
I'm all for being able to breastfeed in public in general, but.
1. Breastfeeding is feeding. Anywhere where eating and drinking is inappropriate is also inappropriate to feed a child.
2. A Courtroom is not an appropriate place to be feeding anyone... actually, let me rephrase that... it is inappropriate to breastfeed or eat or drink or do anything disruptive or dismissive in a Courtroom when a Judge is in session.
3. This is not a "where can you breastfeed" question, it is a "when is it appropriate to blindly exercise your personal rights in blatant disregard of others" question. It is a respect issue. By deciding on your own to breastfeed while the Judge is in session you are disrespecting the Judge, the Court system, the Law, and all that it represents. You are placing it all beneath your convenience.
4. Your child's needs are paramount. This doesn't mean the world should stop spinning and bend over backwards so yo can feed the child, it means you should. If it is a choice between losing your place in line and feeding your child, choose the latter. I am not offended by breastfeeding mothers. I am offended by mothers who refuse to choose their baby's needs over her own convenience.
5. It is one thing to make a normally emotionally stoic woman cry. It is another to make a woman who milks sympathy for a living cry. Most people sit somewhere on that line between the two. Feeling humiliated does not mean someone had been humiliated, it could mean they have thin skin. It could just be their bid to sway sympathy votes. The Judge didn't do any more to her on the humiliation front than the teacher who scolds you in front of the class for not doing your homework. Or is that frowned upon now too?