[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5550]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              MOB VIOLENCE

  (Mr. COBLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, mob violence serves no good purpose. Last 
week, a California mob violently disagreed with the jury verdict in a 
high-profile case. I have no opinion if the verdict is inconsistent 
with the facts of the case, but I do have an opinion that mob violence 
offers no solutions. I do not embrace all jury verdicts, but when I am 
not in agreement with jury verdicts, I do not resort to violence. I do 
not promote the smashing of plate-glass windows. I do not promote the 
stealing of goods behind those windows. I do not promote the inflicting 
of injury upon innocent third parties.
  Mob members taking the law into their own hands, Mr. Speaker, is 
opposed to all that is good about America, yet few people have spoken 
out against it. Surely, the majority of Americans are opposed to mob 
violence. I reiterate: Mob violence serves no good purpose and should 
be deterred and rejected.

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