Just Desserts? Man Who Tossed Pie at Coulter Has to Pay

[sabra]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001808703

Just Desserts? Man Who Tossed Pie at Coulter Has to Pay


NEW YORK The second man accused of throwing a pie at columnist Ann Coulter in October 2004--and missing--pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault Monday, according to a story in the Arizona Daily Star of Tucson.

William Zachary Wolff, 25, was fined $250. But the fine will be suspended if he pays $915 to the University of Arizona for damage caused to a backdrop during the incident.

Police said Wolff and Phillip Edgar Smith threw tofu cream pies at Coulter as she spoke to 2,500 people at the university. They missed but hit the backdrop. Smith accepted the same plea agreement in November.

Wolff's attorney, R. Antonio Felix, said in an e-mail to the Daily Star that Wolff knew before he threw the pie that there would be a punishment. "A letter to the editor saying that the columnist's views were so extreme and inflammatory that she deserved to have a pie thrown at her just doesn't get the same message across -- to the same audience -- as throwing the pie and accepting the consequences," he wrote.

[savemefromdumbya]

1. missed?

pity it missed

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. really. and He deserves more than a pie in the face.

How about a fist?

[savemefromdumbya]

7. I think you meant 'she'

[zbdent]

2. I'd rather pay the $915 than give Mannthrax the

satisfaction of the "victory" . . .

[CornField]

3. But gee, he already paid for the pie

And missed or not, it was still a waste of a good pie.

[Touchdown]

5. It's not hard to miss Coulter.

You try throwing something at a swizzle stick.

[Montauk6]

6. I'm surprised he wasn't branded a terrorist or enemy combatant.

[Loonman]

8. I thought it was funny when she ran away like a wimp

In the footage.

[Crazy Dave]

10. In fairness...

...she ran because she didn't know what was being thrown at her and she might have been in fear for her life, seriously. I don't condone acts of violence or vandalism against anybody.
I'm no fan of Ann Coulter but she is a person with fears and she has rights, even though she'd rather see others lose theirs. The pie throwing was an assault by so-called young tough guys against a weak 90 pound woman. If you have no other options, no intellect, just vandalism and violence to get your point across then at least show some courage. Don't act like pussy boys and pick a target like a 90 pound woman, find a target your own size, one that may stand still and even come after you.

Fair and Balanced eh?

I know everyone will disagree but I can handle it so go ahead....flame away as it is expected.

[Matariki]

12. just want to say, you are being the voice of reason

and of course you're correct, but still, there's a fine tradition of throwing pies in (deserving) people's faces ;-)

[tanyev]

9. Best $915 he ever spent.

Priceless.

[William769]

11. IMHO money well spent.

Their next endeavor would be on aiming lessons.

[Loonman]

13. Heh

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