“Jars of urine, feces confiscated at TX capitol as abortion bill voting takes place,” Texas NBC affiliate KETK reports:
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today received information that individuals planned to use a variety of items or props to disrupt legislative proceedings at the Texas Capitol.
Therefore for safety purposes, DPS recommended to the State Preservation Board that all bags be inspected prior to allowing individuals to enter the Senate gallery, which the State Preservation Board authorized.
During these inspections, DPS officers have thus far discovered one jar suspected to contain urine, 18 jars suspected to contain feces, and three bottles suspected to contain paint. All of these items — as well as significant quantities of feminine hygiene products, glitter and confetti possessed by individuals — were required to be discarded; otherwise those individuals were denied entry into the gallery.
In the interest of the safety and security of Texas legislators and the general public, these inspections will continue until the conclusion of Senate business.
James Taranto, call your office.
At The Corner, Charles Cooke adds:
Some were asking why they were stripped of these items while concealed-carry permit holders were allowed to take their guns into the Capitol. I can only imagine that the explanation for this is the simplest one: CCW permit holders don’t tend to shoot people; protesters carrying feces to fling tend to, well, fling feces.
Well, yes.
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