KC Man spits on Jane Fonda
 

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TIM CURRAN, Associated Press Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man spit tobacco juice into the face of actress Jane Fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new book, police said.

The man ran off but was quickly caught by police Tuesday night and charged with disorderly conduct.


Fonda has been on tour and doing interviews to promote her just-published memoir, "My Life So Far." The thrice-married, two-time Academy Award winner covers a wide array of topics, including her 1972 visit to Hanoi to protest the Vietnam War, during which she was photographed on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun. She has apologized for that photo, but not for opposing the war.


Capt. Rich Lockhart of the Kansas City Police Department said that although Fonda did not want to press charges against Michael A. Smith, 54, of Kansas City, he was arrested on a municipal charge of disorderly conduct after off-duty officers caught him just outside Unity Temple, where Fonda was signing books.


Lockhart said Smith was released on bond late Tuesday night and is due to appear in municipal court on May 27.


Smith, a Vietnam veteran, told The Kansas City Star on Wednesday that Fonda was a "traitor" and that her protests against the war were unforgivable. He said he normally does not chew tobacco but did so Tuesday solely to spit juice on the actress.


"I consider it a debt of honor," he told The Star for a story on its Web site, www.kansascity.com. "She spit in our faces for 37 years. It was absolutely worth it. There are a lot of veterans who would love to do what I did."

I applaud him, but wish he hadn't used tobacco. That's not exactly presenting a progressive spitting image.

Great, another story to make our area look stupid to the rest of the world. Right along with "gay marriage bans," not teaching evolution, and serial killers.

I don't care how much you hate her, have some class...

That war was totaly wrong but I don't agree with what she did to protest it. I know a guy that was in a VC prison camp at the time. He said it was much worse for them after she did that.

I obviously don't remember that (I was born in '76), but it does sound kinda messed up. Either way, spitting in someone's face is just classless.

What a waste of perfectly good tobacco juice.

You can buy her apology for $29.95 at your local bookstore.

She's a worthless sack of shit. She apologies while she's pitching her piece of shit book. What a treasonous twat.

Okay, but would you spit on her?

You kidding me? KC stock is on the rise.

Exactly. What in the f*** were we thinking, allowing Hanoi Jane anywhere near our city?

I'd like to buy the man a beer and shake his hand.

I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t go there and crap on her table then, huh?

Probably not, but she shouldn't jay-walk in my neighborhood either.

The Supreme court has recognized that there are words and actions so offensive that justify a violent reaction. So this guy was just saving it up until he had the opportunity. Can't blame him either.

I agree that spitting in someone's face is too Bill Romo but I am glad he was able to finaly get some closure after all of these years. He did risk his life when asked to.

What else would you do with it?