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Criticize the government the wrong way in America, you wind up in jail, and aren't allowed to travel anymore. We're talking differences of degree, not kind.
by beat 8y ago
Criticize the government the wrong way in America, you wind up in jail, and aren't allowed to travel anymore. We're talking differences of degree, not kind.
- amasad 8y agoChomsky has been criticizing government for 60 years and still going. He went to jail maybe once for civil disobedience.
- stale2002 8y agoWe do not have any laws in America that do this. If you are talking about how a police officer can just make something up and arrest you, well I guess, but that is something that can happen anywhere in the world. And as bad as the news has been about unaccountable police officers, I can assure you that the US is way ahead of most countries, in terms of things like corruption. If by "criticizeing the wrong way", you meant civil disobedience, well yes that's true. You usually do get arrested if you infringe on other people's property rights. I wouldn't call this bad though, as it has nothing to do with your criticism of the government. Its the infringement on other people's property rights that you are arrested for.
- beat 8y agoI narrowly dodged being arrested simply for being on the street during the 2008 GOP convention. The only reason I wasn't arrested was that they weren't arresting EVERYONE the first day. (I did have to sit for hours, not allowed to leave, next to two people who were just trying to get home to their apartment.) After that, anyone unfortunate enough to be caught on the streets in a kettling zone got arrested, whether or not they were even protesters. A friend's co-worker got arrested when he went outside for a smoke break. Yes, it could be worse, and it is in many other countries. But my point still stands.