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It still is a right. I went to inauguration protests myself. They had fences up around the route and we had to go through metal detectors and be searched to get
by spankalee 6y ago
It still is a right. I went to inauguration protests myself. They had fences up around the route and we had to go through metal detectors and be searched to get near the street. The cops pepper sprayed the crowd through the fences.
What isn't a right though is violent insurrection, sedition, and storming government buildings. Preventing that, when it's been discussed and planned in the open, and threatens our democracy, seems very prudent.
- im3w1l 6y agoAt protest you attended, what would have happened if there were no fences, and no cops spraying the crowd? Would the government buildings have been stormed without? And why do people expect them to be insufficient for keeping the trumpers at bay?
- spankalee 6y agoThere were no open and organized calls for violence, attacking government institutions, or executing representatives, leading up to the protests I was a part of (someone did throw an egg though). There are now, and a recent and pretty successful attack on the Capital. That's why we need tighter controls now. And what would have happened back then with no fences? The fences were a block back from the street, and I was inside them. Most likely there would have been a much larger visible protesting crowd along the route, and probably less conflict because people couldn't get in in time. I completely understand the metal detectors that were there, but I really doubt the chances of someone taking a shot back then are even 1/100th of the chances someone would next week.
- im3w1l 6y agoThanks this helps put things in perspective.