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Protests are a legal part of the system as a blow-off valve to let average citizens get rid of their rage. It's there to keep the status quo. It makes no differ

by Dah00n 5y ago

Protests are a legal part of the system as a blow-off valve to let average citizens get rid of their rage. It's there to keep the status quo. It makes no difference without force behind it. As long as the opposing view doesn't feel endangered it is working for them and against the average citizen. As soon as it makes a difference it is no longer protests but a rebellion, which most who will protest doesn't have the stomach for.

malwarebytess 5y ago
And barely legal at that. Right to protest is curtailed bit by bit year by year. It isn't a protest if you have to apply for a permit and have to stay in some "free speech zone."
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago
  In some places in America it’s legal to kill protestors. (Florida IIRC recently passed a law granting immunity to people to run over protestors with their car.)
  - snowflake_ptr 5y ago
    Fact-check: false. The Florida law only applies to rioters, not protestors. "Riot" is defined as: "three or more people acting with common intent resulting in injury to others, damage to property, or the imminent danger of injury or damage." There's a second "Aggravated riot": "25 or more participants cause great bodily harm or more than $5,000 in property damage, uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon, or blocks roadways by force or threat of force." If you're doing any of the above things, you're not protesting. The law was most likely the direct result of a violent mob climbing on top of this guy's car in Florida, one of whom the driver hit in his attempts to get away.
wolverine876 5y ago
> It makes no difference without force behind it. This is simply a false, anti-democratic trope. Protests interfere with everything from traffic to economies. And much more, they express intent to the leaders: Do something or be voted out of office, because we are motivated. The history of change through protest is very long.

by Dah00n 5y ago

malwarebytess 5y ago

And barely legal at that. Right to protest is curtailed bit by bit year by year. It isn't a protest if you have to apply for a permit and have to stay in some "free speech zone."

SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago
In some places in America it’s legal to kill protestors. (Florida IIRC recently passed a law granting immunity to people to run over protestors with their car.)
- snowflake_ptr 5y ago
  Fact-check: false. The Florida law only applies to rioters, not protestors. "Riot" is defined as: "three or more people acting with common intent resulting in injury to others, damage to property, or the imminent danger of injury or damage." There's a second "Aggravated riot": "25 or more participants cause great bodily harm or more than $5,000 in property damage, uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon, or blocks roadways by force or threat of force." If you're doing any of the above things, you're not protesting. The law was most likely the direct result of a violent mob climbing on top of this guy's car in Florida, one of whom the driver hit in his attempts to get away.

wolverine876 5y ago

> It makes no difference without force behind it. This is simply a false, anti-democratic trope. Protests interfere with everything from traffic to economies. And much more, they express intent to the leaders: Do something or be voted out of office, because we are motivated. The history of change through protest is very long.