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Protesting in favor/ against sensitive subjects and causing a ruckus that results in _law enforcement getting involved_ can be “intimidating and threatening” wh

Protesting in favor/ against sensitive subjects and causing a ruckus that results in _law enforcement getting involved_ can be “intimidating and threatening” when it _happens at your workplace_. I feel you’re being deliberately obtuse on this.

yencabulator 2y ago
As far as I read, law enforcement was there just to remove the people from the premises, not to stop violent behavior. You do realize many protests involve just sitting in place until police drags you away, and that that's intentional?
- lp0_on_fire 2y ago
  You realize that breaking into a private office, being asked, and then told, to leave automatically escalates a situation? Obviously they want to get arrested because they’re out for attention. You realize there are many examples of these sit-ins lately end with protesters gluing themselves to the floor/road or damaging property, maybe toss some paint on priceless art when it happens to a museum? Or relieving themselves in place so that some poor underpaid janitor has to clean up? After the protesters smile for the camera of course. I find that pretty intimidating because if the spoiled rich brats looking for social media points are willing to do that to themselves what else are they willing to do? Is it totally unreasonable to assume one could be stupid and end up hitting someone? In the United State where gun crime is unfortunately high? The likelihood of this particular incident developing into that was probably pretty low but the point is that other people should not have to make that kind of mental calculus at work. They have a right not to be subjected to whatever hot button political cause is in vogue when they’re trying to go to work so they can feed themselves and their family. If you want to protest do it on your own time on public property or your own. Don’t expect sympathy from those of us that don’t want to hear it at our place of business.
  - yencabulator 2y ago
    I don't even disagree with you on many of those points, but you're still dancing around the actual question and just complaining that somebody dared to protest.
    - lp0_on_fire 2y ago
      You not liking my answer != me dancing around the question. If you can't glean my position on this by now there's nothing more to be had from this conversation.

yencabulator 2y ago

As far as I read, law enforcement was there just to remove the people from the premises, not to stop violent behavior. You do realize many protests involve just sitting in place until police drags you away, and that that's intentional?

lp0_on_fire 2y ago
You realize that breaking into a private office, being asked, and then told, to leave automatically escalates a situation? Obviously they want to get arrested because they’re out for attention. You realize there are many examples of these sit-ins lately end with protesters gluing themselves to the floor/road or damaging property, maybe toss some paint on priceless art when it happens to a museum? Or relieving themselves in place so that some poor underpaid janitor has to clean up? After the protesters smile for the camera of course. I find that pretty intimidating because if the spoiled rich brats looking for social media points are willing to do that to themselves what else are they willing to do? Is it totally unreasonable to assume one could be stupid and end up hitting someone? In the United State where gun crime is unfortunately high? The likelihood of this particular incident developing into that was probably pretty low but the point is that other people should not have to make that kind of mental calculus at work. They have a right not to be subjected to whatever hot button political cause is in vogue when they’re trying to go to work so they can feed themselves and their family. If you want to protest do it on your own time on public property or your own. Don’t expect sympathy from those of us that don’t want to hear it at our place of business.
- yencabulator 2y ago
  I don't even disagree with you on many of those points, but you're still dancing around the actual question and just complaining that somebody dared to protest.
  - lp0_on_fire 2y ago
    You not liking my answer != me dancing around the question. If you can't glean my position on this by now there's nothing more to be had from this conversation.