The unfortunate reality today is that we are living in a country where you really have to be afraid of the consequences of exercising your Constitutional right

The unfortunate reality today is that we are living in a country where you really have to be afraid of the consequences of exercising your Constitutional right of free speech and assembly. I never thought I'd have this thoughts in the US. Never. Then you either haven't been in the US very long or aren't a student of history. Not that it makes it right, but this has always been the case. Whether you were a suffragette, a unionist, a war protester, a civil rights protestor, an anti-abortion/pro-life protestor, occupy, etc. The list goes on and will always go on. When you fight 'the man' you can (and should) expect him to fight back - sometimes unfairly.