- 02 Oct 2020 01:19
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True but we still have the right to do it and the law/government can't stop you. Employers also have a right to fire people that give their business a bad name when they say things certain people find offensive, but that's another debate.
Jaywalkers can be fined, as are people who double-park. Blocking traffic is a more serious crime than those others because it affects a lot more people and takes away the rights of people using the street. Public streets are owned by everyone, one citizen or a group of citizens have no right to control its use any way they choose. They can ask for consent from the representatives of the citizenry (municipal gov) if they want to close it for some purpose, like a parade etc.
Would you be equally ok with a group of alt-right protestors blocking an intersection on your way to work because they want Congress to let Trump to build the wall?
It's not off-topic, we're talking about protestors. I don't need your permission to mention topics you don't want people to discuss for ideological reasons. This thread isn't a "safe space" for the far-left.
Pants-of-dog wrote:No, not always. As AFAIK and I have already pointed out, some people have already been fired for doing so. Other places have made protesting illegal, or have made it so there is no choice.
True but we still have the right to do it and the law/government can't stop you. Employers also have a right to fire people that give their business a bad name when they say things certain people find offensive, but that's another debate.
Blocking traffic is not that big a deal. Jaywalkers do it but we do not run them over or arrest them. So do people who are double parked.
Jaywalkers can be fined, as are people who double-park. Blocking traffic is a more serious crime than those others because it affects a lot more people and takes away the rights of people using the street. Public streets are owned by everyone, one citizen or a group of citizens have no right to control its use any way they choose. They can ask for consent from the representatives of the citizenry (municipal gov) if they want to close it for some purpose, like a parade etc.
Would you be equally ok with a group of alt-right protestors blocking an intersection on your way to work because they want Congress to let Trump to build the wall?
Off topic. You really heed to start a thread where you can write down all,of your thoughts on “rioters”.
It's not off-topic, we're talking about protestors. I don't need your permission to mention topics you don't want people to discuss for ideological reasons. This thread isn't a "safe space" for the far-left.