[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Ptmcbriz

Most anti-democratic countries like communist China, and fascist Russia, don’t allow their citizens the full freedom of protesting. They end up in prison. Be careful for what you ask for taking away one’s freedom of protest. It’s the core of great democracy. It doesn’t matter if you agree, or disagree with what they are protesting about. Cheer their right to disagree and get attention towards their passion.

Nicely put. Free Speech is important but also often has dire consequences. It is not FREE.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Ptmcbriz

Most anti-democratic countries like communist China, and fascist Russia, don’t allow their citizens the full freedom of protesting. They end up in prison. Be careful for what you ask for taking away one’s freedom of protest. It’s the core of great democracy. It doesn’t matter if you agree, or disagree with what they are protesting about. Cheer their right to disagree and get attention towards their passion.

Protesting legally is fine, but you should not be able to break the law, destroy property, and take away the rights of others without being held accountable.

[kansasr]

Imaging the audacity of inconveniencing millionaire tennis players and people who pay $2000 to watch them over something as trivial as leaving a habitable planet for future generations......

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Ptmcbriz

Most anti-democratic countries like communist China, and fascist Russia, don’t allow their citizens the full freedom of protesting. They end up in prison. Be careful for what you ask for taking away one’s freedom of protest. It’s the core of great democracy. It doesn’t matter if you agree, or disagree with what they are protesting about. Cheer their right to disagree and get attention towards their passion.

I (and I doubt the majority of others who post here) have no problem with protesting, as long as it is done within the law. Cities have laws that govern where, when and how a protest must be conducted. But for example when your "protest" closes down a major freeway and blocking traffic for more than an hour (as I have personally witnessed), or other such actions that impede commerce or (as in all too many cases) endangers lives, then it is no longer a protest but instead, civil disobedience, with legal penalties that vary from state to state.

Sure. Protest. But don't trample on the rights or the well-being of others in the process.

[Caymus]

Originally Posted by kansasr

Imaging the audacity of inconveniencing millionaire tennis players and people who pay $2000 to watch them over something as trivial as leaving a habitable planet for future generations......

They should sue the protesters and their enablers.

[TonyM]

Solution:
1st offense, two years in prison
2nd offense, five years in prison

[Two Bills]

I wonder how many posters on TOTV were Nuclear Disarmament and Ban the Bomb or anti-Vietnam War protesters when that was all the rage?
They weren't exactly law abiding, or disruption free.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Protesting legally is fine, but you should not be able to break the law, destroy property, and take away the rights of others without being held accountable.

Very true

[Wondering]

"Good" point! Reminds me of the January 6, 2021 idiots. Wonder who funded those losers!

[44Apple]

Yeah, like the Patriots throwing tea into the Boston Harbor.

[Lukim]

Defunding the police is misleading. They are not defunding but reallocating the funds within the police.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by 44Apple

Yeah, like the Patriots throwing tea into the Boston Harbor.

That was truly sacrilege.
Anyone destroying tea should be shot on sight!

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by 44Apple

Yeah, like the Patriots throwing tea into the Boston Harbor.

Originally Posted by Two Bills

That was truly sacrilege.
Anyone destroying tea should be shot on sight!

It was flipping tea, not beer?

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

I wonder how many posters on TOTV were Nuclear Disarmament and Ban the Bomb or anti-Vietnam War protesters when that was all the rage?
They weren't exactly law abiding, or disruption free.

I recall going to a protest in Colorado in 1983 or 1984 where we were trying to create a human wall around something or other but not sure what exactly it was. I think it had something to do with an ammo dump but not sure.

Actually this was it. I was probably trying to impress some fellow U of Denver female student or maybe my old neighbor from the Milwaukee area who had moved to Denver whom I caught up with while there.

Rocky Mountain Arsenal - Wikipedia

[Vermilion Villager]

Originally Posted by Tvflguy

Crazy nutty out of control environmental protesters around the world.

You may have seen these nuts on your news sources. Throwing paint and stuff on museum paintings. Barricading roads. Protests. AND… gluing hands and feet etc to roads or floors.

Current example at the US Open tennis tournament in NY last night. A 40 minute delay due to protesters in the stands screaming etc. 4 idiots. One actually glued their feet to the floor. So play disrupted due to these out of control crazies.

What do they accomplish? And who funds these nut jobs. OK protest to your hearts content but do NOT impact others.

If I was in charge last night, kick the 3 out of the stadium as they did. And leave the glued-feet nut job right there all night. Sweep the floor around them. Bye bye. Idiots.

Yep.....and remember the screaming idiot rioters on Jan 6th who stormed the US Capitol and attacked our police!!! You do bring up a very good question on who funds those nutjobs? I'm thinking we're about to find out!!!