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jberryhill

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7. Oh, I want to hear this one

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 06:09 PM

Dec 2018

Please explain for what charge is "public opinion" an element of any defense whatsoever?

She's charged with three misdemeanors: disorderly conduct, trespassing and interference with government agency functions.

So, the defense is "It's legal to climb the Statue of Liberty if people think you ought to be able to?" Is that where "public opinion" comes in?

The way that civil disobedience works is that the person engaging in the civil disobedience is willing to endure the consequences as a demonstration of their moral resolve.

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