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7. We shouldn't make Cliven Bundy-type figures out of them--that would just

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Sat Apr 18, 2020, 12:58 PM

Apr 2020

fuel more of this crap and provoke more defiance. No martyrs, just ignore them.

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So, if we start arresting these jacknut "open 'er up" idiots [View all] maxrandb Apr 2020 OP

I do like your thinking pandr32 Apr 2020 #1

In Some States, Sir, Yes, They Do, On Conviction The Magistrate Apr 2020 #2

I think, Sir, the hot air balloon would pass to their lawyers rzemanfl Apr 2020 #4

But The Rank And File, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #5

Indeed. I am guilty of mixing threads. I had just read one about TV rzemanfl Apr 2020 #9

No Trouble, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #10

Those Open Up Idiots would have had mored cred if they didn't have Trump / MAGA / Confed Flags. TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 #3

Since That Is What They Are, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #6

We shouldn't make Cliven Bundy-type figures out of them--that would just BusyBeingBest Apr 2020 #7

Martyrdom Is Highly Overrated, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #13

To the extent they are committing any crime, it almost certainly is a misdemeanor. onenote Apr 2020 #8

exactly Chainfire Apr 2020 #23

Oh, come on. We're not the lock-em-up people who sic Hortensis Apr 2020 #11

This Is A Mistake, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2020 #14

Have you read accounts of those interviewed? These crowds Hortensis Apr 2020 #20

Such People, Ma'am, If they Are Actually To Be Found The Magistrate Apr 2020 #44

Have you checked attendance compared to population figures? Hortensis Apr 2020 #45

I Think That Tends More To Support Of My View, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2020 #46

Wow. The difference between protesters and murderers Hortensis Apr 2020 #50

Clearly We View The Matter Diffrently, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2020 #51

No change as in I'll stick to my principles. None of the people Hortensis Apr 2020 #52

Thank you democrattotheend Apr 2020 #47

Authoritarianism: Not just for the right! tritsofme Apr 2020 #12

Government Is Authority, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #16

OP is looking for excuses to jail and disenfranchise political opponents. tritsofme Apr 2020 #19

Which Is What Should Happen, Sir, To Enemies Of Democracy The Magistrate Apr 2020 #22

I don't know the backstory on whether or not some individuals have been armed. tritsofme Apr 2020 #24

Photographs Of Those In Michigan, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #28

Thankfully such questions are above the pay grade of magistrates. tritsofme Apr 2020 #30

I Recall Kent State, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #31

I do as well. Which is why I am so appalled by such cavalier suggestions that we shoot at crowds. tritsofme Apr 2020 #32

Your Question, Sir, Could As Readily Be Turned On You The Magistrate Apr 2020 #33

I'll make this simple. "Constituted authority" should not be firing on anyone. tritsofme Apr 2020 #34

But They Are Relevant, Sir, Always The Magistrate Apr 2020 #39

If you view the First Amendment as pie in the sky idealism, your constitution is more defective than tritsofme Apr 2020 #40

The Relevant Text, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #42

yes. no such distinction. stopdiggin Apr 2020 #35

I'm not "looking for excuses" maxrandb Apr 2020 #27

Well Said, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #29

I don't think that they are looking to jail them treestar Apr 2020 #37

Well Said, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #43

Greatest Generation stormed beaches. Current generation has difficulty staying home. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #15

That Is Unfair To The Vast Majority Of The People, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #17

Your exact point is true. These protesters are not actually representative, but Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #21

There Is Something To That, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #25

Yes. Elsewhere in DU, a point was made this is their big moment to swagger on stage. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #26

Then they would really claim that there is a tyrannical government out to get them. Initech Apr 2020 #18

it's just a really stupid idea stopdiggin Apr 2020 #36

Sorry I prefer to live in a country with RIGHTS Calculating Apr 2020 #38

See, therein lies the problem maxrandb Apr 2020 #41

Thank you! democrattotheend Apr 2020 #48

What felonies? And not always do we lose our right to vote when convicted of felonies. Iggo Apr 2020 #49