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tblue37

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52. I doubt that would work, because those cops have a purpose, and that purpose does not

Sun Aug 24, 2014, 04:44 PM

Aug 2014

include allowing the protesters to move (or stand) freely without being harassed or assaulted.

The cops are there to show "those people" who's in charge and to teach them a lesson if they dare to question their"authoritah."

After all, they arrested people who merely stopped for a moment to pray, so why wouldn't they arrest someone who stood in one place to give a speech, whether it happened to be a real speech or a reading of the dictionary.

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K&R.... daleanime Aug 2014 #1

K&R stage left Aug 2014 #2

Thanks. I have been stewing about this ever since the tblue37 Aug 2014 #8

You're more than welcome. stage left Aug 2014 #48

I think that is an egregious violation of civil liberties. Cleita Aug 2014 #3

The first night that rule was in effect, one young man shouted, tblue37 Aug 2014 #9

right on, tblue37! bigtree Aug 2014 #4

bigtree, I must tell you--you are my new hero on DU. I have several, and I have always tblue37 Aug 2014 #11

Me too! ^^^^^^^ ReRe Aug 2014 #17

gonna sound corny and stilted bigtree Aug 2014 #23

Have you posted this in any place littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #21

I posted a link under the civil liberties heading in the Activists tblue37 Aug 2014 #25

Sure. The more exposure it gets the better. Thanks! eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #29

I say, if you are physically unable to walk, but otherwise Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Courtesy Flush Aug 2014 #5

Nor do Teabaggers when they protest. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #12

I would like to see that, I mean, the thought of each protester having to drag around a half dozen Dragonfli Aug 2014 #37

Agreed. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #20

Nor do the "sidewalk counselors" at women's health clinics Rose Siding Aug 2014 #42

The wives of Ferguson PD did not have to move! They were loud too with no objections. DhhD Aug 2014 #46

On another op I posted something like this: sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #6

Damn. I sure hope that is not the case--but I fear it might well be. tblue37 Aug 2014 #13

BTW, maybe a lawsuit based on the fact that the rule tblue37 Aug 2014 #16

I agree and hope a civil rights suit occurs. NT NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #7

Excellent OP, tblue Cha Aug 2014 #10

It really is Cha! nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #19

Thank you both! nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #22

This was bothering me, too Brainstormy Aug 2014 #14

In one way it is beside the point, of course, but in another it is not. tblue37 Aug 2014 #15

Thanks for your post, tblue37. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #18

K&R ReRe Aug 2014 #24

they treated the protestors as though they were cattle. hopemountain Aug 2014 #26

K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #27

Yeah. This is the fucking oppression of privileging ORDER over the constitutional rights of assembly ancianita Aug 2014 #28

Why the solution is such a snap! New Orleans Strong Aug 2014 #31

Yep--you can even *lie down*! nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #36

I had to call BS on this ... CaptainTruth Aug 2014 #32

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2014 #40

Outstanding OP. The Constitutionally protected right to protest woo me with science Aug 2014 #33

agreed questionseverything Aug 2014 #43

k&r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #34

I guess we're supposed to "get over" the loss of our democracy rickyhall Aug 2014 #35

exactly, we are told to accept the "reality based" world of oppression, torture, corruption and whereisjustice Aug 2014 #41

k and r. emphatically. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #38

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #39

Not only do they not care about the Constitution, but most of them tblue37 Aug 2014 #49

I'll read that article on Bell. I like this—rigorous civilian oversight. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #50

That's an incredible story, tblue37. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #53

What do we get when the right wing controls the levers of power: suppression of liberty for starters indepat Aug 2014 #44

As An Aging American - I Do To cantbeserious Aug 2014 #45

You either have to keep moving or they corral you into your own special area far from cui bono Aug 2014 #47

Can't one instead of holding a protest rock Aug 2014 #51

I doubt that would work, because those cops have a purpose, and that purpose does not tblue37 Aug 2014 #52