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There's value in protesting in the streets Blue_Adept Jul 2016 #1
For some, what we do has unintended consequences. Igel Jul 2016 #5
"what we do has unintended consequences" Phlem Jul 2016 #58
so heaven05 Jul 2016 #2
Would you have cared if the child died? NaturalHigh Jul 2016 #3
yes heaven05 Jul 2016 #4
So old sayings mean it's ok DustyJoe Jul 2016 #16
turn the other cheek heaven05 Jul 2016 #23
Anger's justified. Igel Jul 2016 #8
your correction heaven05 Jul 2016 #11
Using that amazing logic... TipTok Jul 2016 #14
Sure. Protest. But do it in a way that effects christx30 Jul 2016 #9
idiots? heaven05 Jul 2016 #15
Yes... idiots.... TipTok Jul 2016 #19
you truly heaven05 Jul 2016 #24
The bubble where we understand 2nd and 3rd order effects? TipTok Jul 2016 #29
Protesting in an adverse manner is not going to advance the cause liberal N proud Jul 2016 #13
if they are not "won over" by now heaven05 Jul 2016 #20
Hating the people marching is going to have a negative effect liberal N proud Jul 2016 #26
The protests are stupid and dangerous. christx30 Jul 2016 #28
I DO NOT NEED heaven05 Jul 2016 #30
Yeah that sounds about right... TipTok Jul 2016 #35
thank you heaven05 Jul 2016 #38
If you were so concerned... TipTok Jul 2016 #43
And that very additude is why the protestors christx30 Jul 2016 #74
been fighting heaven05 Jul 2016 #82
No one is suggesting that you can't or shouldn't fight for equal right... TipTok Jul 2016 #95
still fighting heaven05 Jul 2016 #104
So many words... TipTok Jul 2016 #107
so few words heaven05 Jul 2016 #108
Blocking the highway does NOT make any police brutality less likely karynnj Jul 2016 #77
The attempt to bring down white wrath against the protesters is because the protesters, Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #94
So you just want your bitch fest and R.A. Ganoush Jul 2016 #76
strategic objectives heaven05 Jul 2016 #80
So if a majority of whites don't care R.A. Ganoush Jul 2016 #92
and heaven05 Jul 2016 #81
People don't. Racists do. There's nothing to be said beyond that. n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #96
This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #59
Well said n/t OhioChick Jul 2016 #93
They can protest 24/7 but is it too much to ask to stay off highways and yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #18
good that there were open routes the authorities & ambulance could use. Sunlei Jul 2016 #6
I had a friend on his way to airport to get to his mom Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #7
Your friend is a badass. romanic Jul 2016 #10
The protesters are usualling willing to 'pay' that cost... TipTok Jul 2016 #12
Protesters are paying a cost. peace13 Jul 2016 #22
He could have accomplished the same without losing his temper... peace13 Jul 2016 #21
You are right, peace13.A lot of energy's spent trying to devaluate the protesters, it won't work.n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #97
Probably could not have accomplished christx30 Jul 2016 #109
Ummm...it is reported that the people did move... peace13 Jul 2016 #110
I'm talking about the previous story christx30 Jul 2016 #111
Good luck with that. peace13 Jul 2016 #112
I'm with your friend. 840high Jul 2016 #63
I'd like your friend. hamsterjill Jul 2016 #106
Let's work on solving problems before people have to TAKE it to the streets. peace13 Jul 2016 #17
If all protests are contingent upon any innocent citizen possibly being harmed jalan48 Jul 2016 #25
I understand the need for peaceful protests... Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #27
You know medical emergencies occur on streets also, don't you? katsy Jul 2016 #32
No. Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #34
No. Difference. At. All. katsy Jul 2016 #39
I live on the jersey shore... Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #41
It's ok as long as someone else bears the burden... TipTok Jul 2016 #45
So protesting should be unconstitutional katsy Jul 2016 #46
The right to protest isn't universal... TipTok Jul 2016 #48
I concede that point. katsy Jul 2016 #53
Hmm... TipTok Jul 2016 #62
😂😂😂 katsy Jul 2016 #75
Understand your concern. katsy Jul 2016 #31
The difference is... Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #36
Yeah well the constitutional right to protest katsy Jul 2016 #40
What? Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #42
Exactly apnu Jul 2016 #47
The problem is the constitution doesnt guarantee katsy Jul 2016 #50
I 100% agree and am 100% behind their goals. Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #51
katsy - Great point - all of your posts on this thread JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #54
The Pettus Bridge reference mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #61
No I don't JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #68
Once stuff gets on the internet, anyone can read it. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #72
In the future JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #73
"... the {C}onstitutional right to protest...." mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #52
Nice... TipTok Jul 2016 #65
Chris Christie shows us you can JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #69
X 1000 peace13 Jul 2016 #99
I just want to make sure I have this straight ripcord Jul 2016 #33
the plethora of like posts concerned about medical emergencies during L.A. rush hour is deafening... LanternWaste Jul 2016 #37
The point is.. Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #44
Justifying a deliberate condition by comparing it to an unavoidable one is fallacious LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #55
getting shot by the cops because you are black is inconvenient too dembotoz Jul 2016 #49
Protesting in the highways didn't do jackshit before romanic Jul 2016 #56
I think if a protester is willing to do time Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #57
so, what was wrong with the child? heresAthingdotcom Jul 2016 #60
Why does it matter? TipTok Jul 2016 #66
Apparently the incident has now been turned, in that inevitable internet way, mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #67
That's a different story... TipTok Jul 2016 #70
My bad. Sometimes there are so many alarming (but false) stories making the rounds that mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #71
No matter how much you support BLM, if you lose your sick child mainer Jul 2016 #64
It doesn't have to be either your constitutional rights or safety. katsy Jul 2016 #78
BLM must make accomadations for people christx30 Jul 2016 #79
Not true. katsy Jul 2016 #83
Most people have daily lives they need to do, christx30 Jul 2016 #84
Ahhh of course katsy Jul 2016 #88
If you have cable tv, phone or Internet problems, christx30 Jul 2016 #90
Yes i have defended the tea partier's rights katsy Jul 2016 #91
I really disagree with you about this anigbrowl Jul 2016 #98
Oh, BLM are the bad guys now because they stopped traffic anigbrowl Jul 2016 #89
Please name a good place for a peaceful protest. peace13 Jul 2016 #103
Pretty tone deaf of the protestors bluestateguy Jul 2016 #85
Kinda like Christie having the New Jersey Bridge shut down... heresAthingdotcom Jul 2016 #86
a grassroots political movement and the governor of a state have very different kinds of power anigbrowl Jul 2016 #101
police officers and protesters quickly cleared the road, heresAthingdotcom Jul 2016 #87
Maybe so ... peace13 Jul 2016 #100
That's completely useful, helpful, and interesting. Welcome to D.U., heresAthingdotcom. n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #102
like the ambulance driver said, similar to to their routine traffic accident calls Sunlei Jul 2016 #105
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