• Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Perhaps you don’t value your time or the safety of those around you. But there are those of us who do.

    I have no problem with protests but when you directly affect or impede people who have nothing to do with what you’re protesting it is a very serious issue. In this case it is equal to a conspiracy to kidnap someone.

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          4 months ago

          You sound desperate and cringey

          Says the person who thinks inconvenience should be illegal.

          Freedom of movement implies the freedom not to move (while in the middle of a road), not the freedom from temporary obstructions.

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            3 months ago

            Interesting… so what are your thoughts on the practice of Kettling then? Police have used this tactic on protests that were properly permitted but may run afoul of the incumbent parties views.

            Using your logic this seems like it is just a small inconvenience for the protesters.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettling

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              3 months ago

              Awwh, you think being detained by cops is the same thing as road closures? Next time they start doing construction are you gonna file kidnapping charges? XD

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                3 months ago

                It was a simple question which you’ve decided to not answer and instead make a snide remark.

                So I’ll ask it again what are your feelings on the practice of Kettling? It seems like if you’re ok with being illegally detained by protesters, you would be just as ok with being illegally detained by police?

                Road closures are not

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                  3 months ago

                  Pretty simple leading question, of course. If you want to equate police malfeasance with protesters who dare cause any sort of disturbance to the status quo, then that sounds like a “you” problem.

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                    3 months ago

                    I see, so when police violate an individual’s rights it’s malfeasance on their part. Yet when protesters that you happen to agree with violate those rights in a shockingly similar manner, it’s a disturbance and the individual should “get over it” and it’s their problem.

                    It was indeed a very simple question which you tried to side step. You seem to understand how an individual who doesn’t have a stake in your cause could feel victimized by actions that directly affect their safety and liberty. But you and the protesters don’t care about those particular victims, you want just the attention.