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by user764743 1380 days ago
> The new law allows police to act in cases which they deem to be "unjustifiably noisy protests that may have a significant impact on others" or seriously disrupt an organization's activities.

Doesn't take a political science degree to see what's wrong with this law. When cops get to decide what is a justifiably loud protest and what isn't you no longer have the right to protest. Protests are meant to disrupt, if you can't be loud about it then it no longer has its intended effect.

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> The new law allows police to act in cases which they deem to be "unjustifiably noisy protests that may have a significant impact on others" or seriously disrupt an organization's activities.

Also impressive the one lady was simply holding a sign. That doesn't sound very noisy to me...

Protests are not meant to disrupt.

They are meant to convince your fellow citizens of your position.

Being a disruptive $#@t, not only defeats that purpose, it actually causes more people to vote against you.

Moreover, emotionally driven teenagers (or stunted "adults") use these protests as a pubescent venting mechanism to smash business and mistreat adults they encounter, like some narcissistic violent therapy session.

It should absolutely be illegal.

You should look up the history of protests. They absolutely are meant to disrupt.
When and where such submissive tactics ever successfully defeated tyranny?
That's literally what the word means.
Please read Letter from Birmingham Jail.
Looting is illegal
Did the CEO of liberalism write this?