Protesting injustice is your sacred right as an American

abridging the freedom of speech or the rights of the people to peaceably assemble or “to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” These crucial 1st Amendment protections also limit state government action, thanks to the 14th Amendment, and embody essential values that created and have sustained this nation: People can, should and will protest against perceived injustice.

One such instance followed the police killing of a young African American man named Jamar Clark in November 2015. Turned back from a planned protest at a shopping mall, demonstrators temporarily disrupted traffic at the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport.Minnesota lawmakers responded with a bill to punish traffic obstruction with up to a year in prison — an astonishingly excessive term far out of proportion to the offense.

“Under such statutes,” PEN reports, “a protester who merely crosses onto land hosting a pipeline could be held criminally liable.” That would have categorized protesters against the brutal killing of George Floyd as rioters, not because of any act they committed, but because they expressed their dissent at the same time or in the same place as violent lawbreakers.

nordicgeo opinion Sacred? Odd secular word choice, but the sentiment stands.

opinion Yes indeed. Any criminal act is not.

opinion So it's ok for White lives matter to jump in and make it EQUAL? SORRY, not trendy enough...

opinion ........just don't do it in the name of wanting the government to graciously allow you to open your business up. or go to the beach.

opinion Looting and rioting is not

opinion Looting and killing, not so much.

opinion Really? What did you say about those who protested to open the country back up one month ago I thought they were 'literally killing grandmas'. What changed 🤔

opinion We have reached the point where the media is actively lying in order to protect their severely threatened false narrative. There is no sacred right to burn police precincts, nevermind looting and blocking ordinary citizens ability to go about their own business unmolested.

opinion Not looting, stealing TVs, beating up whites

opinion A few articles of yours have confused me. I thought most journalists should be neutral, but I have noticed that some articles have not been neutral. Either be neutral or pick a dam side!

opinion How come America itself the Product of Injustice just reffer the History no need of Referring thousands of years just from formation how created who created all world Atrocities there Contribution O God Corono Do Justice

opinion You need to translate it for trump. 'oranges are not the only thing that makes America great. Theres chocolates, theres chocolate chip cookies, theres yellow bananas...' You have to add a pinch of racism otherwise the dumb shit wont get it.

opinion You’re right peaceful assembly. That’s the key word in the 1a. Peaceful. This shit has been far from peaceful on both sides

opinion Protesting the govenment is ingrained in the constitution. The right to arm yourself, the freedom of speech, the freedom of assembly, the right to privacy. The state has eaten away at these freedoms. These people are more than justified for their anger. The state has failed us.

opinion Ummmmm, nope. Nobody tried to take away anyone's right to protest, ever. You aren't allowed to loot stores, beat people in the streets, shoot cops in the head, throw molotov cocktails and burn down businesses, homes and churches. Pretty sure that's illegal. 🙄

opinion Ya damn right!

opinion DavidDorn

opinion Having your protest be justified and righteous is another matter

opinion No doubt. Vandalism isn’t.

opinion As long as it doesn't resort in looting and violence. A county-wide curfew bars people from legally and peacefully assembling.

opinion Exposing truth is obligation. Couldn’t keep up with the fabricated narrative could right? A bugs life should have never been allowed 🗣

opinion Yeaa committing more injustice.... wooow that must be Mahatma Gandhi is so deep

opinion rioting and looting are not

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opinion but if you protest when there is no ijustice then your just un american and can go f your self ok. what was done was wrong but one wrong doesnt make you right

opinion Absolutely. Looting and burning local businesses to ground is not

opinion So rioting and looting is protesting injustice now?

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