That permit is worth as much to them as the original piece of paper in the scene.
Comment on fuck this asshole
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
samus12345@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Comment on fuck this asshole
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
That permit is worth as much to them as the original piece of paper in the scene.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Apparantly, (in the US) any protest that needs to occupy the road requires a permit. Yea imagine how stupid it is, you want to protest the government and you need to apply for permission?!? I was shocked when my teacher told me about this. Seems like a huge First Amendment violation to me, but society just goes along with it. 😓
So unless your protest is strictly on the sidewalk, you need a permit. So fucking dumb.
96VXb9ktTjFnRi@feddit.nl 3 months ago
You don’t need a permit to march in the streets or on sidewalks, as long as marchers don’t obstruct car or pedestrian traffic. And that makes a lot of sense because if you block a road perhaps emergency services need to know ahead of time that they can’t take that route. Or others concerns may be relevant. For the very same reasons this is similar in countries around the world. Source: www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 3 months ago
Murrica is not nearly as free as people think it is
glitch1985@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Depends how much money you have. Poor college students will have to follow the laws.
fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Technically it’s the same in France. I’ll let you figure how much that stops anyone…
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Some people say that French people have guillotines in their DNA 😅
ch00f@lemmy.world 3 months ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restriction_site
pappabosley@lemm.ee 3 months ago
So that’s why they’re so car centric with their infrastructure, more sidewalls = more protests
Zink@programming.dev 3 months ago
I think it’s probably like more roads = more permits needed to protest.
I’m in the US and all too familiar with how car centric our infrastructure is. On top of the permit thing, our angry rushed populace will demonize you for protesting anything if you’re blocking the road to do it. You could be giving CPR to a toddler and within minutes some emotional support truck would be running you over or rolling coal in your face.
Texas_Hangover@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Well yeah, keep your dumbasses out the fucking street.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 months ago
Public roadways are for travel.
cheers_queers@lemm.ee 3 months ago
that’s literally why blocking roads in protest is so effective. enough angry calls to the mayor office due to people being late for work etc, is how protesting puts pressure on representatives to actually represent the people.
or did you think that huddling on sidewalks holding signs was supposed to do something?
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 months ago
Blocking roads in protest has proven effective at exactly one thing: Increasing the enforcement and penalties for jaywalking.
It is counterproductive at everything else.
Where did I say huddle on sidewalks?
I think JSO should be firebombing ICE car dealerships, gas stations, muffler shops, and other entities and agents of the oil industry. Not harassing victims of that industry.
257m@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
No shit sherlock.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 months ago
You say that. And yet, certain people need to be reminded of this simple fact.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Me and my band of merry travelling protesters will just be on our way then.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 months ago
Excellent.
Might I suggest that instead of targeting fellow victims for undue harassment, you direct your attention toward the actual perpetrators and their supporters? For environmental causes, might I suggest some sort of shop where an oil-based product like gasoline or diesel fuel is sold? Perhaps an entity that sells or services the vehicles that consume those fuels.
Perhaps you could publish a manifesto telling the public and these businesses alike what businesses need to do in order to avoid Molotov-flavored “civil disobedience”. Things like “a majority of the cars on a dealer’s lot must be EVs” and “EVs should be priced lower than comparable ICE vehicles”. Or “fuel stations should have at least as many charging stations as fuel pumps”.
When you publish your manifesto, make sure it gets sent to insurance companies, preferably the companies insuring the businesses responsible for the environmental catastrophe we are facing.
We have enough laws against public use of the street. There is no need to demonstrate for more.
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
Its the same everywhere, doesn’t mean it’s not dumb but that’s how it is.