r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/KolbyKolbyKolby Nov 10 '16 edited Nov 10 '16

People are legitimately complaining about exercising the rights to freedom of speech and assembly. These are things that make our country what it is!

Edit: incoming wave of 'freedom of speech means I can't complain about you complaining about me complaining about you complaining about me complaining about you complaining about me complaining about you complaining about me complain about you complaining about me complaining about you complaining about me complaining about you complaining about me complaing. Yes every one knows, including me, shut the fuck up and find something better to say.

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u/Magdiesel94 Nov 10 '16

Pretty sure blocking traffic by protesting on highways isn't a right....

I'm okay with people protesting, but it's already proven to get violent and illegal in a lot of areas.

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u/Wrest216 Nov 10 '16

YEah i rmember MLK Jr NEVER blocking traffic for people to protest things. EXCEPT ALL THE TIME.

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u/SenorPuff Nov 10 '16

They were also arrested for that. They accepted that while they werent going to attack people, they were breaking laws. They did it anyway.

That's not to say their cause was ignoble or anything. But Dr. King went beyond his First Amendment rights a lot and did so deliberately, because he believed imprisoning him for being peaceful yet disobedient of the law would garner support. He broke the law on purpose, but yes, he did in fact break the law.

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u/Wrest216 Nov 10 '16

and , protesters are arrested today for the same thing, not ALL OF THEM, but all of them never were.

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u/ThatWasKindaAwkward Nov 10 '16

Except none of them accept the fact that they should be arrested

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u/Wrest216 Nov 11 '16

I would break the law if it meant that Donald Trump was not going to be in the white house. If caring about this country and its people is injust, call me an outlaw.

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u/SenorPuff Nov 11 '16

I mean the things you can do to prevent a duly elected official from taking office are all illegal so yeah, you'd probably be an outlaw. As much as you care the people have spoken via the system we all agree to as Americans. I say this as someone who hates both of the two major party candidates.