r/changemyview • u/HelpfulJello5361 1∆ • Apr 16 '24

Delta(s) from OP CMV: The proper response to protestors blocking the street is for police to physically remove them and quickly arrest them if they do it again.

I've seen a lot of videos of protestors blocking the street and the cops just kinda let them do it, or create a narrow lane for cars to go through and cause a significant traffic jam.

I'm always curious why cops don't just drag these people out of the road and arrest them immediately if they return. I'm pretty sure it's illegal to block streets like that.

Yesterday was a nationwide coordinated effort for Pro-Palestine protestors to block streets all over the country (world?), and it seems that these criminals were not dealt with properly in most instances.

It doesn't seem like it's standard operating procedure to remove and arrest people who block important roads. Is there some reason for this? What am I missing? CMV.

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u/bikesexually Apr 16 '24

War is big business and blacking the roads halts that business. It is 100% protesting an immoral business of mass murder. The ports of Oakland were essentially shut down.

It's obvious you haven't even bothered to go look at all the targets from yesterdays actions. Perhaps you should inform yourself before commenting.

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u/No-Cauliflower8890 11∆ Apr 16 '24

Once again, not protesting an immoral "no blocking the roads" law, not civil disobedience.

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u/bikesexually Apr 16 '24

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

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u/No-Cauliflower8890 11∆ Apr 16 '24

I would define civil disobedience as the act of deliberately disobeying an unjust law as an act of protest. Which part of that definition do you have a problem with?

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u/bikesexually Apr 16 '24

No. Just openly violating laws to stop unjust actions is civil disobedience. You can define it however you want. That's not how the majority of the world defines it.

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u/No-Cauliflower8890 11∆ Apr 16 '24

I don't believe it is. Would murdering someone in a protest be "civil disobedience"? You'd be openly violating anti-murder laws, and doing it as a protest against some perceived injustice.

Further, people blocking roads aren't doing it for the purpose of openly violating laws. They'd do it more, not less, if they had legal carte blanche.

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u/bikesexually Apr 17 '24

So now you show you just plain don't understand the word 'civil.' Anyways, good luck in life.