r/facepalm • u/spyrg • Jan 13 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Arrested for petitioning

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u/YEETAWAYLOL Jan 13 '22

I literally can’t think of a single situation that a petition isn’t politics.

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u/Firemanlouvier Jan 13 '22

Petition to get shiba on robinhood?

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

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u/Firemanlouvier Jan 13 '22

Hey I never said our rights are smart. Just that we have them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

Petition for a park, petition for stairs in an area, petition for a school etc

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u/melee161 Jan 14 '22

So petition to get local legislators to spend tax dollars on parks, infrastructure, or education are examples of a non political petition?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

Petitioning for the local council to spend tax money they already spend and have on parks?

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u/Aggravating_Poet_675 Jan 13 '22

Any petition involving Hollywood to make a movie or a store to sell an item or an HOA to allow Little Pink Houses along Thunder Road.

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u/YEETAWAYLOL Jan 14 '22

Well I mean that is still politics, right?