Protesters liable for financial losses?
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So in a recent conversation with liberal friend the outrage of the day was the fact that someone wants to hold protesters, or rioters as I call them, responsible for financial losses of the people that they have inconvenienced or damaged during the protest.
Any of you members of loyal opposition find this to be a thing?
Personally I'd have no problem at all holding these people liable for financial damages.
And that goes for protesters on either side of an issue.
WSS
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I'd say if protesters smash windows, destroy cars, light fires, and prevent you from working due to blocking freeways or mass transit, hell yes they should be liable.
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Because so many protests today are actually excuses for rioting, arson, looting and vandalism there should be a law any protestor cannot cover their face. Any time you see "protestors" who have their faces covered it is a good bet they are up to no good.
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So in a recent conversation with liberal friend the outrage of the day was the fact that someone wants to hold protesters, or rioters as I call them, responsible for financial losses of the people that they have inconvenienced or damaged during the protest.
Any of you members of loyal opposition find this to be a thing?
Personally I'd have no problem at all holding these people liable for financial damages.
And that goes for protesters on either side of an issue.
WSS
So in a recent conversation with liberal friend the outrage of the day was the fact that someone wants to hold protesters, or rioters as I call them, responsible for financial losses of the people that they have inconvenienced or damaged during the protest.
Any of you members of loyal opposition find this to be a thing?
Personally I'd have no problem at all holding these people liable for financial damages.
And that goes for protesters on either side of an issue.
WSS
I am for protesting but against rioters, destroying stuff to prove a points usually just makes people hate you or your objective.
Destroying private\public property should carry a penalty\fine and businesses or homes should be compensated for any loss paid by the rioter(s). But I heard someone talking that if they saw protesters in a street they should be able to run them over with their car....
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Stuart
Too lazy right now to look it up right now, but yes, this was a bill proposed by two politicians from Arizona I believe.
The only thing seen as a problem is that even those that are not destroying shit will also be held accountable.
They are accessories.
Fuck em, hold them all accountable. Whoever is paying these protesters to protest can afford to bail them out.
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Of course you shouldn't be able to run them over. But I imagine you would feel like it Especially if you were stuck in traffic for hours.
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So in a recent conversation with liberal friend the outrage of the day was the fact that someone wants to hold protesters, or rioters as I call them, responsible for financial losses of the people that they have inconvenienced or damaged during the protest.
Any of you members of loyal opposition find this to be a thing?
Personally I'd have no problem at all holding these people liable for financial damages.
And that goes for protesters on either side of an issue.
WSS
I am for protesting but against rioters, destroying stuff to prove a points usually just makes people hate you or your objective.
Destroying private\public property should carry a penalty\fine and businesses or homes should be compensated for any loss paid by the rioter(s). But I heard someone talking that if they saw protesters in a street they should be able to run them over with their car....
I am for protesting but against rioters, destroying stuff to prove a points usually just makes people hate you or your objective.
Destroying private\public property should carry a penalty\fine and businesses or homes should be compensated for any loss paid by the rioter(s). But I heard someone talking that if they saw protesters in a street they should be able to run them over with their car....
Well as much fun as that might be I couldn't support that.
Besides actual destruction of property I'm thinking along the lines of blocking traffic so that people can't get to work ambulances or EMS can't get through school buses etcetera etcetera.
I didn't bring up this facet with my friend like I was thinking what if it were the Westboro Baptist Church or anti-abortion demonstrators blocking the entrance to a clinic.
WSS
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I am for protesting but against rioters, destroying stuff to prove a points usually just makes people hate you or your objective.
Destroying private\public property should carry a penalty\fine and businesses or homes should be compensated for any loss paid by the rioter(s). But I heard someone talking that if they saw protesters in a street they should be able to run them over with their car....
Well as much fun as that might be I couldn't support that.
Besides actual destruction of property I'm thinking along the lines of blocking traffic so that people can't get to work ambulances or EMS can't get through school buses etcetera etcetera.
I didn't bring up this facet with my friend like I was thinking what if it were the Westboro Baptist Church or anti-abortion demonstrators blocking the entrance to a clinic.
WSS
Well as much fun as that might be I couldn't support that.
Besides actual destruction of property I'm thinking along the lines of blocking traffic so that people can't get to work ambulances or EMS can't get through school buses etcetera etcetera.
I didn't bring up this facet with my friend like I was thinking what if it were the Westboro Baptist Church or anti-abortion demonstrators blocking the entrance to a clinic.
WSS
Emergency vehicles(fire, ems, police, etc) should not be obstructed, but blocking traffic is an expected side effect of large groups protesting. If you have a 100 people protesting its easy to say stay off the streets, but 1000, 2000, more it gets hard for them to voice their opinion and peacefully(not riot) gather without blocking traffic in areas.
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Well as much fun as that might be I couldn't support that.
Besides actual destruction of property I'm thinking along the lines of blocking traffic so that people can't get to work ambulances or EMS can't get through school buses etcetera etcetera.
I didn't bring up this facet with my friend like I was thinking what if it were the Westboro Baptist Church or anti-abortion demonstrators blocking the entrance to a clinic.
WSS
Emergency vehicles(fire, ems, police, etc) should not be obstructed, but blocking traffic is an expected side effect of large groups protesting. If you have a 100 people protesting its easy to say stay off the streets, but 1000, 2000, more it gets hard for them to voice their opinion and peacefully(not riot) gather without blocking traffic in areas.
Emergency vehicles(fire, ems, police, etc) should not be obstructed, but blocking traffic is an expected side effect of large groups protesting. If you have a 100 people protesting its easy to say stay off the streets, but 1000, 2000, more it gets hard for them to voice their opinion and peacefully(not riot) gather without blocking traffic in areas.
So I assume you are gainfully employed and would have no problem if I parked in front of your garage door so you couldn't go to work.
WSS
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Emergency vehicles(fire, ems, police, etc) should not be obstructed, but blocking traffic is an expected side effect of large groups protesting. If you have a 100 people protesting its easy to say stay off the streets, but 1000, 2000, more it gets hard for them to voice their opinion and peacefully(not riot) gather without blocking traffic in areas.
So I assume you are gainfully employed and would have no problem if I parked in front of your garage door so you couldn't go to work.
WSS
So I assume you are gainfully employed and would have no problem if I parked in front of your garage door so you couldn't go to work.
WSS
I can work from home if need be. Also how do you equate you blocking my garage door and a group of protestors blocking a road?
If protestors block the road preventing me from getting to work, I would first try to find an alternate route, if that was unavailable, I would second contact my boss and see what I should do(if no one can get there they would likely have to close for the day). Now I work for a large company, and they would likely have contingency plans to continue working if people are protesting and blocking the entrance\road.
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How do I equip blocking your free access to the world with a group of protesters blocking my free access to the world? Gee whiz think about it.
So because you can work from home and your boss might not care if you blew the day off that goes for everybody right?
So I'm assuming if the Westboro Baptist Church blocked the road in front of your house you're okay with it and especially if they needed a few days or weeks to make their point.
I'm guessing not.
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I wholly agree with this. Just remember it goes both ways. If theres ever a mass protest atbthe akron pp and they block market st traffic after work, they better have it out of their system by the time chief inspector comes through. Blm, planned parenthood i dont give a damn what ur protesting dont block my path home. I havevzero compunction driving over people to get out of a protest zone.
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How do I equip blocking your free access to the world with a group of protesters blocking my free access to the world? Gee whiz think about it.
So because you can work from home and your boss might not care if you blew the day off that goes for everybody right?
So I'm assuming if the Westboro Baptist Church blocked the road in front of your house you're okay with it and especially if they needed a few days or weeks to make their point.
I'm guessing not.
How do I equip blocking your free access to the world with a group of protesters blocking my free access to the world? Gee whiz think about it. You blocking my garage alone is not protected as "Freedom to assembly", now if you and a few other started protesting on the road in front of my house that would be protected.
So because you can work from home and your boss might not care if you blew the day off that goes for everybody right? I think it says more about your boss if they are willing to fire you over something you have no control over, then chances are they were looking for a reason to fire you edit- specially if it was only for 1 day
So I'm assuming if the Westboro Baptist Church blocked the road in front of your house you're okay with it and especially if they needed a few days or weeks to make their point. To me I understand the right for groups(even ones I don't agree with) to have the ability to gather and protest(the ability to make ones voice heard is part of being an american) but if it goes beyond a day or two, police usually start putting up road blocks and directing traffic around protest area and making sure traffic can flow.
I'm guessing not.
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Well I get the feeling you were just being the devil's advocate here but I won't call you a liar. Anyway you might think a boss was an asshole for firing you but let's take my job okay? If I don't show up it doesn't get done. There's nobody within the company that can do my job. There's probably no way they could get at short notice that could replace me satisfactorily. So it's not like they would fire me but it would be an extreme hardship for me and for them. Just so the Westboro Baptist Church until the world that God hates fags.
Also if you are so concerned with their rights to make their point why would two days be worse than one, three worse than 2?
WSS
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Well I get the feeling you were just being the devil's advocate here but I won't call you a liar. Anyway you might think a boss was an asshole for firing you but let's take my job okay? If I don't show up it doesn't get done. There's nobody within the company that can do my job. There's probably no way they could get at short notice that could replace me satisfactorily. So it's not like they would fire me but it would be an extreme hardship for me and for them. Just so the Westboro Baptist Church until the world that God hates fags.
Also if you are so concerned with their rights to make their point why would two days be worse than one, three worse than 2?
WSS
Well I get the feeling you were just being the devil's advocate here but I won't call you a liar. Anyway you might think a boss was an asshole for firing you but let's take my job okay? If I don't show up it doesn't get done. There's nobody within the company that can do my job. There's probably no way they could get at short notice that could replace me satisfactorily. So it's not like they would fire me but it would be an extreme hardship for me and for them. Just so the Westboro Baptist Church until the world that God hates fags.
Also if you are so concerned with their rights to make their point why would two days be worse than one, three worse than 2?
WSS
I am not playing devils advocate, I just don't like the idea that would try to limit peaceful protestors, if you start telling protestors they are financially obligated to reimburse companies that may lose money or someone could not make it to work, then you start limiting or restricting peoples capabilities of protesting.
If I told you that anyone who joins a protest to support gun rights has to pay $100 dollars to cover the potential loss of a business in the area you are protesting, would you still protest? How many people would not join? at what dollar amount would you decide it was something you couldn't afford to protest?
Rights to make ones point should not endanger others, hence why police usually set up areas for people to protest to limit this( having protestors on one side of the street, directing traffic, road blocks, etc.)
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I maintain that restricting my freedom to live my life is not part of a peaceful demonstration. That's about all I can tell you.
WSS
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And I don't care what the purpose of the protest is if I stop someone else from going about what he needs to do and it affects him financially the protesters should be liable.
Basically I think all protesters are assholes at least to some extent.
WSS
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And I don't care what the purpose of the protest is if I stop someone else from going about what he needs to do and it affects him financially the protesters should be liable.
Basically I think all protesters are assholes at least to some extent.
WSS
And I don't care what the purpose of the protest is if I stop someone else from going about what he needs to do and it affects him financially the protesters should be liable.
Basically I think all protesters are assholes at least to some extent.
WSS
Sometimes it takes people being an a-hole to keep this country great, Boston Tea party, woman suffrage, Labor strikes of the early 1900's, civil rights movements
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How would something like this even be enforced?
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How would something like this even be enforced?
I would guess if it was an organized protest then you would be able to sue the organization for lost wages\business.
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