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minus-square@FlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoAll of them have already happened. Abortion opponents block access to clinics. Right-wingers block access to charging stations and bike lanes.
minus-square@Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoHarassment, trespassing, and illegal parking, in that order. Police will abuse their discretion if it’s made a felony, effectively outlawing only street protests that police don’t approve of.
minus-square@FlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-1•edit-28 months agoAnd standing in the middle of traffic is jaywalking. But I thought shutting down traffic was good for democracy. Should people who block access to abortion clinics be punished or not?
minus-square@Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months ago And standing in the middle of traffic is jaywalking. Then cops can issue tickets. There’s no reason to make it a felony except wanting to silence people cops don’t like.
All of them have already happened.
Abortion opponents block access to clinics. Right-wingers block access to charging stations and bike lanes.
Harassment, trespassing, and illegal parking, in that order.
Police will abuse their discretion if it’s made a felony, effectively outlawing only street protests that police don’t approve of.
And standing in the middle of traffic is jaywalking.
But I thought shutting down traffic was good for democracy. Should people who block access to abortion clinics be punished or not?
Then cops can issue tickets. There’s no reason to make it a felony except wanting to silence people cops don’t like.