by "TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
Published 02/13/2017 at 00:32
by "TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
Published 02/13/2017 at 00:32
Tags: GTA real life
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I mean standing in the road is pretty stupid...
I honestly dont know what to think
"CB" (jrcb)
02/13/2017 at 00:37, STARS: 3
It sounds like it’s more of a deterrent thing, and that if you run someone down with intent it’s still breaking criminal law.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
02/13/2017 at 00:37, STARS: 5
I’m perfectly okay with this. the right to protest is one thing, blocking roads and holding up traffic is NOT a peaceful protest. there have been instances where ambulances and other emergency vehicles have been held up by these protests and people have lost their lives to it.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
02/13/2017 at 00:37, STARS: 2
The whole blocking roads without getting police assistance is rediculous but this is also rediculous. I love this state but some of these Reps come from some places you could never even find out existed.
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
02/13/2017 at 00:37, STARS: 0
yea thats what i thought when i read it again. Also are we really that stupid as a society that standing in the road is a good idea?
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
02/13/2017 at 00:39, STARS: 0
yea that makes sense. i saw a story about a family with a sick kid trying to get to hospital and couldnt b/c of protesters
"CB" (jrcb)
02/13/2017 at 00:41, STARS: 0
Sometimes it can be. Once again, peaceful protest. Does it help the cause? Who knows, but obstruction gets people talking about why people are protesting.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
02/13/2017 at 00:41, STARS: 2
and they are not the only ones.
and in less severe cases, what about a delivery guy who has rounds to make and cant get his job done on time due to protests? or a trucker delivering time sensitive items?
Protesting is very much a thing and I’m 1000% for it. but not at the expense of other peoples health or livelihood.
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
02/13/2017 at 00:44, STARS: 0
yes that is true. i was thinking more of like emergency responders being blocked
"CB" (jrcb)
02/13/2017 at 00:45, STARS: 0
That’s fair.
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
02/13/2017 at 00:45, STARS: 0
yes protesting is fine but have some common sense and decency about it
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
02/13/2017 at 00:45, STARS: 5
The entire reason that protest works is that it’s disruptive.
This is intended to legalize attacks with deadly weapons on protesters, by making it hard to prove guilt, by making intent a factor.
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
02/13/2017 at 00:45, STARS: 0
but yes i get both sides of the argument.
"CB" (jrcb)
02/13/2017 at 00:47, STARS: 1
Totally. I get the impact that blocking a major route can have on economies, people’s lives, and safety, but on the other hand, the right to protest is a fundamental right. It’s a hard issue to have a right/wrong stance on.
"Krieger (@FSKrieger22)" (Krieger22)
02/13/2017 at 01:37, STARS: 1
Smacks of the usual “freedom of speech for me but not for thee” thing American reactionaries have going. Or in this case, freedom of assembly.
In cruder terms, could these people not behave like upset web users who think vehicular manslaughter is a perfectly justifiable response to the existence people disagreeing with them?
"Berang" (berang)
02/13/2017 at 02:56, STARS: 1
Easy: don’t drive your car into people.
Case closed.
"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
02/13/2017 at 09:20, STARS: 0
Delivery companies file that sort of thing under ‘acts of God’ from my experience. Basically, ‘not our fault, we couldn’t have predicted a mob/parade/presidental motorcade blocking routes have a nice day.
"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
02/13/2017 at 09:25, STARS: 0
Technically, it’s not too hard to have a stance on the blocking the right of way of traffic. It’s either jaywalking or obstruction of traffic, both of which are typically illegal. Now if organizers work with cities and get proper permits that is a different thing than just “hey, want to protest let’s go.”
Imagine if pro-life demonstrators blockaded people from going into Planned Parenthood clinics.