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Honeycombe8

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2. Good. Protest, yes. Protest in such a way or in such a location that puts people in danger,no.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 01:07 AM

Apr 2019

I doubt the police officer is successful, but he should have the right to make his case.

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Court: Injured officer can sue Black Lives Matter organizer [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2019 OP

this is the kind of event where limbaugh gives it time to attack mckesson and BLM. which certainot Apr 2019 #1

Good. Protest, yes. Protest in such a way or in such a location that puts people in danger,no. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #2

You're agreeing with Republican judges who are rewriting how protests are dealt with KeepItReal Apr 2019 #3

No, I'm not. That case has nothing to do with dangerous locations of protests. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #4

Um, okay, so should everyone who laid down in the streets in the Iraq War protest... moriah Apr 2019 #6

"...an officer was injured because of the location." atreides1 Apr 2019 #11

That's all the guy is asking for. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #12

What's more disturbing is the well-known and long-standing issue of "plants"... moriah Apr 2019 #5

+1 dalton99a Apr 2019 #7

I disagree, Honeycombe. BLM should not be held responsible for a rogue individual's action. Nitram Apr 2019 #9

Maybe the trial court will find that. But the appeal is about whether he has rt to sue the organizr. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #10

There is a difference between peaceful and non-violent protest, and a murder. Nitram Apr 2019 #13

Isn't that what people here on DU do every time there's an officer-involved shooting? Jedi Guy Apr 2019 #14

Police officer is an occupation, but more than that, they are an organization... Humanist_Activist Apr 2019 #16

That's almost word for word what the bigots say about African-Americans. Jedi Guy Apr 2019 #19

Races don't have organizations like police unions or departments that provide cover.... Humanist_Activist Apr 2019 #21

Okay, so you're just going to harp on that one thing? Jedi Guy Apr 2019 #23

You are the one who made the comparison, it breaks down due to the things I mentioned. Humanist_Activist Apr 2019 #24

I don't agree with broad brush thinking at all. That's kind of the point I'm making here. Jedi Guy Apr 2019 #25

The police are a close-knit group with their own culture of unwritten rules. They have the support Nitram Apr 2019 #28

None of which is the least bit relevant to the point I'm making about broad-brush thinking. N/T Jedi Guy Apr 2019 #29

Jedi Guy, maybe it is relevant. If a pattern is strong enough to be perceived over the Nitram Apr 2019 #31

No they do not. There has been a clear pattern of abuse of power by individual cops and Nitram Apr 2019 #27

None of which is the least bit relevant to the point I'm making about broad-brush thinking. N/T Jedi Guy Apr 2019 #30

I'll give you points for repetition, tenacity, and consistency. But none for being open-minded to Nitram Apr 2019 #32

BLM is not being held Sgent Apr 2019 #18

How are you to determine this? Main roads have long been a place for protest. Humanist_Activist Apr 2019 #15

If he can sue BLM, then BLM should be able to sue the police force for each murder of an unarmed Nitram Apr 2019 #8

The Circuit Sgent Apr 2019 #17

Well individual police officers should be sued for their own misconduct, thats only fair, right? Nt Humanist_Activist Apr 2019 #22

Should have sued MLK for Selma crazytown Apr 2019 #20

That precedent should be bad for Rump and his white rights fans. Mc Mike Apr 2019 #26

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