Yeah, the “they should be allowed to skirt the rules because I agree with their cause” reasoning is a slippery slope. It shouldn’t be hard or expensive to get a permit, if so that’s on DC govt

Anonymous wrote:So what? An occasional inconvenience to accommodate social protest? Don’t value freedom of expression over a bit of list sleep?

Not enforcing laws on gatherings also led to a 20 person shooting and one death this weekend. There is a reason that we have reasonable, lawful ways to gather whether for entertainment, protest or anything else. If you don't want laws or don't want laws enforced, or want to pick and choose which ones are--perhaps you should start your own community? There are lots of people in Michigan who live in groups with like-minded individuals and print their own money etc. You would fit right in.

Anonymous wrote:So what? An occasional inconvenience to accommodate social protest? Don’t value freedom of expression over a bit of list sleep?

no, I don't. This is not freedom of expression, it's abuse of expression. You should really take civics. In society, individual rights are balanced with the rights of a group. Ie. not yelling fire in a theater. Brush up.

So what? An occasional inconvenience to accommodate social protest? Don’t value freedom of expression over a bit of list sleep?

Anonymous wrote:A good protest has a point. These protesters are just looking to agitate without any clear requests. That's no way to win.

I would just ask them to respect the law for peaceful, permitted deminstrations - whatever their point.

A good protest has a point. These protesters are just looking to agitate without any clear requests. That's no way to win.

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Anonymous wrote:God you people are AWFUL! This protest was not violent and now you're complaining it was too noisy. How horrible. Do you realize the point of protesting is to disturb the peace, disrupt the status quo, get noticed? Good trouble and all.

Thanks you! I don't understand what people don't get about this. If all protest was sweet and nice and comfortable it wouldn't matter because no one would pay attention.

Its not about sweet and nice. Was it permitted? There is a process to get permits for protests. Permitted protests are good trouble. People who demonstrate without permits are bad trouble.

This. It’s about letting authorities prepare. In this country where all ideological groups have rights, you don’t want an impromptu far right march.

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Anonymous wrote:God you people are AWFUL! This protest was not violent and now you're complaining it was too noisy. How horrible. Do you realize the point of protesting is to disturb the peace, disrupt the status quo, get noticed? Good trouble and all.

Thanks you! I don't understand what people don't get about this. If all protest was sweet and nice and comfortable it wouldn't matter because no one would pay attention.

Its not about sweet and nice. Was it permitted? There is a process to get permits for protests. Permitted protests are good trouble. People who demonstrate without permits are bad trouble.

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Anonymous wrote:God you people are AWFUL! This protest was not violent and now you're complaining it was too noisy. How horrible. Do you realize the point of protesting is to disturb the peace, disrupt the status quo, get noticed? Good trouble and all.

Thanks you! I don't understand what people don't get about this. If all protest was sweet and nice and comfortable it wouldn't matter because no one would pay attention.

The issue is that most people living in GT grew up in civilized neighborhoods and not around riots and protests. Their parents didn’t commit crimes and they don’t either. They don’t want to be around protests and criminal activity. If you grew up in a two parent UMC or UC home you’d understand.

Anonymous wrote:God you people are AWFUL! This protest was not violent and now you're complaining it was too noisy. How horrible. Do you realize the point of protesting is to disturb the peace, disrupt the status quo, get noticed? Good trouble and all.

Thanks you! I don't understand what people don't get about this. If all protest was sweet and nice and comfortable it wouldn't matter because no one would pay attention.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh everyone who lives there is probably in the Hamptons now anyway.

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You really think this is ok? You people are out of your minds. I’d have called the police so fast your head would spin.

You really think that would have mattered?

God you people are AWFUL! This protest was not violent and now you're complaining it was too noisy. How horrible. Do you realize the point of protesting is to disturb the peace, disrupt the status quo, get noticed? Good trouble and all.

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Anonymous wrote:they seem so juvenile

I wanna buy the organizers a train horn and a 125psi 50 gallon air compressor.

I’ll never hear it out in Anne Arundel, but it’ll still bring me joy knowing everyone in gtown will!

it's pretty asinine.

No it's not ok and I don't know why anyone would want to live in DC anyway.

Anonymous wrote:they seem so juvenile

I wanna buy the organizers a train horn and a 125psi 50 gallon air compressor.

I’ll never hear it out in Anne Arundel, but it’ll still bring me joy knowing everyone in gtown will!