NEWS - Republicans are attempting to pass a bill an extreme anti-protest bill

[Tayasaurus]

you know, ending human lives just because they have a different opinion and want to express it by making someone 30 minutes late for work. definitely a cardinal sin worthy of death by the hand of the state

30 minutes late might be too much for an ambulance. It takes some real richards to block one of those things, especially when the lights are going.

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[SeventhSandwich]

theyve blocked ambulances, firetrucks, police, etc responding to an emergency.

again, false 911 calls do the same thing but we don't punish those with execution

[Tayasaurus]

I'm tellin yah, we need super powered water hoses to wash the forgeters out of the way

[SCP - 096]

again, false 911 calls do the same thing but we don't punish those with execution

a damn shame

[DestroyerOfBlocks]

you cant exactly peacefully make them stop.

you seem to misunderstand the situation and believe that there are only two options: killing them and letting them do whatever. both are wrong as the cops are perfectly able to break up mobs without killing anyone and, if it does turn violent enough, they are still authorized to use lethal force. the only thing this bill does is allow the cops to shoot at protestors with no provocation

[SeventhSandwich]

a damn shame

hey, I mean, if you wanna live in Saudi Arabia sans Sharia, I won't judge.

[SCP - 096]

you seem to misunderstand the situation and believe that there are only two options: killing them and letting them do whatever. both are wrong as the cops are perfectly able to break up mobs without killing anyone and, if it does turn violent enough, they are still authorized to use lethal force. the only thing this bill does is allow the cops to shoot at protestors with no provocation

usually, from what ive seen, cops that try breaking up mobs dont succeed, because the protestors will turn it violent.

hey, I mean, if you wanna live in Saudi Arabia sans Sharia, I won't judge.

of course not. i wasnt being completely serious. execution shouldnt be the punishment but it certainly should be dealt with severely

[rambo1220]

My view on the whole blocking the highway thing still stands, but making it lethal to kill protesters does make a lot of room for that law being abused, I feel like excessive force should be allowed in the context of say those Antifa activists, they were blocking a road for, forget I'm not sure why even.

This law is bad, but the context behind it I can agree with, and thinking about it this law is pretty unnecessary, police can already use lethal force, but if this law comes about then it would mean that almost any protest, peaceful or violent, would be subject to it.

[LeisureSuit912]

the whole basis of this bill is to cause even more needless types of violence by making it legal for police to deprive whole families of loved ones provided that said loved ones are in a group of 10 or more and standing somewhere for more than 15 minutes

you know, ending human lives just because they have a different opinion and want to express it by making someone 30 minutes late for work. definitely a cardinal sin worthy of death by the hand of the state

The whole point is the people supporting this bill aren't wary of losing some of their rights because they aren't on the "other" side and they don't have to worry about it.

[Ipquarx]

of course not. i wasnt being completely serious. execution shouldnt be the punishment but it certainly should be dealt with severely

Have you ever gotten a rubber bullet to the chest? No? Then don't tell me that the tactics they use aren't serious

[King Tøny]

If you don't want to get shot, don't riot.

These people riot thinking they get away with it.

[Alkatjo]

usually, from what ive seen, cops that try breaking up mobs dont succeed, because the protestors will turn it violent.

As a criminal justice major I need to disagree to an extent. There are steps a cop can make to shut down a protest no matter the size. It's up to the protesters to decide if they want to risk landing a lucky blow on a cop vs being gunned down. It's common sense really, don't mess with law authority and you won't get shot. You could argue that using extreme methods to subdue the crowd paints the enforcers as cruel, but if you've got a group of rowdy millennials charging at you at the speed of autistic screeching, chances are you're going to take lethal action as to not get hurt.

Some people suffer from shaken snowflake syndrome and don't like being ordered around by law figures, so it's likely that they're the ones to try and pull something stupid and end up dead.

[cblock360]

You know, this whole thread reminds me of this little tribute to Judge Dredd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRLlICw1UWk

[Drydess]

just build more roads over the protesters

better yet, build the wall with the protesters

[IkeTheGeneric]

If you don't want to get shot, don't riot.

Considering all you do is bitch about stupid stuff, I'd say you're a minimum amount of effort away from being a protester yourself.