A new Supreme Court case threatens to take away your right to protest (www.vox.com)

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[-] Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org 16 points 7 months ago

Rage and clickbait.

This is essentially a civil case turned into something bigger because the person who got hit with a rock was a cop.

Had it just been another protester, there would be no call to undermine the 1st amendment.

And if SCOTUS goes that route, they will lose a lot of support from their politicians.

I mean of course since current SCOTUS is mentally deranged and highly partisan, they may of course still do it.

And I have a protest bag already packed and waiting if they do.

Remember the important supplies: Bottled water, masks and rags, first aid kit, baking soda to dilute to treat pepper spray

Leave your phone and IDs at home

This isn't hyperbole, you have SEEN what SCOTUS is doing and it is time to rattle their rafters with a unified voice.

[-] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 13 points 7 months ago

Leave your personal device and IDs at home

If you're able, bring a burner to record and distribute evidence of civil rights infractions - be safe and don't be obvious about recording.

[-] Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org 9 points 7 months ago

Good fucking point. Next time I'm out I'm getting a prepaid burner to stick in the bag.

Thanks for the advice.

[-] Can_you_change_your_username@kbin.social 6 points 7 months ago

ACLU's Mobile Justice app automatically uploads videos to ACLU servers.

[-] NattyNatty2x4@beehaw.org 4 points 7 months ago

There an alternative?

[-] Can_you_change_your_username@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

From what I can find Apple and Google bowed to political pressure and removed all apps designed to do this. Unfortunately I can't find a working alternative right now. Thanks for pointing this out to me.

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 4 points 7 months ago

What a bunch of assholes

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 7 months ago

Yet another reason why we need side loading to be possible!

[-] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

Protests that are suppressed will evolve into riots that will bring change.

[-] raccoona_nongrata@beehaw.org 7 points 7 months ago

Or division. The whole reason the right does this is they want violence, because once the violence starts there is no other outcome but a cycle of violence until one side dominates. A civil war makes the effects even worse, we're still suffering the effects of the civil war to this day.

Fascist ideology thrives in violence and withers under the rule of democratic law, which is why they push to undermine our democratic institutions and rights.

[-] BurningRiver@beehaw.org 6 points 7 months ago

I mean, do they think they’re the only ones that have guns, and know how to use them? They can have 40 guns each, but they still only have two hands.

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

The problem is that they have convinced our side that guns are bad.

The devils greatest trick and all that

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 7 months ago

they need to pass this quick before we learn how to protest from the french.

im convinced the unites states slept through protest class.

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

To be fair our first protests were pretty motherfucking effective.

Maybe we should just go back to protesting like that

[-] bermuda@beehaw.org 1 points 7 months ago

That's because they were led by the rich landowners.

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