Federal Laws for Public Protesting...Why are they not being enforced?

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Federal Laws for Protesting….Why are they not enforced?

  • You also likely have the right to speak out on other public property, like plazas in front of government buildings, as long as you are not blocking access to the government building or interfering with other purposes the property was designed for.

  • You don’t need a permit to march in the streets or on sidewalks, as long as marchers don’t obstruct car or pedestrian traffic. If you don’t have a permit, police officers can ask you to move to the side of a street or sidewalk to let others pass or for safety reasons..
What happens if the police issues an order to disperse the protest?

  • Shutting down a protest through a dispersal order must be law enforcement’s last resort. Police may not break up a gathering unless there is a clear and present danger of riot, disorder, interference with traffic, or other immediate threat to public safety.
  • If officers issue a dispersal order, they must provide a reasonable opportunity to comply, including sufficient time and a clear, unobstructed exit path.
Individuals must receive clear and detailed notice of a dispersal order, including how much time they have to disperse, the consequences of failing to disperse, and what clear exit route they can follow, before they may be arrested or charged with any crime.

Laws are made to protect the citizens. It protects other protesters as well as those who are not protesting. The VERY LEAST we should expect from out city leaders, police and other agents is ti follow the law. Just how many lives have been taken because those laws were not enforced?
 
Protesters’ Rights



Federal Laws for Protesting….Why are they not enforced?
Ok.. It's late... So quick and dirty.

You also likely have the right to speak out on other public property, like plazas in front of government buildings, as long as you are not blocking access to the government building or interfering with other purposes the property was designed for.


You don’t need a permit to march in the streets or on sidewalks, as long as marchers don’t obstruct car or pedestrian traffic. If you don’t have a permit, police officers can ask you to move to the side of a street or sidewalk to let others pass or for safety reasons..
Need police officers out there to enforce it.
What happens if the police issues an order to disperse the protest?
First they must be there to do so.

Shutting down a protest through a dispersal order must be law enforcement’s last resort. Police may not break up a gathering unless there is a clear and present danger of riot, disorder, interference with traffic, or other immediate threat to public safety.
They aren't actually open, so that's how they get around it. Although I could be wrong on this in some regards, as it could be different in other states.
If officers issue a dispersal order, they must provide a reasonable opportunity to comply, including sufficient time and a clear, unobstructed exit path.
Need officers there to actually say that. It's not like that in various parts of the country at the moment.
Individuals must receive clear and detailed notice of a dispersal order, including how much time they have to disperse, the consequences of failing to disperse, and what clear exit route they can follow, before they may be arrested or charged with any crime.
Well.. Again.. You need police to do that for the most part. Even if they aren't there for the arrest, where do you take them? The police precenct for their paperwork? They aren't there. The jail? A lot of people are free at the moment and a great many of those are closed too... So... You arrest them, and take them where?

Laws are made to protect the citizens. It protects other protesters as well as those who are not protesting. The VERY LEAST we should expect from out city leaders, police and other agents is ti follow the law. Just how many lives have been taken because those laws were not enforced?
I absolutely agree. And they need to do it before the some of the more crazy of us starts to open fire on people who likely just want to protest... But get lumped in with Rioters.
 

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