Protesters’ Rights
Federal Laws for Protesting….Why are they not enforced?
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?
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..
- 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.
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?