How did the right to peaceably assemble become the right to riot?

[jwoodie]

I don't see anything in the US Constitution that gives the people a right to physically destroy property and disrupt the lives of other Americans. Do you? Where did the right to "protest" come from?

 

[airplanemechanic]

I don't see anything in the US Constitution that gives the people a right to physically destroy property and disrupt the lives of other Americans. Do you? Where did the right to "protest" come from?

Duh, the democratic right to peaceably riot.

It's been on the books since Trump 1.0.

 

[shockedcanadian]

I don't see anything in the US Constitution that gives the people a right to physically destroy property and disrupt the lives of other Americans. Do you? Where did the right to "protest" come from?

It sounds as if your Constitution is being as misread as our Charter of Rights is being disregarded by the authorities.

Neither is ideal.

 

[IM2]

I don't see anything in the US Constitution that gives the people a right to physically destroy property and disrupt the lives of other Americans. Do you? Where did the right to "protest" come from?

On 1-6-2021, Now STFU.

 

[Crepitus]

I don't see anything in the US Constitution that gives the people a right to physically destroy property and disrupt the lives of other Americans. Do you? Where did the right to "protest" come from?

It didn't. Not one single person has claimed anyone has the right to riot.

 

[Woodznutz]

Demonstrations and protests are just one way of "petitioning the government for the redress of grievances". Sadly, they also invite hooligans whose only purpose is rioting and destruction.

You'd think our demonstrations were English soccer games.

 

[IM2]

It didn't. Not one single person has claimed anyone has the right to riot.

That comment is not worth responding to because the right burns, bombs and shoots people, then tries to pretend it didn't happen. A right-winger just murdered 2 people yesterday. The right wing is violently snatching innocent people off the streets. So then, if the government is going to use violence, these right-wingers should expect people to fight back with violence. After all, that's why they ignore the First Amendment to cling to their guns. But as we see, when the government is really acting tyrannical, the right wingers go hide under skirts like the soft bitches they really are.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

It didn't. Not one single person has claimed anyone has the right to riot.

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Except the people who are

 

[Crepitus]

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Except the people who are

Nope.

 

[0311]

I don't see anything in the US Constitution that gives the people a right to physically destroy property and disrupt the lives of other Americans. Do you? Where did the right to "protest" come from?

When the wanna tin pot military dictator called the National Guard and the Marines out. BTW, the Guard is NOT being paid. The Guard has zero support and are sleeping on concrete floors or loading docks and currently costing millions of dollars that 47 is suppose to saving. His shit show parade is the type held in Communist Countries lie Communist China, The Democratic People's Republic of (North) Korea and Russia. Held for an by Communist Dictators. 10's of people attended it. More people attended the "No Kings Day" demonstrations than attended his Communist Show of Force Parade AND is his first inauguration.