Questions tagged [protest]
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How come the nude protesters were not arrested?
I read today about the Anti-Censorship Activists in New York (Warning! NSFW pictures inside link) who protested against Facebook while being totally nude out in the street.
I'm also pretty sure public nudity is not allowed in the USA.
How come they…
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Would a giant "F*** BIDEN" flag mounted on a truck be first amendment protected?
I recently saw one of those trucks with flags mounted on them. The usual kind: big truck, 4'x6' flags, usually supporting Don't Tread On Me, Donald Trump, MIA, etc. Or the actual American flag. They are legal by the first amendment and don't cause…
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Clicking ads as a form of protest or boycott
Would it be legal to click on ads on the internet, as a form of protest or boycott, making the advertisers waste time, money, or resources for something that you are not actually interested in? What exactly would make it legal or illegal, and why?…
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Trespass against easements?
Say someone has an easement across my land to access their property.
They have an easement, so I am not allowed to interfere with their use of my land. I can't stand there and block their way.
If two hundred other people come into my land to stop…
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Could you be charged with manslaughter for obstructing an ambulance?
There was a recent incident in London that has been all over the news where protesters blocked a road and eventually ended up blocking an ambulance. It was stated that they were aware of the ambulance yet still refused to move. Assume a hypothetical…
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Who can stop a member of the public from peacefully protesting a private club who rents their space?
Assume a private club located in a shopping plaza in Austin, Texas and they rent their space from the plaza's owner.
Also assume a member of the public, let's call him Larry, intends to stand outside, X feet from the club's doors, and hand fliers to…
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What responsibility does a museum have to a protestor who glues themself to the wall
Can the museum leave the protestor glued there and leave for the night?
Edit: it appears that 4 days after I posted this questions, a Porsche showroom locked the protestors inside after turning off the lights for the evening.
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Can organisations like Extinction Rebellion be sued for costs incurred as a result of them protesting?
An organisation like Extinction Rebellion are planning to disrupt the airport's operation (re https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-49509852)
This leads to Bob incurring financial costs as he will need to re-book flights and bear related…
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Is it legal to place difficult-to-remove deliberately-annoying alarms in a building without permission to do so?
In the UK, a group of unaffiliated people went to a banquet by Just Stop Oil, a climate change activist group, and released electronic alarms tied to balloons. The banquet took place in a building with high ceilings, so even with a ladder, no one…
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Is an arrest legal if no reason is given?
From the UK Government website:
The police arrest procedure
If you’re arrested the police must:
identify themselves as the police
tell you that you’re being arrested
tell you what crime they think you’ve committed
explain why it’s necessary to…
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Placing bricks on a sidewalk to instigate protests
Larry is a Marxist-Leninist-Bolshevik revolutionary who wants to instigate a communist revolution in the United States. One day, before a contentious election, Larry unloads two tons of bricks in front of the United States Capitol. He then…
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When does free speech become disordely conduct or disturbing the peace?
Lets say Bob doesn't like the mayor of his city/town. Bob believes the mayor to be corrupt. The mayor is an ex police officer. So Bob decides to protest in front of city hall at noon with a sign and speaking loudly about his dislike for the mayor…
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Throwing tomatoes at a poster of a politician
As a form of protest, imagine:
Printing a poster of a politician's face
Placing it on a wall (with permission of the wall's owner) in a generally public space
Handing out tomatoes to be thrown at the poster.
What legal troubles can…
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What is the legality of France specifically banning all pro-Palestinian protests?
French Prime Minister Gérald Darmanin has recently instructed the prefects (regional state representatives) to ban all pro-Palestinian protests as they are "likely to cause a public disturbance". What is the legality of this?
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Is "slow walking" legal?
I've heard various claims that "slow walking" (walking slowly in a road) is not illegal or at best its illegality is ambiguous. Is that true? To what extent is it legal to walk in a road? I can certainly imagine that this is allowed in some…
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