@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 days agoProtesters take over Trump Tower in NYC to demand release of Mahmoud Khalilwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1554arrow-down113cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1541arrow-down1external-linkProtesters take over Trump Tower in NYC to demand release of Mahmoud Khalilwww.nbcnews.com@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 days agomessage-square47fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-square@enthusiasticamoeba@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish36•10 days agoIt doesn’t matter how “well-behaved” protesters are. They will find a way to declare it an unlawful protest.
minus-squareSuite404linkfedilinkEnglish13•10 days agoThis. The only reason to keep it peaceful is the optics of others, not because you’ll be branded a law-breaker otherwise. MAGA will excuse unnecessary use of force, but people who might be sitting on the side lines are less likely to ignore it.
It doesn’t matter how “well-behaved” protesters are. They will find a way to declare it an unlawful protest.
This. The only reason to keep it peaceful is the optics of others, not because you’ll be branded a law-breaker otherwise. MAGA will excuse unnecessary use of force, but people who might be sitting on the side lines are less likely to ignore it.