return2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoProtesters take over Trump Tower in NYC to demand release of Mahmoud Khalilwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1555arrow-down113
arrow-up1542arrow-down1external-linkProtesters take over Trump Tower in NYC to demand release of Mahmoud Khalilwww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareenthusiasticamoeba@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·22 days agoIt doesn’t matter how “well-behaved” protesters are. They will find a way to declare it an unlawful protest.
minus-squareSuite404@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·22 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.