Isn't it stupid that you have to get a permit to protest? Why do I have to ask permission to protest if we live in a free society? If I don't get a permit I will get arrested and charged with making a public disturbance.
2007-12-13 10:26:42 · 11 answers · asked by Arthur S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
No.We need a license or permit to do almost anything these days.
2007-12-13 10:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
While a permit is required in planned and privately executed demonstrations, you don't always need one.
If there are enough people who hit the streets in support of a cause, they simply cannot enforce the permit law. As an example, thousands and thousands turned out for Martin Luther King in Washington...estimates put it at 1/2 million. Impossible to lock up that many people.
Same thing happened during the anti-Vietnam war protests, women's movements and others....
Sometimes, if you feel strongly about a situation that needs to be changed, you accept the risk of being arrested....
Civil disobedience has changed our country for the better in the past.....with Civil Rights and other issues. When you take part in it, you must accept the risk. When some situation is so awful or so against what the majority of the people believe or want, the only way to get changes made is to hit the streets in very large numbers and don't let anyone stop you.
2007-12-13 10:34:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
In all civilized societies there are rules and guidelines. Some people consider these as restrictions, but these rules are what allow us to relate to each other in a manner that provides us with a reasonable expectation of our privileges, and also what our responsibilities are in relation to others.
So when you ask your question, be sure to include a comparison to any other country in the world where you think you would have more freedom to protest and openly state your opinions.
2007-12-13 13:54:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you need a permit to protest because the local govt. wants to be prepared. When you protest, someone will disagree and start a counter-protest. If that goes unsupervised by police, it becomes a fight, then a large scare riot. We have the freedom to protest, but not the freedom to attack each other. Thats why you have to get a permit. Stop complaining about restriction of rights when the government is saving your life, ok?
2007-12-13 10:31:45 · answer #4 · answered by pcolind 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The world is a dangerous place to live in right now! Because of continued threats from terrorists from abroad, who aren't playing games, our homeland freedoms are being sacrificed for the opportunity to have greater control over monitoring communications systems & anything else that our leaders need to do inorder to keep our freedoms safe! I do not know whether or not we will ever get to enjoy the land of innocence that we all remember, but I do understand what is occurring here in the U.S.. The best thing that we can do is to support our nations leaders, & contiue to let our states congressmen , governors, & senators know what we want as a state & back them as they take our desires to the floor of the congress & senate!
2007-12-14 02:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Protests need to be organized so they don't cause havic among innocent people or bystanders. There is more freedom in this country then any other, however it is still not as free as they lead us to think because if it were then they wouldn't have removed God from our schools and court buildings. They would give us the rights to believe just as they give others the right to not believe.
2007-12-13 10:32:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
theres an old sayin that your rights stops where my nose begins,an to freedom never was free,its a meth in someone elses mind,we the people gave them the power to make laws that helps them instead of us.
2007-12-13 13:55:39 · answer #7 · answered by THE"IS" 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, we do, the problem is that "freedom",
"licentiousness" and "anarchy" are not synonyms. Our freedoms and rights end exactly where the freedoms and rights of others begin.
2007-12-13 10:31:27 · answer #8 · answered by Millie 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO AND I'M FULL LIVING PROOF WE DON'T HAVE FREEDOM AND I CRIED THAT DAY YES IT IS STUPID I AGREE AND YES I COULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND THINGS AIN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE THAT DAY OF MY HAPPENING''
2007-12-13 10:42:04 · answer #9 · answered by kay kay 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
your questions is basically one about law and order, preparedness.
my answer would be yes as long as your freedom is documented, know and monitored!
2007-12-13 10:37:42 · answer #10 · answered by wifiyah 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋