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Originally Posted by Txjake
From a legal website regarding protesting in DC, but charges are charges..
Incommoding. This is blocking vehicle or pedestrian traffic on the streets, sidewalks, and other walkways. This is by far the most common charge we see when protestors sit down in the street. Sidewalks are trickier because you generally have a right to engage in free speech activities on the public sidewalks; but if you so clog them that no one else can use the sidewalks, you might be charged with incommoding.
Unlawful entry on property (trespassing). Remaining on private property after being told to leave is punishable
Exercising Your Rights Of Political Protest In Washington, DC
From CNN: "The school said 10 protesters arrested were given misdemeanor citations for unlawful assembly and failure to disperse. " |
I understand that the protesters were probably breaking a few laws. What I would like to know is why you believe that the police had the "legal right" to do what they did. I don't know the answer to that question, but the pepper spray approach used by the UC-Davis cop seems unorthodox to me.