Dr. Corley,
If unlawful acts are occurring by another group trying to disrupt the peaceful assembly, I believe that the police would have no choice in the matter of disbanding both groups in order to restore the general order and provide the safety of the general public. There would not be a way of knowing who were the original peaceable protestors and the opposing group. If police allowed for the assembly to continue by only arresting the individuals committing unlawful acts there is the possibility that the opposing group would hide in the crowd until police are not in the area to observe and then commit those unlawful acts to avoid arrest.
Issue: Whether Mr. Schuester’s behavior in fatally shooting a dog he thought to be a coyote, sufficient to hold him liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress?
In the year of 1836, the Court of Appeals of Virginia came to a decision in the case of Burley v. Griffith. This dispute began when Luke Griffith feared that one of his most valuable slaves, William Lee, was at risk to escape and flee the commonwealth of Virginia. Griffith’s suspicions and unease pushed him to place this particular slave in the Ohio County Jail under the custody of Sheriff Burley for safekeeping. This right to hold slaves in jail was granted in a statute that was passed nearly 12 years earlier in the state of Virginia. Griffith brought 3 counts against Burley in the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Ohio County. One count stated that Griffith’s slave escaped due to negligence in the care of Burley. Another count
Dr. Henry Morgentaler and two other doctors set up a private clinic in Toronto to perform abortions on women. According to the law at that time women were required to obtain a certificate from a therapeutic abortion committee that would Asses whether they qualified for an abortion. Morgentaler and his colleagues made public statements question the wisdom of these abortion laws in Canada. They believed that women should have the sole decision on having abortion. The three appellants where charged on the grounds of conspiracy amongst each other between November 1982 and July 1983 with the intent to perform an abortion on women contrary to s.423 (1) (d) and s.251 (1) of the criminal code . This was an appeal from the court of appeal for Ontario.
They couldn’t remove the protesters because there weren’t doing anything wrong. After seeing the student’s actions the NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) had a unanimous vote to support the non-violent
As an American citizen, we are guaranteed many freedoms through the Constitution. The first amendment in the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” (US Const. amend. I). This means that all people have the right to assemble a protest peacefully, and Congress in unable to prevent this practice. However, in recent years this has become controversial because many residents question how much protesters can get away with before a demonstration becomes turbulent. Because of this question, there have been many cases in which law enforcement has become involved in rallies. This essay will explore when law enforcement became involved in rallies, and when they did not.
This clearly sounds like it could potentially cause issues for the citizens because these events could be loud and a disturbance of peace and sleep because of the odd hours of the protest, but not because of what CALM is standing for. But if the government were to try to prevent CALM from protesting, to better the peace for the other citizens, it could be a violation of their right to free speech and right to peacefully
Numerous times, protests start off as untroubling. In fact, they are beneficial to a certain extent, for they “provide a vent to society and also allow governments to understand better the issues their citizens are facing” (UN News Centre 2012). However, often these protests cross this blurry line and are rendered violent, causing danger to the American people. A recent example of a protest transforming into a riot was the Anti- Trump protest in Portland. These protests started off as being peaceful and allowed the protesters to express their opinions on the issue. However, the protesters eventually became so invested in the matter that it quickly mutated into a riot with people smashing windows, kicking cars, and vandalizing buildings (USA TODAY 2016) .This rapid change from peace to violence is a result of the blurry line between what is considered peaceful and what is considered violent. Due to the few restrictions on both the right to petition and assemble, what is perceived as violent is open to interpretation. More specifically, the protesters may not have deemed that kicking cars and smashing windows was violent; thus, they proceeded with these clearly dangerous activities anyways. Since the unlimited nature of both of these rights leaves a massive gray area in regards to what is
According to Cornell University Law School, “riots are three or more people using tactics of threat or terror to the public, which can take on labor disputes or political demonstrations” [w]hereas unlawful assembly is where three or more people meet with intention of carrying out an unlawful act to disturb the peace (CornellUniversityLaw.org). Riots and unlawful assembly places great exertion on peaceful assembly. It is vital to be knowledgeable of the first amendment and the aspects in it because if society does not recognize the its meaning or this case, what peaceful assembly is, then it will create more destruction. This limitation can further connect with the concept of affirmative
Some people believe that due to the First Amendment rights that we have and they do not fully understand that they can riot and assemble unlawfully. With the recent protests that have turned violent due to the recent Antifa movement this is evident. This group has become a threat against the law and order within the communities that these events occur. Their acts of violence and vandalism against communities are unlawful and whenever these acts are observed the offenders should always be arrested. Even in the past here in Nashville and other cities across the U. S. where protestors have blocked Interstate highways, the protests have become unlawful due to these acts that disturb the peace. The blocking of the highway not only puts the residents
People in the U.S get mistreated contently because of racism. One of these acts are, the protest control. Not only african americans but people of various races are being punished , arrested and even kill because of there protesting despite it being peaceful. By law any form of protesting is allowed as long as it is peaceful the police are only allowed to take action when the peace is broken. Instances when protesters were harm when participating in a peaceful protest is,
They were also arrested. (Auerbach 1688) That's all it took for this riot to come into play, a few people unhappy about the way the police handled the situation. The next thing you know its a few thousand unhappy people.
There are three solutions that need to be introduced in order to correct the problems caused by protest riots. If police officers change their approach when dealing with protests, there is a smaller chance that a protest will escalate into a riot. Also if there are hidden cameras implanted around the community and inside policer officer uniforms more people will be caught for their actions.If rioters embrace a more peaceful approach toward social injustices, they will be higher regarded by the general public.
Forcible removals implemented by the police-obedient to direct orders from officials, are based upon laws of that particular state. Freedom of speech does not mean planting yourself as a seed upon the lawns of a privately owned land, as has been the case for forcible removal of undeterred protestors camped out on privately owned Zuccotti Park. The park protestor’s research must have been poorly done. Most recently, the United Nations has stepped in to say that the United States government is mistreating demonstrators by removing them from protest areas. Incredibly, the happenstance of an event is inviting unsolicited comments from allies in other countries.
To begin with, the ramifications of peaceful assemblies and mob gatherings are completely different. Peaceful assemblies usually have consequences of minor injuries, or possibly one or two arrests, and are usually very innocuous. Mob gatherings could result in major injuries, deaths, damage of properties, or many arrests, and are involved with many deprave acts. In trying to disperse both peaceful protests and mob gangs,
Peaceful protest can be an effective and beneficial way to make a point about how many in a population feel strongly about an issue, yet many protests do not go as intended. The idea is to calmly make your opinion known, to get noticed and to demonstrate the sheer mass of opposition to a particular topic. Peaceful protest alone is not harmful, it is simply a group of people