Peaceful Protests In The United States

In 2017 alone, there have been multiple riots born of originally peaceful protests. Students in Middlebury College in Vermont revolted at a peaceful debate with far-right Charles Murray. While Murray tried to reach his building, a mob formed, forcing him and his debate-partner, Allison Stanger, to move to another building (Beinhart np). When Murray and Stanger tried to leave, they and the car they were in were attacked by students. The leftist Stanger was sent to the emergency room because she tried to protect the guest (Fatzick np). In Berkeley, California, students were up in arms, wanting to prevent Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking. Their haste to silence a man they disagreed with led to a huge disaster. In the streets, fellow classmates were attacked. One student who supported President Trump was brutally beaten, and an innocent bystander who claimed to be Muslim was assaulted for “looking like a Nazi” (Ramaiyer np). Others were beset upon as well, with pepper-spray, matches, and baseball bats. In total, only one person was arrested (French np). Unless this one person attacked this many people and businesses, it’s safe to assume that dozens of perpetrators have gone unpunished for the crime of hurting a human being! This ‘free speech’ is not protected under the First Amendment. People are hurting other people. Another time Mr. Yiannopoulos attempted to give a speech, protesters rudely barged into the lecture

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

This just in Donald J Trump is our president there is no amount of protesting that is going to change that peaceful or other wise. We the people of the United States of America voted him in. If you did not vote for him and do not believe him to be your President

Protests are a way that many citizens have historically exercised their right to freedom of speech and as to voice their opinions on current matters in the U.S. as well as other nations. Protests help the uninformed get informed on specific issues, and try to persuade fellow citizens. What were some of the effective aspects of the protests that were portrayed in “The Matrix”, “Battle in Seattle” as well as those in “The Letter from Birmingham Jail”? What were the downfalls? An effective protest is one where an advocated idea gets across to the intended audience. Peaceful protests tend to have a better outcome than those that lead to violence.

As many are aware, protesters gathered recently in Charlottesville, Virginia, for a “Unite the Right” protest. The protest quickly escalated from a peaceful rally to a violent outcry.

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,

Protests riots in the United States has proven to an issue for both the country’s financial strength and the unity of the nation. With the presence of social injustices, combined with the increased impact of social media propaganda, protests riots are beginning to reach an all time high. Protest riots destroy individual communities and businesses, jeopardizes the safety of others and taints the protest’s cause by resorting to civil disobedience. Action must be done in order to prevent these random acts of violence from continuing after every social hot topic. The goal is not to prevent citizens from protesting; in fact, this should be encouraged. The goal is to change the way the protests are handled from both the citizens and authority perspectives, in order to prevent these protests from escalating into something dangerous.

The activists feel like this disruptive protest is needed in order to disturb not only the public but to disturb politicians and people in high places. They feel like in this way they will grab the attention, sympathy, and support of citizens and will force politicians to face these issues and propose solutions to them like police reform and will also remind the police force and all other authorities that they are aware of these injustices and that they are never ignored (Mather).

In the Washington Post, an article, written by Matea Gold, Mark Berman, and Renae Merle, summarizes the rallies conducted in the United States as a result of the new presidency. The article, titled “Not my President”, reflects over the protests in which thousands marched against the victory of Trump in the presidential election. The article describes the damage that was performed by people and contains interviews of anti-Trump protesters. According to the article, car windows were being burned and public property was being damaged. Most interviews recorded that Muslims, illegal immigrants, and U.S citizens feel insecure about their future and feel threatened. While there are countless descriptions and interviews on protesters that are against

African-Americans have been oppressed since their arrival in America in 1619. Due to their differences in physical characteristics, Whites considered them an inferior race and therefore treated them as property, disregarding their human rights. After many years of exploitation and abuse, in 1791, slaves on the small island of Hispaniola revolted against French rule and successfully gained their freedom in 1804. It gave hope to African American slaves who, in turn, decided to stand against their masters and gain their freedom. Every one of those rebellions was extremely violent. They were so passionate about the cause and have been oppressed for so long that they targeted

Citizens are obliged to not only reflect the laws they are told to abide by, but to aid in changing them if necessary. Abraham Lincoln expressed this concept in the Gettysburg Address when he spoke of our nation as a “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” To blindly follow a decree is to not fulfill the duties of one’s citizenship. The rule in question must also be regarded courteously because the objective of protesting is to ask people to consider the ideas being fought over. To act aggressively would only make others more reluctant to consider different views. Lastly, any punishment given for disobeying should be taken without argument. To use the words of Martin Luther King Jr. in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” “One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty.” This compliance sends a powerful statement displaying the need for

The 2016 election has already galvanized countless Americans, and it could forever change the direction in which America progresses. WIth the rise of real-estate mogul Donald Trump and his powerful rhetoric, some Americans have decided to protest against him. In recent weeks, more and more protests have erupted as America becomes ever more divided. “Three Trump Protesters Arrested, While Demonstrators in NYC detained” perfectly shows the First Amendment in action. While the First Amendment ensures the right to peaceful assembly, the article does show that authorities can arrest people interfering with traffic and other everyday activities. The protesters who “[tied] themselves to their cars ...were arrested” demonstrates that protestors cannot

Every civilization has a cycle and at the end of the cycle is the country falling apart usually the government against the people. Naturally the government wants to keep the cycle in the peace phase as long as they can. I think though that if people have a problem with how the government is being run they should be able to express how they feel. The government wants to run the country how they see best fit, without even thinking if it is the best for everyone. There are a lot of issues in our country that need to be fixed, and if having a peaceful protest in Washington is what is going to get the governments attention then the people should go all out and do whatever they feel they need to do. If the people are being harmful that is a whole other story. The lady assaulting the security guard at the air port is not the right way to protest your feelings on something that you don't agree with. Violence is not going to get you where you want to be. Instead of people being focused on what you were protesting they are focusing on the violent act you committed. Bad publicity is not what you want because then people aren't going to take you or the point you are trying to prove

It’s only been a few days since the 2016 election for the next President of the United States, but it seems things are escalating quickly in the country. Donald Trump won against Hillary Clinton during the election, and it’s clear that many people are not happy about our winner. There have been numerous protests and riots in various cities across the country including nearby Portland, Oregon. The events focus on denouncing Trump as America’s next president. While I realize that some people aren’t happy about the way the election turned out, I can’t support the way these people have been acting. It’s one thing to hold a peaceful protest, but the protests are now becoming riots that are interfering with the lives of ordinary people

Peacefully protesting to show support of a cause is not harmful to society. In the past, it has been a technique simply to show you feel that your situation, a law or a proposition is not justified, in your eyes. Protesting in that way does not damage society, however protests too often escalate to anger and violence, diminishing the validity of the cause being demonstrated.