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Protestor threatening behavior and consequences

ForestFire · 2018-11-17 21:57:41

With the recent news about a protestors death from France today and many other incidents, how do people feel about the situation that normal people are put in and what their appropriate response to that should be allowed verses the protestor responsibilities. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46233560 Remember this is…

17-11-2018 10:57PM

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With the recent news about a protestors death from France today and many other incidents, how do people feel about the situation that normal people are put in and what their appropriate response to that should be allowed verses the protestor responsibilities.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46233560

Remember this is not Joan Burton sitting in a car with 3 garda members beside her and multiple more in support from outside.

If you are trapped in your car by 50 of more people, who are blocking your passage and in effect trapping you, and then start assaulting your car, and add on top of that a young sick child in the back,

I say you have every right to feel your life is under threat and are allowed within reason, and with warning to start moving your car, at first slowly, if people do not head this warning its not your responsibility.

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