Posted on 07/07/2020 9:00:32 AM PDT by NoLibZone
Depends on which state you live in. Blocking the road is most likely going to fit under a misdemeanor, like causing a public nuisance or disorderly conduct.
If they actually surround your vehicle and restrict you from being able to move, I’d say that is false arrest or kidnapping, but I’m not a lawyer, nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
The law doesn’t matter when power politics and ideology control government.
I learned that from having lived in communist countries.
The fingers you are using to type, are too fat. To receive a special typing wand, mash the keyboard with your palm, now.
“Hitting the car with rocks, concrete pieces and hammers, plus kicking and yelling-—are not a legal reason to shoot them. Not an imminent danger to your life.”
Well, frankly, that’s a judgment for the jury to make in each specific case. If you can convince a jury that they would have felt their lives were threatened if they were in that situation, you walk. If you can’t, you’re screwed.
They could be used for speed cameras and also for running over stupid people who think they have the right to protest on major roads and highways.
'Problem' solved...
I usually derive while sitting at my desk.
Is this going to be like that Beeber thread ?
Thanks for reply.
The City of Detroit police SUV surrounded by chanting and spitting BLM types recently resulted in 1) the back window being broken and then 2) police warning several times and then moving ahead. Thus two of the delicate rioters were injured in front as they refused to get out of the way.
Police Chief Craig (an African American) said “Our officers responded correctly. I ask you what you would do if you and your family were trapped in your vehicle with hostile people breaking your window? You should speed away if you can.”
Police Chief Craig much earlier said he believes people should buy guns and get training in self defense with them as police will not always be there in time.
God bless him for those statement.
Is it legal for police to deprive you of your weapon?
At all points, no. Also there is a natural law to think of as well.
My natural right to roam our earth, or the privilege granted to us by our treacherous government to do so on a paved surface in a vehicle that I pay for?
We need to pull the context away from thr viewpoint that we “are allowed” to do things. We are not “allowed” to do things. The constitution does not “allow” us. We are the masters here.
Any talk of “allow” should only be directed at government. The constitution allows them things, and tells them how to do those things. Nothing is designed to tell us, the citizens, what we can or cannot do.
Thus thr real answer is that if someone is blocking your path with the intent to harm you, they are in the wrong and you have a natural right to travel and defend yourself against attackers. The legal answer is different.
False imprisonment
Holding you against your will
Protests that block streets and highways should NEVER be issued permits by intimidated public officials and legal penalties need to be ramped up
All travel is essential
I would split the difference.
I thought pedestrians ALWAYS had the right of way.
So they may not be breaking any law if all they do is walk and stand.
Trap us while we derive???
I can think of nothing worse then be trapped while deriving say the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus!
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Derivation is part of systematic racism and white supremacy.
Just say “I feared for my life”, then refer to the Provo video, where the white SUV was surrounded, then a gun was fired from very close range, into the SUV, wounding the driver.
Clearly the most heinous of all
No, they can’t stop cars. The driver can be held liable, but there are ways around it. First, a dashcam is a must. Second, if a reasonable person in your situation would be concerned they would be the next Reginald Denny, floor it. You’ll be fine, legally - at least in most states.
Also, people have a really hard time stepping in front of a car that they believe is not going to stop. Honking your horn, reving your engine, getting your tires to bark, all while not stopping, tend to cause people to instinctively get out of the way.
High speed does that too.
2905.01 Kidnapping.
(A) No person, by force, threat, or deception, or, in the case of a victim under the age of thirteen or mentally incompetent, by any means, shall remove another from the place where the other person is found or restrain the liberty of the other person, for any of the following purposes:
(1) To hold for ransom, or as a shield or hostage;
(2) To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter;
(3) To terrorize, or to inflict serious physical harm on the victim or another;
(4) To engage in sexual activity, as defined in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code, with the victim against the victim's will;
(5) To hinder, impede, or obstruct a function of government, or to force any action or concession on the part of governmental authority;
(6) To hold in a condition of involuntary servitude.
(B) No person, by force, threat, or deception, or, in the case of a victim under the age of thirteen or mentally incompetent, by any means, shall knowingly do any of the following, under circumstances that create a substantial risk of serious physical harm to the victim or, in the case of a minor victim, under circumstances that either create a substantial risk of serious physical harm to the victim or cause physical harm to the victim:
(1) Remove another from the place where the other person is found;
(2) Restrain another of the other person's liberty.
(Emphasis added.)
“Impeding Traffic
This offense is similar to driving too slowly in the left lane. ... No person shall drive upon a highway at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation, because of a grade, or compliance with the law.” from NOLO.com
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