“No. I’m saying that they could make that claim when being arrested.”
“Which is why thousands of protestors in the past- like the ‘08 RNC- have been released afterward without charge.”
Do you really want to live in a country where the government can randomly arrest people that are breaking no laws, and detain them for an indefinite period of time.
No, that was my point above.
So long as they’re non-violent, I don’t have a problem with their being able to protest. As far as arresting them, if they have a permit (issued by De Blasio’s office likely), then they can’t be arrested for blocking traffic.
Now with that said, I think these people are “useful idiots” who should be ashamed of themselves.