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"Four San Francisco protesters hit by car in ‘possible intentional act’..."

dcsports said:
Or they can stay off the road and actually protest, rather than obstructing traffic and harassing motorists.
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^ see this is how easily using your car as a weapon of terrorism can be justified.

If you’re hit by a car, you must have been in the street, obstructing traffic and harassing motorists.

We can all see what’s really going in, political assassinations, violence, hatred; this is all the logical conclusion of MAGA’s structural inability to police itself. All by Donald “Fake News” Trump’s design.
 
Fletch said:
One guy, in San Francisco of all places, is involved in an incident that may well have been an accident and out come the desperate leftist cries of 'fascism.' How pathetic.
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Charlottesville etc., DeSantis just the other day was suggesting cars should hit protesters.
 

Violent acts and threats at some 'No Kings' protests around the US​

A man intentionally drove an SUV into a crowd of protesters in Culpepper, Virginia on Saturday, striking at least one person, according to Washington DC’s Fox affiliate.

The man, identified by authorities as Joseph R. Checklick Jr, was arrested and charged with reckless driving. Checklick was held without bail at the county jail, the news outlet said.

Authorities alleged that Checklick knowingly accelerated into a group of “No Kings” day protest attendees. Organizers reportedly said that more than 600 attended the event, with 200 on Main Street and 400 along James Madison Highway.

As hundreds of thousands took to the streets to protest Trump’s military parade, and his policies, violence has cast a shadow over demonstrations.

In San Francisco, a car hit at least four “No Kings” protesters in what authorities are probing as a “possible intentional act.”

(Ibid)
 
Felis Leo said:
I am sure DeSantis would have called that an act of self-defense and offered James Alex Fields Jr. a job in his personal security detail.
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Probably would've. Abbott would have also pardoned him too. They love right wing killers that kill anyone left of their fascism.
 
reinaert said:
The organizers of the local event, here, did a bang-up job of establishing the ground rules. Stay out of the road. Ignore the maga hatters. No chanting at the police.

Seems like in the face of official and other incitements to vehicular violence, organization going forward has to include how to minimize the opportunities for maga street thugs.
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NYC completely shut down traffic in Midtown Manhattan to a standstill.
 
Deuce said:
The point of a protest is to not be convenient for you.
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But what if loud protesters threaten to deafen me with their shouting and yelling? Doesn't my reasonable apprehension of this potential injury justify my gunning them down? If not, then is this truly still America? :rolleyes:
 
Felis Leo said:
But what if loud protesters threaten to deafen me with their shouting and yelling? Doesn't my reasonable apprehension of this potential injury justify my gunning them down? If not, then is this truly still America? :rolleyes:
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And what if my angry protests block your way to work or an important appointment? What about your rights in such situations? Or do you not really care that much about the rights of others.
 
reinaert said:
www.theguardian.com

Mass protests against Trump under way across US but violence and threats thwart some rallies – live

Four San Francisco protesters hit by car in ‘possible intentional act’; ‘credible threat’ identified against Texas lawmakers attending ‘No Kings’ protest
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

Seems like the peaceful opposition to Trump's Stalin moment is riling up the street level fascists.
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Maybe not:

 
reinaert said:
It definitely justifies vehicular violence, being late for an appointment you didn't leave early enough for.
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So, to be clear, you right to block the road trumps my right to drive on it. Explain that constitutional reasoning for me.
 
Fletch said:
And what if my angry protests block your way to work or an important appointment? What about your rights in such situations? Or do you not really care that much about the rights of others.
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If a group of angry protesters walked in front of my car on a busy street or roadway, blocking my movement and preventing me from attending an appointment but otherwise not threatening me or putting me in reasonable fear for my safety, I suppose I would be justified running them over and causing them great bodily injury or death. And if it was a particularly important appointment, I think that would give me the right to back up over their bodies to finish them off. I certainly should not have to remain in place and report this action to the police, because I think that this might be one of the few exceptions to my state's hit-and-run laws (the "aggravated inconvenience" exception).

😁:rolleyes:
 
Fletch said:
So, to be clear, you right to block the road trumps my right to drive on it. Explain that constitutional reasoning for me.
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Constitutional reasoning? What Constitutional right are you appealing to exactly? With very few exceptions (at least under California State Law), you are generally not permitted to intentionally use deadly force and assault people with a deadly weapon (i.e. your vehicle) when you are being inconvenienced but not threatened.
 
Fletch said:
So, to be clear, you right to block the road trumps my right to drive on it. Explain that constitutional reasoning for me.
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There are actually no "rights" as all regarding driving

However, legally, it is the car that must yield to the pedestrian.
 
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