North Carolina

TexasTowelie

(116,755 posts) Mon Apr 20, 2020, 03:05 AM Apr 2020

Group opposed to NC stay-at-home order demands protection from arrest while protesting

After the arrest of a protester at Tuesday’s rally against Gov. Roy Cooper’s pandemic-spawned executive orders, a group opposing the strict social restrictions is seeking legal protection.

Lawyers Anthony Biller and James Lawrence, Raleigh-based lawyers with the law firm Michael Best & Friedrich representing ReOpenNC, sent a letter to Cooper and Wake County Board of Commissioners Chairman Greg Ford on Friday asking for assurances they’ll be able to protest.

According to the letter, the protesters want written clarification that protests are considered essential activities and thus not subject to executive orders’ restrictions on mass gatherings.

“Unfortunately,” Biller wrote, “these broad orders have created a reasonable apprehension the exercise of such fundamental rights will lead to detention, arrest and criminal prosecution.”

Read more: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article242120346.html

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Group opposed to NC stay-at-home order demands protection from arrest while protesting (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2020 OP

Fuck them. Jamastiene Apr 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Apr 2020 #2

They should be free from arrest Coleman Apr 2020 #3

Four dead in Ohio safeinOhio Apr 2020 #5

they weren't contagious barbtries Apr 2020 #7

Really? Rosa Parks, those participating in sit-ins, and anybody sinkingfeeling Apr 2020 #9

I am pretty sure that post was sarcastic. n/t Laelth Apr 2020 #10

Thank you Coleman Apr 2020 #11

Yep. Sometimes the heavy hammer is required. Laelth Apr 2020 #12

One can't be sure anymore. Just saw a post calling a great Biden ad, "terrible". sinkingfeeling Apr 2020 #13

I saw several of these protesters Scarsdale Apr 2020 #4

Same folks would want their Constitutional rights if safeinOhio Apr 2020 #6

...in a crowded mosque... ret5hd Apr 2020 #8

Jamastiene

(38,197 posts)

1. Fuck them.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 03:16 AM

Apr 2020

They really have some audacity to ask for that while doing exactly the opposite of what they are supposed to do. They are the biggest jerks in the state for that nonsense.

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Sherman A1 This message was self-deleted by its author.

Coleman

(941 posts)

3. They should be free from arrest

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 05:13 AM

Apr 2020

Last edited Mon Apr 20, 2020, 08:52 AM - Edit history (1)

After all Vietnam war protesters were never arrested, and civil rights protesters were never arrested.

safeinOhio

(34,069 posts)

5. Four dead in Ohio

Reply to Coleman (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 05:53 AM

Apr 2020

barbtries

(29,778 posts)

7. they weren't contagious

Reply to Coleman (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 06:00 AM

Apr 2020

and did not represent a threat to others.

sinkingfeeling

(52,990 posts)

9. Really? Rosa Parks, those participating in sit-ins, and anybody

Reply to Coleman (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 07:08 AM

Apr 2020

who even looked like a demonstrator in DC on May 1, 1971, were arrested. That's just to name a few cases of protestor arrests.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

10. I am pretty sure that post was sarcastic. n/t

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 08:14 AM

Apr 2020

-Laelth

Coleman

(941 posts)

11. Thank you

Reply to Laelth (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 08:53 AM

Apr 2020

I guess I was too subtle.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

12. Yep. Sometimes the heavy hammer is required.

Reply to Coleman (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 09:13 AM

Apr 2020

I see that you edited. Wise.

-Laelth

sinkingfeeling

(52,990 posts)

13. One can't be sure anymore. Just saw a post calling a great Biden ad, "terrible".

Reply to Laelth (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 09:30 AM

Apr 2020

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

4. I saw several of these protesters

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 05:33 AM

Apr 2020

with children along. They should be arrested for child endangerment. Nobody was wearing a mask. Fools will make this pandemic even worse by spreading it around. Idiots, all of them. Too bad these people find it so easy to procreate.

safeinOhio

(34,069 posts)

6. Same folks would want their Constitutional rights if

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 05:56 AM

Apr 2020

they yelled fire in a crowded church and shot the people coming out in self-defense.

ret5hd

(21,320 posts)

8. ...in a crowded mosque...

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 06:30 AM

Apr 2020

There, fixed it.

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