Forum Post: WSWS: “This shows that it is illegal to express your opinion” Protesters speak on Occupy Wall Street eviction
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 16, 2011, 5:59 a.m. EST by SandyEnglish
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from the World Socialist Web Site today:
“This shows that it is illegal to express your opinion” Protesters speak on Occupy Wall Street eviction
Randy, from New Jersey, had come to an Occupy protest for first time. “I heard what happened and I want to get involved,” she said. “I need to know how to be effective. The eviction of these people goes against my conscience. What is the best recourse now? Look at the unfairness of society, the lack of opportunities for everyone, and especially minorities. Life is supposed to be getting better and better. We have to stand up for our rights.
“The Democrats are the same party as the Republicans. There are no real changes. I’m not sure if this is because of the system or just personal dishonesty. If voting was effective, it would be illegal. This shows,” Randy said, gesturing at the occupiers who had been expelled, “that it is illegal to express your opinion.”
Russell, a California native in New York to study acting, joined the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protest three days ago. He was at Zuccotti Park last night when police moved in to evict the protesters. Although he was prepared to be arrested, the police escorted him off. Others weren’t so lucky, and he saw police throw a girl to the sidewalk. Russell told us, “We are fighting for people to acquire knowledge of the situation we are in, to educate people in economic injustice.” He plans to stay with the occupation indefinitely.
Read the rest of the article at: http://wsws.org/articles/2011/nov2011/wall-n16.shtml
express your opinion, yes. break the law and opress others rights, no. We all have the right to disagree with anyone but we don't have a right to shout down and infringe on their rights. I welcome debate with people that have other views but I dislike the "in your face" tactic.
I disagree, I think that you have to understand that this country has a history of social protests and unrests. If our founding fathers did not employ in "your face tactics" such as the Revolutionary War we would not be our own country. If Rosa Parks did not defy the unjust segregation laws in Alabama we would not have the Civil Rights Movement and segregation would still go on in the South. In both instances a law was broken, the colonists was not allowed to rebel against Britian and Rosa Parks broke the Segregation Law in Birmingham . You know it is those "in your face tactics" that get real change and progress. You make it sound like they are a bunch of rioters who looted the plaza, no this is a relatively non-violent protest I think that they have a right to protest if they feel injustice is being done. The problem is that you can't follow every law because that law might in fact be unconstitutional.