@Beachbum@LALegault is this where you redefine violence to include people being angry like those opposing the pro-palestine marches in London tried to?
The amount of violence from protest marches is so small as to not even feature in statistics. More violence happens in bars. Or at schools. Hell, I'd hazard that more violence happens in churches.
@localzuk@LALegault being from the other side of the pond, I’m wondering if you have read our Constitution and Bill of Rights? Free speech has its limits. Such as, you can’t yell fire in a crowded theater when there is no fire.
@Beachbum@LALegault regarding your constitution, yes, I have read it and have seen how often the Supreme Court upholds the right to free speech. It is considerably more protected there than here.
The weird issue I see is how your universities get funding from the federal government, have public spaces yet can act like entirely private entities...
@Beachbum@LALegault I have considerably more experience than most regarding free speech and trespass due to my own legal history.
We have the Human Rights Act, which is the law that protects our rights based on the European Convention on Human Rights.
Here, you cannot be trespassed from a public university simply for protesting. The courts have ruled on this a few times. Only if you engage in what we'd call "aggravated trespass" - where you disrupt legal activity with your actions.
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