01-28-2016, 11:28 AM
"...I am merely stating that civil disobedience has a clear threshold that must be reached to be considered unlawful activity."
Civil disobedience by it's very definition involves unlawful activity.
"Conduct, whether you label it civil disobedience, or not, has defined bounds of acceptability in our society. The assertion that the label makes a difference is not supported in ...the practical application of case law."
Restraint and discretion by law enforcement to enforce certain laws being violated by those deemed to be engaged in peaceful civil disobedience happens all the time, often wisely so. It is very common to give a certain amount of leeway to peaceful political protest that may involve unlawful acts of a disruptive nature which otherwise would likely be met with more rigorous arrest and prosecution involving run of the mill criminal activity.
Still unsure what your reasoning was with citing the law detailing mutiny and sedition. Any threshold for defining civil disobedience certainly doesn't rely on that.
Civil disobedience by it's very definition involves unlawful activity.
"Conduct, whether you label it civil disobedience, or not, has defined bounds of acceptability in our society. The assertion that the label makes a difference is not supported in ...the practical application of case law."
Restraint and discretion by law enforcement to enforce certain laws being violated by those deemed to be engaged in peaceful civil disobedience happens all the time, often wisely so. It is very common to give a certain amount of leeway to peaceful political protest that may involve unlawful acts of a disruptive nature which otherwise would likely be met with more rigorous arrest and prosecution involving run of the mill criminal activity.
Still unsure what your reasoning was with citing the law detailing mutiny and sedition. Any threshold for defining civil disobedience certainly doesn't rely on that.