Peaceful vs. Violent... where is your line? - 07/28/20 09:03 AM
So I know this isn't a traditional poll, but I'm not sure it really can be due to the subject and how varied of a scale I think we are looking at. Clearly there is a lot of disagreement in the EE and PP forums about the protests. Strange as it may sound, but it occurred to me that everyone concerned may not actually be on the same page in regards to what is 'peaceful' and what is 'violent'. Obviously the opposite ends of the scale are well, obvious, but where does one cross over and become the other?
Since there is no poll to vote on, I'll at least lay out the outer limits...
On one end you have the obvious extreme violence: fire bombs and fist fights, etc.
On the opposite end is simply a person standing on a street corner in silence holding a sign.
My intention is for this not to be a who's right and who's wrong kind of thing. I'm just curious to know how everyone defines when peaceful turns to violent in their own words. purposefully left out property damage and speech in the extremes as I suspect that some posters may have gradations to their "line". For example: one may be ok with pulling a statue down, but not be ok with destroying a store front. For some a protester could be screaming about slitting the throats of a cop and their family but if they aren't actually doing anything in the moment, chalk it up to free speech.
Since there is no poll to vote on, I'll at least lay out the outer limits...
On one end you have the obvious extreme violence: fire bombs and fist fights, etc.
On the opposite end is simply a person standing on a street corner in silence holding a sign.
My intention is for this not to be a who's right and who's wrong kind of thing. I'm just curious to know how everyone defines when peaceful turns to violent in their own words. purposefully left out property damage and speech in the extremes as I suspect that some posters may have gradations to their "line". For example: one may be ok with pulling a statue down, but not be ok with destroying a store front. For some a protester could be screaming about slitting the throats of a cop and their family but if they aren't actually doing anything in the moment, chalk it up to free speech.