Quote Originally Posted by RMAC757 View Post
How so
You emphasized this quote: "I think these people protesting at the slightest thing removes the power of protest and public grievances, much akin to the boy who cried wolf." You went on to say "The constitution isn't a flexible document that gets watered down when someone does something you don't like. Protected rights are just that, whether your a lib at a protest rally or a law abiding gun owner."

I don't think Ronin was saying that the protests should be shut down by the government. Indeed, peaceful protests are protected by the Constitution. However, what I took his point as being was that if you're going to protest, it should have a good reason behind it. Trying to rally with Michael Brown as a figurehead is ridiculous. By inciting incidents without a good, compelling reason behind them, the protesters are doing more harm to their position than good.

Think of it this way: Imagine I go on a murderous rampage and get killed by the police at the end of it. I'd daresay I had it coming and wouldn't be worthy of respect. However, if someone started a large nationwide movement "Justice for RblDiver" complete with looting, it'd be absurd and lessen the impact. Then, later on when someone DID have a valid reason to protest, their voices would be heard less because people'd more instantly assume "Oh, yet another protest, don't care what it's about, we've seen enough so it's probably something ridiculous."

So, Ronin wasn't saying that the gov't should take away the First Amendment. He was saying protesters are shooting themselves in the foot by rioting over something that really doesn't deserve it.

And in other news, today one of the protests blocked an ambulance from getting a man with a severed leg to the hospital. http://twitchy.com/2014/12/13/protes...-and-hospital/