Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as 'Not My King' tag grows

Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by babypuncher on Monday September 12, 2022 @06:20PM (#32817884)

I think it's fair to make certain events, like funerals, off-limits to protest.

Freedom of speech does not mean you are free to say anything you want wherever you want. I can't just walk into the Oval Office and start hurling obscenities at the President, and attempting to do so is likely to get me shot by the Secret Service.

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by jakelazaroff on Monday September 12, 2022 @06:27PM (#32817967)

> Freedom of speech does not mean you are free to say anything you want wherever you want. I can't just walk into the Oval Office and start hurling obscenities at the President, and attempting to do so is likely to get me shot by the Secret Service.

For trespassing. This example has nothing to do with speech.

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by bawolff on Monday September 12, 2022 @06:36PM (#32818079)

It has the same amount as the thing this article is about, which makes it a good comparison (the article also has nothing to do with the content of the speech)

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by jakelazaroff on Monday September 12, 2022 @07:56PM (#32818977)

The article definitely has to do with the content of the speech:

> Similar reports emerged Monday, including one case involving a man who was seen being forcibly removed from a parade barrier after shouting at the royal procession leading to the cathedral. He was reportedly heckling Prince Andrew.

This comparison just has nothing to do with speech at all. It’s categorically different. You’d get arrested for breaking into the Oval Office even if you remained silent the whole time.

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by zajio1am on Monday September 12, 2022 @07:51PM (#32818933)

> I think it's fair to make certain events, like funerals, off-limits to protest.

Private funeral? Ok. State funeral that is essentially a big spectacle? Definitely not.

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by tastyfreeze on Monday September 12, 2022 @06:40PM (#32818150)

You can hurl all the obscenities you like at the President. You might be removed from the property but you won't be shot.

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by babypuncher on Thursday September 15, 2022 @02:13AM (#32847785)

I think forcing your way into the Oval Office uninvited is a pretty easy way to get shot.

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