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Re:Demonstration at Home of Google Developer. Google Bus Blo... by XorNot on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @10:30AM (#7103083)
Meanwhile in another thread, people are lamenting the idea that the government can require you to get a permit to peacefully protest, and arrest you otherwise...
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Re:Demonstration at Home of Google Developer. Google Bus Blo... by MAGZine on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @11:04AM (#7103403)
Protests against the government shouldn't require a permit from the government. That's really, really dumb, I'm sure we can all agree.
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Re:Demonstration at Home of Google Developer. Google Bus Blo... by maxerickson on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @11:36AM (#7103635)
The permit is for the use of the public space.

I don't think there should be harsh penalties for misusing public space, but I don't really trust people to be reasonable either (meaning I'm comfortable with some rules about the uses of public spaces).

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