On Wednesday 21 May 2003 16:28, Tim May wrote:
The Oregon law makes a very broad class of forms of civil disobedience--including unscheduled gatherings which disrupt traffic, sit-ins in colleges, marches, etc.--the same as blowing up buildings or crashing airliners... ... Whatever. The effect is to terrorize people into avoiding any form of protest which _might_ get out of control, or where at least one protester may go too far.
Unintended Consequences: if you plan to attend a protest which might get out of hand, you might as well bring a shotgun and start killing cops if things get rowdy. As well to be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. -- Steve Furlong Computer Condottiere Have GNU, Will Travel Guns will get you through times of no duct tape better than duct tape will get you through times of no guns. -- Ron Kuby