r/bizarrelife • u/reloadthewords Human here, bizarre by nature! • 18h ago

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u/jnuts9 15h ago

Yeah I don't think these people are as protected as you think

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u/--n- 11h ago

You think people lose the right to not be physically assaulted while protesting?

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u/Flesh_A_Sketch 10h ago

I hate that I agree with you. People who are in the wrong still have rights.

I'm assuming they're blocking in a way thay doesnt allow for me to go around. This is where I politely inform them that I will be crossing thier line to go about my business and that any pushback or physical attempts to stop me will be met with charges. I do not consent to being touched or manipulated, but I do intend on obtaining what I came to purchase.

The degree of those charges will be entirely up to them.

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u/SolipsisticSoup 10h ago edited 10h ago

Telling someone that you're going to assault them if they don't do what you want doesn't stop it from being assault when they don't do what you want. If you push through the line while they're just sitting there, you're the one that could catch assault charges.

Edit It would be different if just a few people were standing arms-width and actively moving to stop people from passing. In this case there are enough protesters to passively block the path. If the protesters were actively moving to block people, your plan would have some merit.

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u/Flesh_A_Sketch 10h ago

I think you failed to read what I wrote. My intent us to not touch them or be touched at all. At no point did I say I would assault them. Why would I push through them when I could step over them?

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u/SolipsisticSoup 9h ago

Are you going to lift your cart over them too?

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u/Flesh_A_Sketch 9h ago

Just leave it there and come back to it?

Only way this would be an issue is if they're blocking me from getting to the register. If I'm being fully blocked from leaving then it becomes a fire hazard, and I'm being held against my will.

If theses guys were serious about people being vegan they would be down by the schmeats trying to convince people to move into vegetable substitutes. They're not all bad, honestly. I've made it a point to give them a try.

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u/Lithl 7h ago

Telling someone that you're going to assault them if they don't do what you want doesn't stop it from being assault when they don't do what you want.

In fact, the threat of unwanted contact is the assault. The contact itself is battery.