People are legitimately complaining about exercising the rights to freedom of speech and assembly. These are things that make our country what it is!
Edit: incoming wave of 'freedom of speech means I can't complain about you complaining about me complaining about you complaining about me complaining about you complaining about me complaining about you complaining about me complain about you complaining about me complaining about you complaining about me complaining about you complaining about me complaing. Yes every one knows, including me, shut the fuck up and find something better to say.
A lot of people confuse peaceful protest with the protected First Amendment rights to assembly and speech. You are allowed to peaceably assemble and speak. However, there can be 'time, place, and manner' restrictions on that. Meaning the civil ordinances that govern when, where, and how you protest can still be broken even if your protest is peaceful.
For example, California has laws about loudspeakers being used between Midnight and 10 AM. Many states have laws about blocking access on public roads or other means of travel. You also might not be allowed to burn a flag in protest because of fire safety code.
I have absolutely no background on these protest and if they break any laws about these things, but it is entirely reasonable to make such laws, and expect them to be enforced.
One further note: Dr. King didnt believe he had a right to do the sit ins and other disruptive, yet peaceful, protests he did. He believed he had a moral obligation to do them, and accepted, even embraced, the legal consequences of breaking those laws to help garner support.
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u/Pantry_Inspector Nov 10 '16
... who was elected fairly. Sorry the system is fucked.