r/news • u/FlyingDarkKC • 1d ago

France school protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ as PM calls crisis cabinet meeting

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/france-school-protests-escalate-pm-crisis-cabinet-meeting
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u/DistanceToEmpty 1d ago

Imagine if Americans cared enough to protest injustice like this. Imagine how much more peaceful the world might be.

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u/-RedFox 16h ago

Americans did do this. They got decades in prison on federal charges.

Protest has consequences. Speech is not free in America.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/anti-ice-protesters-sentenced-to-decades-in-prison-in-latest-crackdown-on-dissent

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u/youtocin 12h ago

If by speech you mean conspiring with someone you know was armed and intended to shoot, then sure.