Protesting - What is Legal and What is Not?
by Susan Basko, esq.
May 31, 2020. Many US cities experienced riots last night. There seems to be a lot of confusion on what is legal and what is not.
PROTESTING IS LEGAL! Protesting on the streets involves these things:
Walking
Marching
Chanting
Carrying Signs
Being present
WHAT IS NOT LEGAL:
Breaking glass
Looting (stealing from a store or house or business)
Damaging property
Spray painting on things you don't own
Starting fires
Hurting any person by pushing, hitting, kicking
Blockading people or vehicles so they cannot keep moving
Throwing fireworks at anyone
Shooting a gun around people
Anything else that damages or endangers people or property