which in turn allows for the organizer or organizers of a protest to “be held liable for the illegal actions of someone else who attended the protest.”
The DOJ: Holds Donald Trump liable for the illegal actions of all Jan 6 protestors.
Conservatives: "Wait, not like that!"
This is legitimately dangerous though. Now big oil can just hire an actor to throw a rock and a climate protest can be shut down. Not to mention police protests are pretty much illegal now.
They would never do that. They've done it all the time before, but surely they've learned their lesson.
The stakes are much higher now. It used to amount to a handful of arrests. Now the entire protest can be shut down and charged.
The DOJ: Holds Donald Trump liable for the illegal actions of all Jan 6 protestors.
Conservatives: "Wait, not like that!"
This is legitimately dangerous though. Now big oil can just hire an actor to throw a rock and a climate protest can be shut down. Not to mention police protests are pretty much illegal now.
They would never do that. They've done it all the time before, but surely they've learned their lesson.
The stakes are much higher now. It used to amount to a handful of arrests. Now the entire protest can be shut down and charged.