Civil disobedience is the act of opposing a law or rule or action from the current standing government usually but not always through a nonviolent protest or campaign (Wikipedia). How this affects a free society has been a question for as long as there has been a free society. There are many pros to civil disobedience, like exercising your rights like freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and the freedom of association. It allows you to share your views on matters you and others share to improve your society and or government. However when can you draw the line on what is considered civil disobedience and what is a rebellion. Not only that but if it is our right to protest any demand or laws seen unjust by the people, could the people possibly
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Of course the authorities could still arrest the protesters legally. But as for any large scale protest like this scenario and other real world events like the march on Washington require a large amounts of support, dedication and coordination. Many things like the end of segregation and women’s right to vote are a reality thanks mostly in part to civil disobedience. There were many sacrifices made to accomplish these acts but would not be possible without civil disobedience. Again on the flip side events such as Ferguson and Baltimore are prime examples of the consequences of civil disobedience (lambardo). And even older examples like the L.A riots left 50 people dead and over 2,000 injured. These protest are examples of non-peaceful and very destructive forms of protest. Current events like the BLM group and people upset over trumps election are usually a peaceful demonstration along with other methods including petitions and local marches calling for change. While there are many peaceful there are also those who take this opportunity to loot and cause civil disturbance. This could arguably be compared to MLK Jr’s form of protest and Malcolm X’s and the black panthers form of protest. One was very peaceful while the other
Of course the authorities could still arrest the protesters legally. But as for any large scale protest like this scenario and other real world events like the march on Washington require a large amounts of support, dedication and coordination. Many things like the end of segregation and women’s right to vote are a reality thanks mostly in part to civil disobedience. There were many sacrifices made to accomplish these acts but would not be possible without civil disobedience. Again on the flip side events such as Ferguson and Baltimore are prime examples of the consequences of civil disobedience (lambardo). And even older examples like the L.A riots left 50 people dead and over 2,000 injured. These protest are examples of non-peaceful and very destructive forms of protest. Current events like the BLM group and people upset over trumps election are usually a peaceful demonstration along with other methods including petitions and local marches calling for change. While there are many peaceful there are also those who take this opportunity to loot and cause civil disturbance. This could arguably be compared to MLK Jr’s form of protest and Malcolm X’s and the black panthers form of protest. One was very peaceful while the other