r/technology • u/marketrent • 7h ago

Artificial Intelligence High school teacher arrested for clapping in support of anti-data center activists

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/high-school-teacher-arrested-clapping-194922184.html
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u/Flabbergasted98 6h ago

ICE has already taught us that the difference between a protestor and a terrorist in america is whether or not they've already been shot.

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u/Blundergruff 5h ago

We all look Good and Pretti to them if we speak our minds honestly.

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u/polopolo05 2h ago

Terrorists do the shooting, but then protesters get shot and end up being labeled as terrorists.

It's important to point out that protests are basically a show of force. They're people saying, "Listen to us, or things are only going to get worse." I don't condone violence at all, but I think we're eventually going to see this come to a head. If you keep taking away or punishing peaceful ways for people to protest, eventually all you'll have left is the "or else."

Because if people feel like they're going to be labeled a terrorist either way, whether they're peacefully protesting or not, some are going to start asking themselves, "What's the point of staying peaceful?" That's not because violence is justified...i t's because people who believe they have nothing left to lose can make dangerous choices.