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Trueblue Texan

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6. I do not understand all these suggestions...

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 03:26 PM

Jun 11

I could understand all of this if someone intends to do something illegal, but merely exercising your 1st amendment rights is legal. It seems your phone can provide evidence you were acting in a legal manner. I don't plan to do anything illegal before, during, or after the protest.

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WIRED: What to Bring (and Not Bring) to a Protest -- A List [View all] ancianita Jun 11 OP

I would strongly suggest a discrete can of pepper spray Torchlight Jun 11 #1

Check state laws. I'd advise NO. Doing this you're not preparing to be peaceful. Pepper spray implies assault, not ancianita Jun 11 #2

Most state and local ordnances allows it Torchlight Jun 11 #3

So what. Police don't care. Once you exert your "safety" both YOU AND THE PROVOCATEUR ARE ARRESTED. ancianita Jun 11 #5

Def write legal ph #s on your arms and one other place with Sharpie Prairie Gates Jun 11 #4

I do not understand all these suggestions... Trueblue Texan Jun 11 #6

Well, it's a big country, right? Maybe it depends on where one lives, where the protest is held, and what the ancianita Jun 11 #7