Is it legal in most States to protest outside homes? Shouldn't it be illegal everywhere?

Translation.... Yup, you got me.. Why not just admit to it?

 

Ah, so you don't actually have your own opinion on it. I see. How bold of you.

 

I see. And what impression did you get?

 

I don't know if people still do it, but in the old days during NHL playoffs, the visiting teams would sleep at hotels, and the home team fans would ensure there was noise outside to make sleeping difficult. Sometimes the police stopped it, and sometimes they didn't.

 

My opinion is that there shouldnt be any special laws to prevent protest.

 

The "inconvenience" of traveling some thousands of miles and living in a strange place for some days is more than a small concern for most people. Also most of us see this as just a first step for most conservatives, including most conservatives

Dems are the ones who stay home mostly, at least we were until 2016. The one good thing about all this polarization is that we have fairly high turnouts now. We've seen what happens when the wrong people get in.

 

My initial impression from the thread title was that the notion was that it should be illegal to protest everywhere, except on one's own private property, but then after reading the OP I realized you were talking about protesting outside of someone else's home specifically.

I would guess it varies by state, since state law is the source of most private property protections. In particular, federal private property laws tend to be centered around protecting one's property rights from the government. However, protecting one's property rights from other private citizens tends to be the state's jurisdiction. I think federal judges fall under the jusriticiton of the federal government since it specifically involves the federal process.

 

I did not say that.

I do not know the actual laws, but generally speaking, no I do not think there is any way that should be allowed. Protesting in a town square is perfectly fine, but residential neighborhoods should be off-limits in my book.

 

Thousand of miles? My goodness, where do you get that calculation? Living in a strange place for several days? Where do you get that estimate? Are you assuming that Hawaii will be the only place to get an abortion?

I would say that your claims are more than just a little exxagerated.

The sky is not falling.

 

Take a look at the map. It's across one State just about everywhere and two in many areas.

Generally, abortions are outpatient procedures, but not always and you don't like driving a 100 miles right after and before.

Also, we are aware what cons have in mind now. It seems that even many National level Republicans would be in favor of laws compelling most women to be continuously pregnant from the age of 12 and prohibiting any female from possessing any shoes whatsoever.

 

If you have time to stand outside someone’s house and be annoying you need to GET A LIFE!!!!
Or a job!
Or both!

 

Couldn't agree more

 

I am pretty sure that it is not "thousands of miles" to get out of any state, and even if you could concoct such a scenario, it certainly would apply to a scant few.

You are exaggerating/fearmongering. IN THE EXTREME.

Take a deep breath. The sky is NOT falling.

 

Well that's just bullshit. You believe that there should be limitations. You made that clear.

 

My apologies. I mistook you for @fmw! I'm sure that you can appreciate how I did that!

 

I think property line may have something to do with it. If your home is right against a public walk way you may be screwed. But if your home is located deep within your property limits, then you should have a case.

 

What is "unlawful protesting" in your book?

 

Next time read what a person ACTUALLY posts instead of what you THINK is being posted

 

What defines a "public walk way?"

 

That's ironic, given that YOU didn't read what I said! I didn't say that I misread the post! I said that I mistook the poster for another poster!

 

Precisely my point. You assumed his thoughts based on another persons reputation

 

..anything that would be plowed by the city. City/county/neighborhood streets and walkways, etc. That stuff you arnt responsible for cleaning, or maintaining.

 

Protesting in a residential area should be considered harassment and possibly assault.

Obviously the protesting outside the justices' home is already illegal, but the Brian Laundrie protests comes to mind for your question. There were protestors making demands outside their homes for weeks. They were swarmed every time they came outside, I would argue violently. No one should have to be subjected to this at their home. And it wasn't just them, it was the neighbors as well being affected.

An angry mob outside of someone's home is threatening by its very nature. There is just no justifiable reason to consider a residential area "public" IMO for the purposes of protesting (or the crap you see news reporters doing). No one has the right to force me to entertain or take part in their demonstration, and it would be completely rational for me to be "emotionally distressed" and have a "well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent".

Harass means to engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person which causes substantial emotional distress to that person and serves no legitimate purpose (Florida State Statute 784.048).

784.011 Assault.— (1) An “assault” is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent.

What is amusing is the very same people that support things like safe spaces on college campuses for their own, have no problem harassing the #$%! out of people they disagree with.

 

Pretty much everyone in central Texas is screwed.

 

Perhaps that will motivate a reduction in the price of womens' shoes.