Post 3 Six Freedoms

 The First Amendment of the United States Constitution gives the American people the freedoms of religion, from religion, freedom to assemble, freedom of the press, freedom of speech and freedom to petition. These freedoms however are not unremovable under certain circumstances. Some times that these freedoms could be removed would be in a case of an action or speech that would put the public safety at risk such as a bombing or mass shooting. They are NOT valid forms of protest. Actions such as wearing a black armband as a form of war protest is considered a valid form of protest as confirmed by the case of Tinker v. Des Moines. 

In an article published by CNN, they reported on incidents all across the United States involving the Black Lives Matter organization and their supporters after what was seen as the wrongful death of a black man named George Floyd. The protests started off as compliant with the First Amendment and did stay that way in many non-metropolitan areas of the United States. In many large metropolitan areas, however, the scenes turned ugly with protesters burning, looting, and assaulting both law enforcement officers and other members of the public. I struggle to find accurate and unbiased data reporting on the exact percentage of violent protesting as CNN has released articles about the low rate of violence while The Federalist has published articles that say the exact opposite. Please leave a comment if you have been able to find an accurate and unbiased data source regarding the violence rate for the Black Lives Matter protests.

Link For CNN article about nationwide protests

Link For CNN article violence rate article

Link For The Federalist article