# How far can protestors go when protesting?

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**Published on:** 2023-04-26
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Not every kind of protest should be permitted. Sometimes, it's just public nuisance and property damage.Throwing tomato soup at expensive paintings and gluing their own hands on the floor. Those are not shock artists at work, but the lengths at which protestors are willing to go to protest these days. They have, for a lack of a better word, grown smarter and more vicious in their protestation means. Last year, “in room 43 of London’s National Gallery, two young women opened cans of tomato soup and threw their contents onto Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting Sunflowers.” “The pair appeared to glue themselves to the wall adjacent to Van Gogh’s Sunflowers (1888). They also threw a red substance — what appears to be tomato soup — over the painting. Why they would do such a thing is beyond me.The bunch of protestors who super glued themselves at the Volkswagen Museum were annoyed after the organizers switched off all the lights and heat and left the building altogether.The bunch of protestors who super glued themselves at the Volkswagen Museum were annoyed after the organizers switched off all the lights and heat and left the building altogether. A part of me do understand that it is virtually impossible for them to fight the big organizations and to be heard. It can be remarkably frustrating to get your voice out there and make anyone listen. But doing this is just insensible and childish. Is this legal? Is this fair? Is this the right way to protest? I firmly believe that there are intelligent, decent and appropriate ways to express your views. Just as long as it does not inconvenient or harm others. Then there were the protestors who waltz into the Volkswagen Museum and glued their hands on the floor. “Instead of calling Wolfsburg police immediately, staff “recognized the right to protest,” then closed the pavilion for the evening and left — turning off the light and heat as they walked out.”Was the way they protested of any use? Did it help people understand and repent?Genius. That was really quite brilliant. An acute, sharp shock to respond to unruly, unreasonable protestors who seem to think that they needed to be treated “fairly” after treating others unfairly. “The police then took action against the other activists. Criminal proceedings were initiated for trespassing, coercion and property damage.” It is quite incredible really. There is a proper way to state your disagreement and protest your rights. We want you to be heard but we need to be reasonable with it.Obstructing traffic, being a nuisance and possibly endangering themselves. Is it fair that protestors get to do such things in public?You can’t just storm into a place of business, glue your hands to the floor, creating a terrible scene, and expect certain demands to be met. You are affecting not only the business, but the innocent customers who just wanted to have a good time, and the staff who really, are there just to do their job. How is that fair? In your “fight for justice” and exerting your “right to be heard”, you caused immeasurable amount of anguish, disruption and unpleasantness to everyone else. Guess there are no easy answers to this. But if we do not address these issues head on with some finality at least, it may escalate to a point where lives and properties are in danger. - Is it fair to cause damage and inconvenience while protesting? - #startups #business #startupx #growth #success #socialmedia #culture #entrepreneurship #strategy #eth #btc #crypto #protest #paintings #musuem #NFT #protestations #activist

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