January 07, 2004

Civil Obedience

Say Uncle reports that a group in Ohio is about to protest Ohio's ban on concealed carry by carrying their guns openly, instead. This tactic, known as "civil obedience," is one I'd liek to see used more often. I mean, it's all well and good to break stupid laws to make a point, but doesn't it make an even better point when a law is so friggin' stooopid you can protest it simply by following it? It just doesn't get any better than that. The last example of civil obedience that I remember before this one was a protest in L.A. in the late 1980s, when a group of irate drivers got together to protest the 55 mph speed limit by ... driving 55 mph.

UPDATE: It worked!

Posted by Xrlq at January 7, 2004 12:15 PM
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Comments

There's been a few other similar protests in Ohio lately.

Posted by: SayUncle at January 7, 2004 12:29 PM (Permalink)

Wait, wait, you forgot that great example of the illegal immigrants refusing to work or...Oh wait, I guess that was different since they were protesting the license thing, but still that was great.

Posted by: Joel B. at January 7, 2004 05:09 PM (Permalink)

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