Microsoft employee protests lead to 18 arrests as company reviews its work with Israel's military
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Police officers have arrested 18 people during protests at Microsoft headquarters. The protests, led by workers, took place over two days and called for Microsoft to cut business ties with Israel.
  • decapitae@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    151·
    11 days ago

    Arrested because protest is outlawed. A fundamental constitutional right, erased by fascists and their supportive corporations

    • bitcrafterEnglish
      41·
      11 days ago

      There has never been a constitutional right to protest on private property.

      • decapitae@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        12·
        10 days ago

        Since the state owns all the land and only leases it to individuals for their life time, and since the state is owned by the federal govt, there is no such thing as private property in the US. Unless corporations happen to have more rights than citizens. 🤔 Or something like that.

        • calcopiritus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          10 days ago

          Being leased for their life time is called owning.

          Land can be inherited like any other property.

          There is private land.

        • bitcrafterEnglish
          3·
          10 days ago

          I congratulate you on writing a comment that I genuinely cannot tell whether it is supposed to be a parody or not; have a Poe’s law award!

  • doingthestuff@lemy.lolEnglish
    62·
    11 days ago

    Protest isn’t outlawed but it is crippled. They were protesting on Microsoft’s private property. And then proceeded to cause damage and refuse to leave when told to. That’s pretty much always going to get you arrested.

    They could have legally stayed on the sidewalk on the public easement and stayed passive with just using signs and chants etc. but that wouldn’t have made the news.