Originally Posted by Rochard

Our forefathers wanted protestors to camp out in public parks in large numbers for weeks at a time? Our forefathers wanted protesters to crap in bushes in public parks? Our forefathers wanted protesters to vandalize the public parks our tax dollars paid for? Our forefathers wanted protestors to damage our parks?

Our forefathers set up rights and protections so that we have freedom of speech, and the right to protest. However, that does not give us the right to beat war drums at 2am in a public park, nor does it give people the right to for civil disobedience. When the city government says "We want to inspect and clean the park" you leave - not attack the local police in large numbers at 2am.

You want to protest, fine. Do it in an orderly manner without turning city parks into camp grounds, and stop throwing rocks and bottles at the police.