Assembly es Muy Bueno

In the article “Protesters interrupt McCulloch during SLU Law School symposium on Ferguson” by Danielle Scruggs and Chris Regnier, the freedom of assembly was seen in action on February 20, 2015 in a speech by St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch.  The post-Ferguson was interrupted by protesters three times, claiming McCulloch was guilty of obstructing the justice system in the Michael Brown case.  The protesters put on a mock-trial of the case, sang a song regarding Michael Brown, and chanted “black lives matter.”  The protesters were escorted out of the building and the whole event remained peaceful.  The group of protesters consisted of students at the SLU Law School.

If the freedom of assembly was not protected, then this whole ordeal would most likely not have happened.  The protesters also would have been at risk of danger also because they would not have been allowed to say or do anything that they did at McCulloch’s speech.  I feel that this article shows how protected the freedom of assembly is.  The college allowed a small hearing for the speech to be on its campus, and there were no violent actions.  Protesters and those listening to the speech practiced this freedom and it was a good thing to see in the media.

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