Dear Foxy,

«People are entitled to protest - but they need
to do it lawfully or they face the consequences.»

Forget about that "lawfully": they need to do it without hurting innocent others.

«There are laws that we all need to abide by for
the sake of social cohesion.»

What then about those (like me) who have no interest in social cohesion?
Abstaining from hurting others is a universal value which remains paramount whether or not one is interested in laws and social cohesion.

Yuyutsu,
I agree with you on that !

Yuyutsu,

Not everyone is as considerate of others as you
obviously are. That's why we have laws to keep everyone
safe, comfortable, and have a better society.

That's why we have laws to keep everyone
safe, comfortable, and have a better society.
Foxy,
Do you think that persecuting victims & sheltering offenders is in the realm of laws of keeping citizens safe ?
Do you think that having the highest drug abuse in the World fits into better society ?
A Democracy where minority groups have the support of Courts when they query majority vote outcome ?
Yes, we're very fortunate thus far but just you wait till the population increases to uncontrollable numbers !

individual,

If people did not obey the rules of the road -
accidents would happen. If people were allowed to steal and
murder - none of us would be safe. If you continued to
park in a handicapped people's zone - think of what you
would be doing to people with disability. We have laws for
a variety of reasons. They do make for a better society.
At least that's my opinion. You're welcome to disagree.
And you're welcome to not obey the laws and pay the consequences.
The choice is yours.

Hi Issy,

Didn't you once claim you were part of a 20,000 strong gun crazy protest in Sydney? Blocking several main city streets, disrupting traffic and other legitimate movement of people and/or goods. Hummmmmm rubber bullets and tear gas wouldn't cut it. 20,000 you say, that might call for live ammo and water cannon! In the immortal words of the great LIBERAL Premier of NSW, Robin Askin, "how much dosh is in that brown paper bag!" sorry wrong quote, "run over the bastards!"