Buffer zones: More, please.

[David Young]

The United Kingdom is in the process of introducing buffer zones around abortion clinics, where no political protest of any kind may take place.

Several other countries are considering similar legislation.

Now that the Rubicon has been crossed, I would like to see plenty of places where no political protest is permitted, such as in roads or any other places that obstruct a public thoroughfare. You could even designate places, such as London's Speaker's Corner, where protests may occur and ban it in all other public places.

Which public places, if any, would you want to keep safe from such a ban if it were extended?

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

We have freedom of assembly in the US through the First Amendment so that's trickier here. I don't want protests to be banned pretty much anywhere, honestly. No one pays attention to people quietly standing on a street corner with signs. Nothing has ever changed that way. I was in the streets with the other protesters during the unrest of 2020, with the cops terrorizing us and I don't regret it.