[Peace-discuss] update on the Champaign police

["E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森"]

Civil disobedience is not boycotting their stores.

Civil disobedience implies a refusal to comply with unjust laws and 
regulations
on the basis of some matter of principle.

Widespread refusal to pay their parking meters and putting
a complaint against the police in the ticket envelope instead of cash
would be a for instance example.  Good luck with that.
Thoreau's act of disobedience required some 100+ years to
have its effect, and his writings are considered fantasy
rather than a code for living.


On 11/24/11 7:08, Karen Medina wrote:
> Belden wrote:
>    
>> I sent the video of police violence to people associated with the Institute
>> for Race Relations in London, and also to a friend whose wife is in the
>> House of Lords..  It is now circulating in England.
>> Belden
>>      
> Excellent! Spread the video far and wide. Together, the pressure from
> within and notice world-wide will work.
>
> Though I really like the civil disobedience idea of refusing to buy
> anything in the city of Champaign for the biggest shopping time of the
> year, until Champaign accepts the 7 demands. Amendment to the buying
> ban: you can buy from north end businesses and black owned businesses,
> but no other Champaign business. Urbana is fine to buy from.
>
> The proposal, as far as I know, was not approved. [drat]
>
> -karen medina
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