It's not uncommon to see Catholics protesting against abortion outside abortion clinics. I've seen many a news clip featuring hordes of men and women all screaming and shouting for their cause... and they aren't necessarily all pro life.
Though slightly off topic here, I've developed a somewhat dim view of all rallies pro anything and that's not because I don't agree with the goal that they are trying to achieve. Naturally, there are some rallies that I don't agree with and some that I do. The reason that I decline to place my support behind any rally these days is because we've forgotten how to protest in a way that doesn't come across as a baying mob and terrifying everyone in a seven block radius. The public deserves to be able to go about their daily lives without feeling fearful to simply walk by any protest site.
I admit that some of my dim view comes from seeing the far left group Britain First protesting against the Muslim community - but I've also seen behavior that would cause me issues happen in a wide range of protests ranging from pro life through to employment issues.
The way that I see it is:- If this bothers me in the way that it does, what effect would it have on others who have autism and other conditions that require their environment to be strictly controlled in order to remain healthy? Rallies don't necessarily have to be audible to have an impact... and nor do they need to have law enforcement breaking apart scuffles between parties who have differing views from each other.
In a lot of ways, I feel that this video just about sums up my thoughts on pro life rallies:-
Though slightly off topic here, I've developed a somewhat dim view of all rallies pro anything and that's not because I don't agree with the goal that they are trying to achieve. Naturally, there are some rallies that I don't agree with and some that I do. The reason that I decline to place my support behind any rally these days is because we've forgotten how to protest in a way that doesn't come across as a baying mob and terrifying everyone in a seven block radius. The public deserves to be able to go about their daily lives without feeling fearful to simply walk by any protest site.
I admit that some of my dim view comes from seeing the far left group Britain First protesting against the Muslim community - but I've also seen behavior that would cause me issues happen in a wide range of protests ranging from pro life through to employment issues.
The way that I see it is:- If this bothers me in the way that it does, what effect would it have on others who have autism and other conditions that require their environment to be strictly controlled in order to remain healthy? Rallies don't necessarily have to be audible to have an impact... and nor do they need to have law enforcement breaking apart scuffles between parties who have differing views from each other.
In a lot of ways, I feel that this video just about sums up my thoughts on pro life rallies:-
