02-20-2009, 04:32 PM
Civil disobedience means breaking the law by its very definition. Think Thoreau, Gandhi, Martin Luther King. It also means that you fully expect to be punished for it.
The fact that you know about this incident proves the thinking behind it. Right or wrong, stupid or smart, dumb or clever: it got lots of media coverage and gave ACORN a chance to make their case to the public.
People that do this stuff know there could be arrests and even jail time.
Remember, they aren't murdering people, they are breaking into empty houses. Like I said, you can disagree with it but you can't deny it worked.
The fact that you know about this incident proves the thinking behind it. Right or wrong, stupid or smart, dumb or clever: it got lots of media coverage and gave ACORN a chance to make their case to the public.
People that do this stuff know there could be arrests and even jail time.
Remember, they aren't murdering people, they are breaking into empty houses. Like I said, you can disagree with it but you can't deny it worked.