Georgetown Law Prof Supports Mobs Protesting at Homes of SCOTUS Justices
“when the mob is right, some (but not all!) more aggressive tactics are justified. When not, not.”
I think this professor has gone dark on Twitter but you can see the screen-capped tweets below.
Professor Jonathan Turley writes at his blog:
“When The Mob is Right”: Georgetown Law Professor Josh Chafetz Supports “Aggressive” Protests at the Homes of Justices
Georgetown Law Professor Josh Chafetz is under fire this week after going to Twitter to defend “aggressive” protests at the homes of Supreme Court justices. Chafetz explained that such mob action should be permissible when “the mob is right.” For many who have watched the rise of threats and intolerance on our campuses, Chafetz’s comments capture the culture of many on the left. While many were taken aback by a professor seemingly supporting mob action, it is the same “by any means necessary” justification that has been used to justify everything from packing to sacking to leaking on the Court.
While I have opposed arresting the protesters on free speech grounds, I have been an outspoken critic of the doxing and targeting of justices at their homes.
Chafetz tweeted May 8 that “The ‘protest at the Supreme Court, not at the justices’ houses’ line would be more persuasive if the Court hadn’t this week erected fencing to prevent protesters from coming anywhere near it…And before the ‘oh so you support J6 lmao!’ trolls show up: the difference is *substantive*. When the mob is right, some (but not all!) more aggressive tactics are justified. When not, not.”
No line captures the academics supporting this age of rage better than “when the mob is right, some (but not all!) more aggressive tactics are justified. When not, not.” Presumably, Chafetz will tell us when aggressive protests are warranted and when they are not. It is the same license supporting the censorship of social media.
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Cuts both ways, Joshie.
“Our” mob is extremely right. Some would say, ultra right.
Mobs are so good at nuance and critical thinking….we should totally leave decisions like this up to the mob.
An identifiably Jewish Georgetown law professor slapping for a fascist mob. Weird, huh?
When the boxcars do arrive, I’ll be there reminding them they voted for the conductor.
A variation on what Fine has said often: many Jews Ee their own worst enemy.
2024 will see them voting > 90% Democrat. Same for the upcoming election.
Clearly a Jew by an accident of birth. Long ditched the Torah of Moses for the ideology of Leftism. BTW, I disagree with Turley. Protestors at the Justice’s home are in violation of federal law and should be arrested. That Brandon has encouraged these protestors rather than enforce the law show how unfit he is for
the office he holds, and should be removed from it for violating his oath of office.
He absolutely should!
So, if I understand the learned professor. demonstrating at people’s homes is SUBJECTIVE. It’s OK if he says it’s okay. BLM riots v. January 6 demonstrators with cell phones. Parents protesting at school boards v. teachers unions publicly denigrating parents. Justice for thee but not for me.