A portion of this section on civil disobedience and crisis situations reads, "A problem with policing civil disobedience is that much of it is based on a desire to protest some perceived inequity, a right protected by the First Amendment." The text further reads, "Citizens have a constitutional right to freedom of expression, including the right to peacefully demonstrate."

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1) What do consider a "peaceful protest?"

2) Define what "civil disobedience" means...

3) If you were an officer and were given the task to join other police officers to allow a group to protest, would you employ discretion if the group began violating the law? Explain. You can take this question any way you like, and use any violation that you like to explain.

4) At which point does a "peaceful protest" become a clear cut problem, where member(s) of the group begin to cause a problem to either motorists, residents, business owners or innocent bystanders? What would you "let go" and what would you take a firm stand on not allowing to occur?

5) How would you handle a group that is protesting about a certain issue, but you personal values and character does not/did not agree with what they are protesting about?