Joe Qualters is the police officer in charge of media relations at the Bloomington Police Department. He provided the following information on the rights of protesters:
- Protesters cannot block the sidewalk.
- Protesters cannot encroach upon private property.
- Protesters have every right to protest government actions on government property and/or public property.
- If protesters are protesting on private property without permission, they will be asked to leave the premises. If they chose not to, they will be forcefully removed.
- If someone disrupts a peaceful assembly, it’s known as disorderly conduct, which is a Class B Misdemeanor.
- Protesters can shout. However, they cannot shout anything that would start a riot.
- Protesters have a right to carry signs, but the signs must be in the protesters’ hands. They may not be in the ground.
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