TITLE: Crime and Punishment: The Criminalization of Online Protests

AUTHOR: Nikki Williams

PUBLISHED: Thursday, September 10th, 2015

Criminalization of Online Protests

My first impression here in this article is that how we can know if the protests are a crime and what are the punishments we should consider for them to know.

“Both sides are wrong to some extent. The problem with internet hacktivists is the veil of anonymity behind which they hide. Real-world political protests require that people stand up for what they believe—physically. They put their faces out there, sign their names on petitions and take responsibility for their views.” – The quote from the article that really stuck in my mind.

This article shows that activists must know some precautions and effects of their rant online. We should consider the things we should do before acting it. Many people use this as a scam to entertain people to join them but other people are not aware of the punishment they will have if they still do it. Rally is not bad but activists must consider the good intentions why they are doing it.

5 Things I’ve learned

1. I learned to know what I am fighting for.

2. I learned that we must be aware of what is happening in our society.

3. I learned that we should be aware of what we are doing.

4. I learned to know that what we are doing have consequences.

5. I learned to know the importance of making law about protests

5 Interactive Questions

1. What are the things we can do to avoid punishment from online protests?

2. It can really help people or not?

3. What are the strategies did about this matter?

4. How they did ethics on this?

5. What is the things we will do if we already been reported to the police?