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I'm giving a definition that applies to my own words. That's the way I meant distrubance. Also, it's not because something isn't violent that it isn't harmful.


You specifically likened it to assault. A noisy protest is annoying and it can disturb the quiet but it isn’t harmful in any sense that could be considered assault.


As with anything, there is nuance. A noisy protest is merely annoying, a 140dB train horn less than ten meters away is assault.


Granted. Arrest the people with the 140dB train horns.


I'm glad we agree. We should also fine people that are using otherwise reglementory horns in order to cause a nuisance, as we normally do.




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