In this article about the author, Sudhir Venkatesh, tells us a story about the night he attended a New York Yankees baseball game. Sudhir decided that he was going to protest by not standing when the song “God Bless America” was sang at the game. After the song was over, people criticized him, threatened him, and gave him dirty looks. Is it our right to protest something that we feel strongly about?
The 1st amendment of the Constitution states that everyone has the right to protest peacefully, but did he do it peacefully? Well, yes. He did no harm to anyone nor did insult anyone. All he did was express his views. Although, Sudhir had the right to do that, people did not agree that he did. Those that insulted Sudhir and threatened him did not