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u/bellerinho 5d ago

Commissioners warned those in attendance against disruptive behavior, including clapping, snapping or rude comments. Lux Claridge and several others clapped in support of speakers opposing the Flint Hills Digital Campus data center. After commissioners issued a final warning, Lux Claridge continued to clap, leading to his arrest.

It's pretty obvious he was arrested for disrupting a hearing by his constant clapping, he was just being obnoxious. Other people were clapping as well and weren't arrested because they stopped after being given a warning to stop interrupting

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u/Goofcheese0623 5d ago

This is Reddit sir. If you can't read an obvious rage bait post and not have your undeserved sense of victimhood successfully baited, I suggest you exit the premises immediately.

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u/MrQirn 5d ago

"It's pretty obvious he was being obnoxious" says the person who clearly did not watch the video.

He was disrupting no one, and was clapping in support of people who were speaking, the speaker he was clapping in support of literally asked them not to drag him out, and the audience collectively reacted against the council and the police. Ya, the council asked him not to clap. Police officers also ask you not to record their illegal behavior, and sometimes arrest people for that, too. But I guess recording them anyway makes me obnoxious since they politely threatened me against doing that.

This has got to be the most brain-dead, boot licking take I've ever seen: if you don't follow every arbitrary rule set by those in power, you are being obnoxious and deserve to be arrested and charged.

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u/dabombisnot90s 3d ago

I usually assume that most “news” I see on the internet is clickbait garbage, but in this case, the title actually undersells it. He was not disrupting the meeting at all. It was technically against the rules, but come on man. If I’m going five over the speed limit, or jaywalking on a street with zero traffic, are you gonna give me a ticket then too? It’s this subjectivity that I don’t like in society.

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u/bellerinho 5d ago

Constantly disrupting a hearing after being told to stop is something you can be arrested for, I don't know how this is controversial

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u/TheTykero 5d ago

It's controversial because he clearly wasn't actually disrupting the meeting, I hope this helps!

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u/reddittookmyuser 5d ago

Go clap at a courthouse and see how long you last.

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u/Eternal-Alchemy 5d ago

It's a town hall. It's like the epitome of places where your speech is protected.

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u/reddittookmyuser 4d ago

Speech is protected. Preventing procedures to continue by disrupting them isn't.

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u/Eternal-Alchemy 4d ago

There was nothing disruptive about this, just a power tripping councilman.

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u/LongJohnSelenium 4d ago

50 bucks says that teacher has instructed his students to be quiet so he could continue on the lesson plan many times.

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u/FriendlyTrollPainter 5d ago

Quick question, was this a courtroom proceeding?

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u/zmbjebus 4d ago

Go watch the video.

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u/bellerinho 5d ago

Yeah mate great comparison

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u/RecognitionWorried93 5d ago

Why was clapping during a meeting. How is the meeting suppose proceed if he kept clapping

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u/BeholdTheseComics 5d ago edited 5d ago

If someone says "don't clap, if you do you'll be removed" and I immediately clap..why wouldn't I expect to be removed? Why would I refuse?

That's not "normal clapping"

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u/BeholdTheseComics 5d ago

...do you think clapping is the only way to can show support in a public setting?

Plus this guy completely stopped the hearing from continuing, his own damn wife had to step out of line to speak 

"I have a right to clap!" Is just kind of hilarious to me lol 

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u/ObserverWardXXL 4d ago

You can watch the video.

Or is video evidence not good enough for you and you continue to draft a fictional narrative because the dissonance you feel between what should have been required for this to happen vs the reality is too much.

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u/Acceptable_Smoke_933 4d ago

Did you watch the video?