Browse the comment section of any article covering protests within Salt Lake County in the past six months, and you’ll notice an unsettling trend.
Post after post belittles community organizers as “lazy do-nothings” who get what they deserve when they’re arrested. Because, after all, laws are put in place to protect the people, and if they’re breaking the laws then they must be lacking in moral fiber. It’s such a brittle narrative and yet an easy one to fall for.
Outside of just being narrow-sighted, the idea that rules are infallible is dangerous. History has shown that blind obedience to those in power can have disastrous results.