# Protestors Not Released When Ordered

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protestors-not-released-when-ordered/262912>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 3, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protestors-not-released-when-ordered/262912 "2004-09-03T04:15:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protestors-not-released-when-ordered/262912/21 "2004-09-03T23:35:33Z")

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> [@xtisme](#):
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> You shouldn’t be that surprised…not like I’m the only one ignorant of some of the more esoteric aspects of the law.

I’ll tell you honestly, I don’t think that sort of thing is very esoteric. It strikes me as a very basic part of our judicial system. I’m slightly astonished that you could be educated enough to write as clearly as you do and not understand how that works. I’m not trying to insult you, I’m just, well, surprised.

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> Thanks btw BrainGlutton…I really didn’t know this. It sort of puts it all in perspective.

Thanks from me, too. A much more useful reply than mine was.

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**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protestors-not-released-when-ordered/262912/22 "2004-09-03T23:46:09Z")

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Well, I’m an engineer…and I also wasn’t born in the US. Kind of a lame excuse though if its really basic though. No insult taken, I’m always glad to learn.

-XT

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protestors-not-released-when-ordered/262912/23 "2004-09-03T23:51:05Z")

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> [@xtisme](#):
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> Well, I’m an engineer…and I also wasn’t born in the US.

I apologise then, I wasn’t aware of that.

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**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protestors-not-released-when-ordered/262912/24 "2004-09-04T00:39:36Z")

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> [@JohnBckWLD](#):
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> I too heard that report on WNYC this morning. As I listentened, two things came to mind: (1) I seriously doubted the veracity of her claim (2) Armed gorillas on horseback with rifles and nets were out on one of their regular ‘human round-ups’.

I was thinking Soylent Green, but your idea works for me too 😃

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