Support SB-560 Citizen Rights Against Rioters
OK State Congressman,
I urge you to support SB-560 Citizen Rights Against Rioters.
There has been a growing threat to life and liberty as rioters and protestors have adopted the dangerous, aggressive tactic of blocking traffic on public streets and highways.
Oklahomans deserve and expect to live in a free, safe state, and the purposeful obstruction of traffic in order to push a social or political agenda could not be further from that rightful expectation.
These types of traffic obstructions are illegal, dangerous, and harmful for a wide range of reasons, including:
They prohibit drivers and passengers on these roadways from exercising their right to free movement on roads that they pay taxes for the state to maintain.
They prevent people in life-threatening or other emergency situations from getting the help they need in a timely manner — there have been numerous reports of deaths reported in these types of situations.
They create a dangerous situation with many unauthorized individuals on roadways meant for moving vehicular traffic — whether intentional or not, they are creating conditions in which pedestrians, drivers, and passengers can face injury or death due to collisions that would not occur if the traffic had not been obstructed in the first place.
No one should face this kind of tyranny in the first place, but to make matters worse, motorists are often limited in their recourse from a legal perspective.
When protestors block your path and other vehicles are behind you, forward may be the only way out.
Drivers who struck protestors, even unintentionally, have been charged with assault, battery, and manslaughter around the country.
If a rioter were to physically restrain you, keeping you from walking by, you would be well within your rights to resist or use appropriate force to escape.
It should be no different if you are in a vehicle. SB-560 would ensure anyone whose vehicle was surrounded by rioters blocking a roadway could get out of the situation without facing charges.
This bill is not a free permit to run people over or intentionally do harm unnecessarily, instead it provides the legal framework for individuals to freely move on public roads without fear of molestation from wanton rioters who care nothing for the rule of law, or safety of those around them.
Please help protect Oklahomans’ right to travel freely and voice your support for SB-560 Citizen Rights Against Rioters and vote YES when it comes up for a vote in the OK House.
Thank you and God bless you