Why are protestors required to repeat everything stated by the speaker?

[davefromalabama]

NoGvmnt said:

I attended my first GA on the night of 10/7/2001 and I was surprised and confused by the apparent requirement that everyone repeat everything that the speaker (person holding the microphone) said.

 

It seemed rather silly and considering that each speaker is time limited and this apparent rule requires the speaker to utter a few words, wait for the protestors to repeat those words, utter a few more words, wait for the protestors to repeat those words , ad nauseum, not only waste a whole lot of time which could be better spent by the speaker presenting the issue or proposal, but also confuses the issue by requiring the speaker to present the issue in broken sentences.

 

Is there a reason for this apparent rule?

 

Jim

Why can't somebody bring an actual megaphone? 

[bebop]

There is an amplified sound law in Chicago. After one warning, the police can issue citations for using any amplified sound above conversational volume. Park policy is actually NO amplified sound AT ALL, but they haven't been by to give any trouble to my knowledge.

[mocunni]

Nicole_Secretary.Outreach said:

  In addition to legal limitations on the level of amplified sound, another point to consider is as our movement (and the GA) grows, it will be harder and harder for everyone to hear. If you watch the livestream of other occupations that utilize the human mic, you see the benefit as it waves through the crowds of thousands of people. That said, the speakers maybe be a good alternative if you want to look into the power usage so we can figure out if it is currently feasible with what we have available. Not sure best contact to coordinate that as I know nothing of amps...

I think this makes sense and is critical to what makes the human mic really powerful, but first we need thousands of people..  Can't GA methods be more flexible and responsive to who has showed up, and for what purpose?   We don't want to accomplish a leaderless movement but be slaves to procedure...

[blacklite911]

ARTICLE XXI. ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL

11-4-2800 Music and amplified sound.

(a) No person on the public way shall employ any device or instrument that creates

or amplifies sound, including but not limited to any loudspeaker, bullhorn, amplifier,

public address system, musical instrument, radio or device that plays recorded music, to

generate any sound, for the purpose of communication or entertainment, that is louder

than average conversational level at a distance of 100 feet or more, measured vertically or

horizontally, from the source

Pa systems have volume control, 

even with a single speaker PA system, 

we can effectively meet the 100 feet requirement 

AND allow our speech to be clear. 

SOURCE

P.S. Sorry, I tried the quote feature, 

effectively killing the readability of this thread.

 Maybe if an admin would delete my post it would fix it, 

I have no problem reposting.