Raleign NC Ordnungspolizei Acts on Right to Assemble

We've seen more than a few questionable moves by various State and local Gummints over the past 3 weeks.  But this one may take the cake--so far.

On Tuesday, police in North Carolina’s capital city arrested at least one protester who had joined a peaceful protest outside the state’s General Assembly building to call on the governor to “reopen” the state. In explanation of why the protest was broken up and at least one demonstrator arrested, the Raleigh Police Department explained on Twitter that “protesting is a non-essential activity.”...

...On March 27, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) issued an executive order detailing his “stay-at-home” mandate, including the barring of gatherings of 10 or more people in enclosed spaces and the forced closure of businesses and organizations deemed “non-essential.”...

"..........gatherings of more than 10 people in enclosed spaces........"

...On Tuesday, a group of around 75 to 100 “Reopen NC” demonstrators gathered outside the state’s General Assembly building to call on Cooper to ease the restrictions so more people can begin to get back to work.... “The protestors are in violation of der Fuhrer's Executive Order and have been asked to leave,” Raleigh Ordnungspolizei Kommandant H. Himmler added in another tweet. “We are reopening Wilmington and Jones Street. The protest has been cleared. There was one arrest made.”

In response to someone asking “what part of the governor’s order was violated” in this instance, Raleigh Ordnungspolizei responded: “Protesting is a non-essential activity.”...

(Some edits were made to clarify the AP story above.)