Our Code of Conduct
This movement wins through righteous anger channeled through the First Amendment, democratic participation, and the legal system. We don't cut corners. We don't break things. We use the system the way it was designed to be used — loudly, publicly, and relentlessly.
Zero Tolerance for Violence, Vandalism & Threats
Do not vandalize the tower, equipment, or any property. Do not make threats against anyone — tower workers, company representatives, government officials, or anyone else. Do not trespass on state land or restricted areas.
Be angry. Be loud. Be profane if you need to be. Righteous anger is not a character flaw — it's the correct human response to watching your community get steamrolled. Profanity is protected speech. Passion is protected speech. Calling out corruption in a public meeting at full volume is protected speech. Don't let anyone reframe your anger as "intimidation" — that word is subjective by design, and it's the favorite tool of people who want to silence you without addressing your argument.
Threats are different. Threats are objective, specific, and illegal. Don't make them. There is a clear legal line between "this is bullshit and you should be ashamed of yourself" (protected) and "I'm going to hurt you" (criminal). Stay on the right side of that line.
Any act of vandalism, violence, or criminal threats directly undermines this movement. It gives opponents exactly what they want: a reason to paint concerned community members as extremists. It gives the media a story that drowns out every fact, every study, and every legal argument we've built.
One person doing something reckless can undo the work of an entire community. Don't be that person.
How We Actually Win This
Democratic Participation
Attend town board meetings. File public comments. Contact your state representatives. Vote. The democratic process exists for exactly this kind of fight — use it. Every elected official who ignores constituent voices on public safety should hear about it at the ballot box.
Legal Channels
File FOIL requests. Challenge zoning decisions through proper legal processes. Support legislative efforts like the proposed moratorium bills. If a tower is being built without proper review, the answer is a courtroom — not a pair of bolt cutters.
Relentless Scientific Documentation
Buy an EMF detector. Learn how it works. Understand what the readings mean. When this tower goes live, document every non-ionizing RF emission coming off it — from your yard, from the sidewalk, from the school bus stop. Peer-reviewed studies are powerful, but readings you took yourself from your own property are undeniable. Science doesn't care about opinions. Build your own evidence base.
First Amendment — Use It to the Fullest Extent
The First Amendment protects your right to speak, to publish, to organize, to petition your government, and to peacefully assemble. This website exists because of the First Amendment. Your ability to attend a public meeting and demand answers exists because of the First Amendment. New York's expanded Anti-SLAPP statute (Civil Rights Law § 76-a) explicitly protects speech on matters of public interest. Exercise these rights loudly, publicly, and relentlessly.
Public Pressure Through Transparency
Document everything. Share facts publicly. Write letters to the editor. Post on social media. Talk to your neighbors. The most powerful weapon we have is a well-informed community that refuses to be silent. Nobody can SLAPP-suit an entire town.
Community Unity
Check on your neighbors. Share information with people who don't have social media. Translate documents for non-English speakers. Make sure elderly residents understand their rights. This movement is only as strong as the community it represents — and a community that takes care of each other is impossible to ignore.
Why This Matters More Than You Think
The telecom industry has unlimited legal resources. They have lobbyists, regulatory capture, and decades of legal precedent tilted in their favor. The only thing they cannot withstand is a united, informed, peaceful community that uses the democratic process and the legal system to demand accountability.
The moment someone vandalizes equipment, threatens a worker, or does anything illegal, the entire narrative shifts. Suddenly it's not about aviation safety, RF exposure, or missing environmental reviews — it's about "those dangerous anti-tower people." Every fact on this site becomes irrelevant. Every correction in our Change Log gets ignored. Every FOIL request gets dismissed as harassment.
That is exactly what the opposition wants. Don't give it to them.
Individual Liability & Disclaimer
You are responsible for your own words and actions. ProtectLiverpoolNY.org provides a platform for community advocacy, public transparency, and civic engagement. We publish sourced, cited, and fact-checked content on this website. What you say as an individual — at a town meeting, on social media, in a letter to the editor, or in private conversation — is your responsibility.
We do not automatically endorse, adopt, or assume liability for statements made by any individual supporter, signer, or community member outside of the content explicitly published on this website. Signing the petition means you agree with the demands as written. It does not make you a spokesperson for this movement, and it does not make this movement responsible for your personal statements.
If you speak publicly about this issue — and we encourage you to — speak for yourself, speak in facts, and own what you say. That is how credible movements operate. That is how we operate.
Our Pledge
Everyone who supports this movement agrees to these principles:
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." — George Orwell