We live in an era that features a great many controversial protesting behaviors – heckling public figures in a restaurant, looting and burning down neighborhood stores, or even advocating terrorist acts against the police. It is a real concern for the safety of the targeted individuals as well as those peacefully assembled. Confronted by this fact, what position should a social movement scholar take? Many scholars may disagree with those behaviors. That being the case, however, rarely do we see scholars come forward to repudiate destructive behaviors in the public discourse. This entry sets out to explore the reasons behind such a reticence and to make a plea for breaking it – a habit of silence regarding the ethical aspect of social protest. When given a public platform, especially with regard to an ongoing demonstration, it is not enough to just dispense cold analysis on what works or what does not for a movement to succeed.