Jillian is a pro-environment activist. She and several colleagues are protesting the cutting down of trees along the city's main boulevard In staging their protest, Jillian and friends have sat down in the middle of the street and have ignored a police supervisor's order to disperse. Police officers at the scene announce that the group is under arrest. The most appropriate charge to file against Jillian and her friends would be:
A) riot.
B) obstructing a passageway.
C) disorderly conduct.
D) no offense because they have a Constitutional right to protest.
B) obstructing a passageway.
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