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doctorgonzo · 03-25-2003, 08:19 AM

It is stupid to block freeways and ramps, but as TMAN said, the majority of protestors are doing no such thing. Of course, when the local nightly news comes on, which story do you think they will lead with? "Two thousand anti-war protestors march peacefully to the Capitol," or "One hundred anti-war protestors block the freeway."

Around here, by far most of the protests have done nothing to harm public safety. I don't know of any efforts to purposely block traffic, even though local law enforcement officials labeled anti-war groups as terrorist groups and threw them in the same basket as groups like the Posse Comitatus. So far, however, nothing has happened.

03-25-2003, 08:19 AM	#10
doctorgonzo Professional gadfly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 6,364	It is stupid to block freeways and ramps, but as TMAN said, the majority of protestors are doing no such thing. Of course, when the local nightly news comes on, which story do you think they will lead with? "Two thousand anti-war protestors march peacefully to the Capitol," or "One hundred anti-war protestors block the freeway." Around here, by far most of the protests have done nothing to harm public safety. I don't know of any efforts to purposely block traffic, even though local law enforcement officials labeled anti-war groups as terrorist groups and threw them in the same basket as groups like the Posse Comitatus. So far, however, nothing has happened.