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This is not true. The occupy movement did block main roads. When they were doing their thing, my drive to work (and back) tripled. BLM did the same. Police nee

This is not true. The occupy movement did block main roads. When they were doing their thing, my drive to work (and back) tripled. BLM did the same. Police need to be able to stop those who break the law, while simultaneously protecting those who are merely protesting. Even if they’re part of the same crowd.

bryanlarsen 5y ago
The truckers were allowed to block the roads after promising to only do so for 3 days.
- pyuser583 5y ago
  So the police weren’t doing their jobs. This is especially insane because you can no longer distinguish between “protestors legally protesting” and “protestors illegally blocking critical infrastructure.” That is very much the government being stupid.
joshuamorton 5y ago
I can find some examples of protestors blocking main roads and getting arrested the same day (https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-more-than-700-arrested-after-protesters-block-traffic-on-brooklyn-bridge-during-rush-hour https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/10/occupy-wall-s... among others), but no news or reporting on continuous multi-day blockages (probably because, as far as I can tell, there are tons of examples of them being swiftly arrested, same with BLM). But not, like literally making roads impassable at all hours for days (https://www.dw.com/en/canada-court-orders-protesting-truckers-to-stop-honking/a-60693576 https://www.dw.com/en/canada-court-orders-protesting-trucker...). (and there's something to be said for "the police shouldn't be able to put down a large scale protest of involving thousands of people and vehicles. Perhaps if the police force is powerful enough to do that, it's too strong?)
- pyuser583 5y ago
  So with BLM there were blockages of one main road, then another, then another. Not continuous. At “protest time” which is when people were getting off work. Lasted for a few days at most, not like in Canada. Occupy protestors took a nearby park. Tried to stay out of the way otherwise. It’s complicated whether they were responsible for blockage. Initially it was police who were in the way. After a while the police left but the activists stayed. The park and area around in became uninhabitable and unnavigable. Garbage in streets. Very different protests. And very different from what’s happening in Canada.

bryanlarsen 5y ago

The truckers were allowed to block the roads after promising to only do so for 3 days.

pyuser583 5y ago
So the police weren’t doing their jobs. This is especially insane because you can no longer distinguish between “protestors legally protesting” and “protestors illegally blocking critical infrastructure.” That is very much the government being stupid.

joshuamorton 5y ago

I can find some examples of protestors blocking main roads and getting arrested the same day (https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-more-than-700-arrested-after-protesters-block-traffic-on-brooklyn-bridge-during-rush-hour https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/10/occupy-wall-s... among others), but no news or reporting on continuous multi-day blockages (probably because, as far as I can tell, there are tons of examples of them being swiftly arrested, same with BLM). But not, like literally making roads impassable at all hours for days (https://www.dw.com/en/canada-court-orders-protesting-truckers-to-stop-honking/a-60693576 https://www.dw.com/en/canada-court-orders-protesting-trucker...). (and there's something to be said for "the police shouldn't be able to put down a large scale protest of involving thousands of people and vehicles. Perhaps if the police force is powerful enough to do that, it's too strong?)

pyuser583 5y ago
So with BLM there were blockages of one main road, then another, then another. Not continuous. At “protest time” which is when people were getting off work. Lasted for a few days at most, not like in Canada. Occupy protestors took a nearby park. Tried to stay out of the way otherwise. It’s complicated whether they were responsible for blockage. Initially it was police who were in the way. After a while the police left but the activists stayed. The park and area around in became uninhabitable and unnavigable. Garbage in streets. Very different protests. And very different from what’s happening in Canada.