That's pretty cool.

I doubt somebody who is late to work and will now have one hour less on their paycheck is happy to see the highway shut down.

were late to work or even worse fired for being late.

I'd guess zero were fired. However, if you are indeed concerned, you could find out and relate the sourced answer to us all-- would be an interesting discussion...

or a sporting event, or for no damn reason. People lose pay then, and nobody whines about it. Sorry, but being quiet and not inconveniencing people doesn't get any notice. If people are idiotic enough to complain about people protesting against murdering cops, then I don't know what to say.

Civil Rights movement was about peaceful protests. (on the side of the AA's anyway). I don't feel like the protesters have given the non-disruptive thing a chance where Ferguson is concerned.

significance in your life? (not including using passive agression or manipulation).

Does the same apply to the protesters in Hong Kong? If not, what is the precise and relevant difference?

Maybe you are on to something.

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somebody would post.


Suddenly, traffic is of a huge concern to people, and everyone works 3 miserable jobs that they will lose because of it.

may be the next target of cop aggression - because, hey, their unkind boss will fire them for being late.

Nothing else seems to work.

...just not the way you expect it will.

Seriously, if these idiot anarchists keep it up, I don't think a Grand Jury will indict a cop ever again. It's rare enough as it is.

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California Highway Patrol followed the protesters down the interstate.

I think CHP just didn't have the manpower to contain them all.

A protest of some form or another goes through my neighborhood all the time, and there are always cops on motorcycles just ahead of the march to block cross-traffic. Usually they have a car or two in the back, too.

I guess this area has seen so much of this over the decades, it gets treated as normal most of the time.

CHP probably made the wise decision that it's less disruptive to protect them than to try arresting all of them.

protest action...

I hope they get an urge to do it a lot!

Change is coming to Amerika!

a more effective way to get people on our side.

the protesters made a clearing for an ambulance, and said they would so same for fire engines on way to fire.


Their coordinated, unified message now is "No more business as usual. shut 'er down"
because they are done with being ignored over the continuing genocide of black Americans.
And yes, genocide IS the word they are using.

I find Twitter is a fast way to catch a lot of what is going on, allows for a wide and more educated viewpoint.

btw...we marched in the streets in the 70's, for a long long time.

So do you believe that this is the best way the protestors can achieve their goals?