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Tommy Carcetti

(43,155 posts)
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 01:49 PM Feb 2022

These fuckers are now disrupting traffic to Ottawa's airport.

It's repulsive.

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/protesters-target-ottawa-airport-as-freedom-convoy-occupation-reaches-14-day-mark-1.5775393



Protesters target Ottawa airport as 'Freedom Convoy' occupation reaches 14-day mark

A group of truck convoy protesters made their way to the Ottawa Airport on Thursday morning, the latest expansion of the demonstration as it reaches the end of its second week.

The truck drivers arrived at the airport shortly after 8 a.m. and began driving slowly around the loop at the airport and honking their horns, in both the arrivals and departures lanes.

One of the organizers said on a live feed of the demonstration that they planned to stay and slow-roll the airport for "hours."

An airport authority spokesperson said about 60 to 70 light trucks were circling the arrivals and departures roadways, and advised people with travel plans to give themselves extra time.

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These fuckers are now disrupting traffic to Ottawa's airport. (Original Post) Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 OP
All they have to do is piss off some Canadian oligarchs. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #1
Exactly. Some might be supporting this for their own greedy, shitty ends. As usual. But Carlitos Brigante Feb 2022 #3
This will either turn into a larger movement. Or will piss everyone else off so much. That Carlitos Brigante Feb 2022 #2
Heard Rebl2 Feb 2022 #4
That'll get ugly nt XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #6
I pray DHS gets ahead of this and starts to label these assholes here ahead of time uponit7771 Feb 2022 #9
I heard the same thing appleannie1 Feb 2022 #21
It was mentioned on MSNBC last night. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #30
I heard the same thing. 2Legit Feb 2022 #34
Especially wealthy Los Angelelinos. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #40
Apparently they've been cleared out Leghorn21 Feb 2022 #5
Why can't they be arrested????? redstatebluegirl Feb 2022 #7
Because its not illegal if they keep moving thatdemguy Feb 2022 #17
I thought moving roadblocks were illegal. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #31
I would have to think there would be traffic regulations at most airports for things like this. Gore1FL Feb 2022 #36
Ask Taxi and Gig Drivers How That Works. ruet Feb 2022 #48
stupid targeting. downtown may not have tow truck big enough, mopinko Feb 2022 #8
There are big rig tow trucks everywhere, what is actually happening is they are Bev54 Feb 2022 #25
they are such whiners Blues Heron Feb 2022 #10
Looking out for others is socialism IronLionZion Feb 2022 #22
conservatives are using this as an excuse to try and change the government and get Trudeau to resign Bev54 Feb 2022 #26
So true ILZ Blues Heron Feb 2022 #49
Isn't that a national security emergency? And shouldn't Trudeau call out the military? Samrob Feb 2022 #11
It may very well come to that but they will try other options first. Bev54 Feb 2022 #29
Arrest them and impound the trucks Beachnutt Feb 2022 #12
Until they have some limits placed on them Crunchy Frog Feb 2022 #13
Yep not fooled Feb 2022 #39
Once Again The Minority Of A Monority Gets To Rule Me. Feb 2022 #14
You misspelled moronity Leith Feb 2022 #28
Yes But Not The Way You Think Me. Feb 2022 #45
+1,000,000 AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #32
... Me. Feb 2022 #53
Evict the assholes - use this: dalton99a Feb 2022 #15
These fake "patriotic" Canadians want to invoke a civil war in Canada AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #18
Post removed Post removed Feb 2022 #16
Large targets. Sneederbunk Feb 2022 #19
They are breaking laws and their vehicles can be seized IronLionZion Feb 2022 #20
Yes he is, he is not a cowboy but he will not back down from them. Bev54 Feb 2022 #27
as compared to marchers who go onto freeways and shut them down? nt msongs Feb 2022 #23
Shhh.... sarisataka Feb 2022 #24
As similar as two strangers wearing shirts. Torchlight Feb 2022 #51
Well those racist pos are trying to keep a virus around killing other people rockfordfile Feb 2022 #33
I was kind of thinking about the reactions of these same people to those kinds of protests Kali Feb 2022 #38
If any protestor, on our side or not, seriously impedes traffic for any significant duration... Silent3 Feb 2022 #43
Why yes! Tell us how many freeways the marchers shut down for 14DAYS!!!! maxrandb Feb 2022 #46
Fallacious comparison. Freeways were not shut down for 10+ days. Torchlight Feb 2022 #50
When do these drivers lose their Commercial Drivers Licenses? BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #35
The commonality between these 'freedom' groups in different countries is far too obvious Aussie105 Feb 2022 #37
Lock em up. And do the same for the ones planning/doing the US convoy coming soon. n/t Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #41
And these assholes DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #42
We do not let known terrorist into our country The Jungle 1 Feb 2022 #44
BUT FREEDOM! budkin Feb 2022 #47
They need to have their tires blown out. lamp_shade Feb 2022 #52
wreck their tires. Trueblue1968 Feb 2022 #54

Carlitos Brigante

(26,497 posts)
3. Exactly. Some might be supporting this for their own greedy, shitty ends. As usual. But
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 01:54 PM
Feb 2022

don't fuck with their money.

Carlitos Brigante

(26,497 posts)
2. This will either turn into a larger movement. Or will piss everyone else off so much. That
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 01:52 PM
Feb 2022

it'll have the opposite effect. Hoping for the latter.

Rebl2

(13,471 posts)
4. Heard
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 01:55 PM
Feb 2022

news on radio (maybe WBBM) there might be a group of truckers trying to do same thing around super bowl in Los Angles. Don’t know if this is true because haven’t heard it anywhere else.

AngryOldDem

(14,061 posts)
30. It was mentioned on MSNBC last night.
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:10 PM
Feb 2022

DHS is monitoring, I’ve not seen/heard anything more.

Never saw so many ignorant assholes in all my 61 years on this planet. If people here try to copy their Canadian brethren, all bets should be off.

Speaking of Canada, if they spread this cancer to Detroit, that is going to be felt like a shockwave.

Damn these MFers.

2Legit

(90 posts)
34. I heard the same thing.
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:24 PM
Feb 2022

The first thing I thought was obstructing people who paid $10,000 to go to the Super Bowl is opening up a can of whoop ass for real. Messing around with Ottawans is one thing, Los Angelinos are a completely different animal altogether.

SergeStorms

(19,187 posts)
40. Especially wealthy Los Angelelinos.
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:37 PM
Feb 2022

You know that stadium will be filled with well healed right-wingers who can't wait to be seen.

They aren't going to take kindly to a bunch of truckers fucking up their conspicuous display of wealth.

thatdemguy

(453 posts)
17. Because its not illegal if they keep moving
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 02:45 PM
Feb 2022

It said they slow rolled. Traffic laws have max speeds in areas like that but not minimum speeds.

Gore1FL

(21,104 posts)
36. I would have to think there would be traffic regulations at most airports for things like this.
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:30 PM
Feb 2022

Especially post 9-11.

If nothing else, they should be able to do "random" vehicle searches to the trucks at each pass.

mopinko

(70,023 posts)
8. stupid targeting. downtown may not have tow truck big enough,
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 02:12 PM
Feb 2022

but, um, airports?
make em park those suckers in the short term lot and pay to get them back.

Bev54

(10,039 posts)
25. There are big rig tow trucks everywhere, what is actually happening is they are
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:03 PM
Feb 2022

making threats to these tow truck drivers and their families that is scaring them off working with authorities. They will need to, at some point, bring in the army big rigs. I am sure they are trying to figure out how to do this with minimum violence, with many having children in the trucks.

Blues Heron

(5,926 posts)
10. they are such whiners
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 02:15 PM
Feb 2022

what happened to buck up, take one for the team, lets all pull together to stop this deadly virus? So tired of these and the mask whiners and their little tantrums.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
22. Looking out for others is socialism
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 03:52 PM
Feb 2022

conservatives chose to do the opposite to make the pandemic worse and last longer.

Bev54

(10,039 posts)
26. conservatives are using this as an excuse to try and change the government and get Trudeau to resign
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:05 PM
Feb 2022

This is not about mandates at all, many of these people are already vaccinated, this is their attempt at a coup.

Samrob

(4,298 posts)
11. Isn't that a national security emergency? And shouldn't Trudeau call out the military?
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 02:15 PM
Feb 2022

i don't know anything about Canadian laws but this seems to be an appropriate time to nationalize whatever forces they have to end this insanity.

Beachnutt

(7,290 posts)
12. Arrest them and impound the trucks
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 02:21 PM
Feb 2022

and throw em in a jail cell full of covid...
they'll get the vaccine then.

Crunchy Frog

(26,578 posts)
13. Until they have some limits placed on them
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 02:22 PM
Feb 2022

they will keep taking things farther and farther, because they know that no one will stop them and there will be no consequences.

The same thing will happen in this country, only worse.

We'd better be bracing for massive disruptions, and don't expect anyone to do anything about them.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
39. Yep
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:33 PM
Feb 2022

it's like an invading force occupying a city, only with trucks instead of tanks.

Decades of kowtowing to RWNJ wackos and letting them get away with lawbreaking shit leads to this.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
14. Once Again The Minority Of A Monority Gets To Rule
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 02:25 PM
Feb 2022

Last edited Thu Feb 10, 2022, 05:04 PM - Edit history (1)

kid gloves


Moronity....

AZLD4Candidate

(5,639 posts)
18. These fake "patriotic" Canadians want to invoke a civil war in Canada
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 02:54 PM
Feb 2022

When they are finally broken up, watch them cry Big Brother and all the other crap.

Response to Tommy Carcetti (Original post)

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
20. They are breaking laws and their vehicles can be seized
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 03:50 PM
Feb 2022

Trudeau is showing tremendous restraint compared to Trump's tear gassing, mass arrests, rubber bullets, etc. against protestors in 2020.

sarisataka

(18,498 posts)
24. Shhh....
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:02 PM
Feb 2022

Not denying that the treatment each group gets if different, but we don't talk about similarity of actions.

rockfordfile

(8,699 posts)
33. Well those racist pos are trying to keep a virus around killing other people
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:19 PM
Feb 2022

Not to mention supporting basically a enemy of Canada, Russia, with trying to disrupt their economy. The same crap they did here in USA and Europe.

Kali

(55,004 posts)
38. I was kind of thinking about the reactions of these same people to those kinds of protests
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:32 PM
Feb 2022

all the whining about blocking traffic and now here is the right all in on similar tactics.

Silent3

(15,151 posts)
43. If any protestor, on our side or not, seriously impedes traffic for any significant duration...
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:48 PM
Feb 2022

...they have to except to be arrested for it and hauled away. No one should be brutal about how that's done, but being cleared out should be expected.

I think most left wing protestors do expect to be arrested, or are at least prepared to pay that price for civil disobedience.

If you're blocking traffic with a vehicle and not your body, I think you should fully expect to get it taken from you and impounded.

maxrandb

(15,298 posts)
46. Why yes! Tell us how many freeways the marchers shut down for 14DAYS!!!!
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 05:11 PM
Feb 2022

or, were they cleared out in about an hour by law enforcement or the National Guard.

Torchlight

(3,293 posts)
50. Fallacious comparison. Freeways were not shut down for 10+ days.
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 05:24 PM
Feb 2022

So, no... not as compared to marchers

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
35. When do these drivers lose their Commercial Drivers Licenses?
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:29 PM
Feb 2022

Willfully obstructing international routes and impending air travel with their trucks seems like reason enough to make someone a former long haul trucker.

Aussie105

(5,334 posts)
37. The commonality between these 'freedom' groups in different countries is far too obvious
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:32 PM
Feb 2022

to let it pass.

How are these different groups communicating, and who is funding them?

DENVERPOPS

(8,790 posts)
42. And these assholes
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:48 PM
Feb 2022

have been invited by Trump to America to do the same in Washington DC and other major cities......

If they come, maybe we can assemble a group of the DC police, Capitol Police, and National guard members that witnessed the Insurrection at the Capitol. Make them into a task force, fully armed this time with protective gear and tell them to resolve the situation.....

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