Protesters Plan to Shut Down Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Labor Day

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30. You protest, but you don't do things that can potentially hurt other people, who need

to make emergency travel

Protesting, handing out leaflets, letting travelers and others who pass through the airport gets attention, and does not potentially hurt someone where time critical events are required.

For example I wonder how many here would be so quick to say it is fine if they were blocked from seeing a sick or dying relative because of this.

There are enough time critical events where if a delay occurs, people can get hurt.

There are two reasons why I do not think the way they are doing this will get the kind of sympathy they need.

1. Probably a good number of the people that will be affected by this protest may not even be from Chicago, and there would be very little they could do because in the end the only way the changes proposed by this protest are going to be effective is if people vote.

2. There are security issues that are involved that are mandated by federal law, and if the flow of people is being disrupted there are safety issues involved. In fact for this reason alone the protest may not even get started which would defeat the whole purpose of the organizers, and why I say protesting gets the attention, but "closing down the airport" I suspect will not provide the sympathy they desire.

A protest should motivate people to take action to elicit change, and in this cause the protest should motivate people to vote. I remain skeptical that this attempt to "close down the airport" will motivate people come out and vote for change.