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onethatcares

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43. aren't they a day early?

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 01:37 PM

Oct 2013

I thought it was going to be held on Saturday, the same day some kind of civilian march to Washington was being held.

whoops, upon further review it was to be held on sunday the 13th along with the million veteran march to the memorials.

I think all the vets would be pretty pissed off to find the roads blocked while they are trying to get into DC. but what do I know?

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Rally Truckers Stopped After Slowing I-495 Traffic [View all] n2doc Oct 2013 OP

They need to be ticketed and fined. sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #1

what is wrong Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #3

Our people get arrested. DireStrike Oct 2013 #5

If I were to disobey traffic laws, I'd be ticketed and fined. Are they special? sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #6

Civil disobedience actually risks and usually results in penalties, you know? alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #11

It is impeding the flow of traffic. I know because I've been ticketed for it Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #12

Nothing wrong with it and I think those who participate realize that arrest is possible. Arkansas Granny Oct 2013 #13

Maybe if you needed to get to the hospital or to a fire to save a life it would be diffferent. WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #18

I said the same Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #62

Well, often on the streets there are options to circumvent WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #64

What's wrong .... oldhippie Oct 2013 #21

Believe it or not, there are certain lanes that trucks are not allowed B Calm Oct 2013 #23

when have "our people" done this? tenderfoot Oct 2013 #34

Every time I participated in civil disobedience, I went to jail for it Downtown Hound Oct 2013 #35

How does blocking traffic on the Beltway advance anyone's cause? yellowcanine Oct 2013 #36

Nothing. When I got arrested and jailed, I didn't whine about it. nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #60

Point out where anyone said their side should be arrested, but our side shouldn't? kcr Oct 2013 #66

Let 'Em Run In Circles... KharmaTrain Oct 2013 #2

Sic the bikers on them jsr Oct 2013 #4

4 WHOLE TRUCKERS!! I hope they had enough Porta-Potties! bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #7

Lets see how 45 protesters get more press than our protests in DC that have hundreds of thousands. mucifer Oct 2013 #8

yet ows protesters get pepper sprayed and arrested leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #9

+1 jsr Oct 2013 #10

Why arrest them and impond the trucks? Why make them into martyrs? JHB Oct 2013 #14

Because it was intentional and poses a hazard to public safety. These WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #17

Did anyone block an emergency vehicle? oldhippie Oct 2013 #22

You must not drive much, when traffic is slowed on interstates there are usually rear end collisions Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #28

Some people just don't get it... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #32

Agreed Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #33

Did someone's father have a heart attack and get to the hospital too late? No? Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #48

Good! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #51

.... caused by people not in control of their vehicles. nt oldhippie Oct 2013 #41

Nope you do not drive much, perhaps you are nkt aware there is a minimum speed on Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #61

Because on the Beltway, there is a left lane commercial vehicle restriction. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #45

I didn't ask if they were violating any rules, I asked ...... oldhippie Oct 2013 #46

Yes, driving in the restricted lane is blocking emergency vehicular traffic. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #47

Figures, words don't seem to mean ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #49

That is exactly what it will say on the ticket they give you. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #54

I guess having a pet peeve about the trend of ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #55

Have fun arguing semantics before the magistrate. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #56

I don't know if a vehicle was blocked, but it could have been. WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #63

Thank you for your comment. But, you know, ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #65

What you got was the reason people objected to the way in which these WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #67

A few hours in jail isn't going to make anybody a martyr. Downtown Hound Oct 2013 #38

So what are the GOP offering truckers that will benefit them? nt kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #15

Bigger Truck Nutz? Salviati Oct 2013 #20

Snork! Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #50

Superintendent of Vir State police-804-786-5351. WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #16

Faux promoted this, claimed 300k trucks would show up. Their mission? Avalux Oct 2013 #19

300,000 give or take 299,980. Downtown Hound Oct 2013 #40

What would have happened if that was four angry grannies in pink Honda Civics? Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #24

Or four old hippies in VW vans? Coyotl Oct 2013 #25

I wish I still had my VW van ...... oldhippie Oct 2013 #42

Pepper-Spray And Arrest, Sir --- Everyone Knows This The Magistrate Oct 2013 #26

And a good tasing. krispos42 Oct 2013 #31

Throw down the spikes. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #27

Many of those bottles have urine in them! Lazy assholes B Calm Oct 2013 #30

15 mph at 9 am on I-495? How'd they do that? FarCenter Oct 2013 #29

I know. I considered myself lucky to ever get up to 10mph. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #52

30 commercial trucks and 15 pickups........ yellowcanine Oct 2013 #37

Sounds like a groundswell of support Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #39

aren't they a day early? onethatcares Oct 2013 #43

"About" 30 trucks? Lifelong Dem Oct 2013 #44

They tried, but ... surrealAmerican Oct 2013 #53

They should impound all vehicles for endangering the roadways. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #57

There are dozens of us! Dozens! Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2013 #58

Tens of dozens... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #59