People who block traffic to protest should be sued into oblivion for any damages.

The silly misdemeanors they get charged with are meaningless. Not sure if they ever get actually tried. These miscreants should face ruin.

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Northwest · M

Then why don't they sue them. I will skip the "do you know any good lawyers?" joke. Yesterday, Airport Parkway (Seattle) was shut down for nearly 4 hours (3PM-7PM). 47 arrests were made, but the planes waited for no one. People were getting out of cars, and hauling their bags, for nearly 1.5 miles, to try to make their flights.

If they're hoping to raise awareness of Palestinian kids' suffering, they didn't win any converts yesterday.

I did not have a flight yesterday, but if I did, I would be motivated to join a class action lawsuit.

Bumbles · 51-55, M

@Northwest I would think it’s hard to identify the defendant, and most folks just want get on their way. I wish someone would take up the cause though.

Northwest · M

@Bumbles The arrest records are public. The problem though, is that Gaza kids' do have a legitimate cause, and I would not want this to turn into political fodder. Not that I think that the organizers really get the Gaza Kids' suffering. And a lot of the well meaning people, are getting sucked in by folks who really mean "Jihad", not let's champion a just cause.

Bumbles · 51-55, M

@Northwest Well, wish someone would try it, but perhaps also an issue with proving damages by an individual. The only thing that would slow this trend down is if people faced real consequences.