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0 pointsbarbazoo4y ago0 comments

I think it stops being a peaceful protest if you erect structure and continually inconvenience residents by blasting your horns 24/7. Go on the street, show what you protest against, what you want. But don't permanently take over a part of the city, let alone start swearing in your own peace officers [0].

[0] https://youtu.be/0DvVtDHEizk?t=51

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ameminator4y ago

I'm going to be honest, that seems remarkably peaceful, even when compared to the BLM protests from 2 years ago or especially the FLQ crisis of Pierre Trudeau. I don't think the truckers should be going into residential neighborhoods and making noise at all hours - but it's hard to argue that it's violent.

jsjsbdkj4y ago

BLM protests in Ottawa were extremely peaceful, and met with harsh police retaliation. Protestors blocked _one_ intersection for one day, and they were all rounded up and arrested by dozens of police officers in the middle of the night.

throwaway20484y ago

Strange how the police seem totally unwilling to act in the case of a much more severe blockage

atdt4y ago

It's not at all hard to argue. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you are not and have not been the parent of a small child. The psychological suffering the noise is causing is acute.

Covzire4y ago

Was it even ever honking 24/7?

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