Live from "Little Beirut"
Mar. 20th, 2003 08:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sinanjuAnywhere
from hundreds to a couple of thousand pointy-headed "peace" protestors have
been blocking major commuter streets, the light rail line and even I-5 and
I-84 tonight. It started about 5-5:30 p.m. with a march thru downtown
which blocked the streets and delayed commuters (including me) trying to
get home.
I don't know what they're attempting to accomplish except to feed their own egos. They must know they're going to have no effect on the war. It isn't even as if they're blocking logging operations in defense of old growth timber (which at least has a purpose, even if you disagree with their goals or their methods). This is simply making a nuisance of yourself to inconvenience your fellow citizens to no good end. It isn't going to engender good will, I suspect.
The police have been remarkably restrained so far, given that we have Mark Kroeker (formerly of the LAPD) as our police chief. That's good, however much I detest these assholes (the protesters, just in case that isn't clear).
I don't know what they're attempting to accomplish except to feed their own egos. They must know they're going to have no effect on the war. It isn't even as if they're blocking logging operations in defense of old growth timber (which at least has a purpose, even if you disagree with their goals or their methods). This is simply making a nuisance of yourself to inconvenience your fellow citizens to no good end. It isn't going to engender good will, I suspect.
The police have been remarkably restrained so far, given that we have Mark Kroeker (formerly of the LAPD) as our police chief. That's good, however much I detest these assholes (the protesters, just in case that isn't clear).
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