So a bunch of protesters decided to stage a protest today by blocking one side of the Bay Bridge at the start of rush hour. This was the second protest in the area, the first happening earlier in Oakland. The first one suffered from good participation by its participants (No spray paint, property damage, police confrontations, etc...) and suffered the further issue of resulting positive news reports. Obviously not good enough. So about two dozen special snowflakes drove their cars onto the Bay Bridge, form a line across all lanes and stop. Then they run chains through the car windows across all lanes and start to protest. It takes an hour and a half to clear them, by which time they have completely screwed up traffic in both directions.
Now, while I don't agree with everything presented by the organizers of the first protest, they were well spoken and generally didn't cause chaos. I heard their speaking points and agree somewhat with their position. But all of that good will and positive support was somewhat deflated by those who decided to screw up everyone else's drive home. Much like their similar protest last year that shut down BART trains for hours, the people they caused problems for will have little sympathy for their cause. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
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