Want to make that a felony? Sure. Most will agree. Make the protest itself a felony because they might stop an authorized vehicle? That’s a no from me.
This thread is though. Sorry, just sounded like you were in agreement by providing a counterexample. Otherwise, I’m not sure what the point of your comment was.
Well I have an opinion on protests in roads, but don’t believe they should be criminal.
I personally believe they are unsafe, and set protesters up for tragedy. I think it’s irresponsible for organizers to put people out like that.
Next, as a former firefighter and Emt I can relate to the concerns about emergency vehicles. I have personally responded to serious calls where minutes mattered. We were sometimes delayed by normal traffic, so any non natural traffic or… Intentional traffic irks me because innocent folks could possibly die, or have much worse/riskier health outcomes as a result of what could be significant traffic delays.
Please note: I’m not devaluing the causes people are commonly protesting today. They are very serious topics that need attention. I’m just expressing my personal semi experiential opinion, based on my life circumstance.
Unfortunately, if people don’t make a big enough fuss then those in power rarely listen. Seems like even protests don’t do much anymore. Guess we’ve got to inconvenience the right people.
Want to make that a felony? Sure. Most will agree. Make the protest itself a felony because they might stop an authorized vehicle? That’s a no from me.
Huh? I didn’t discuss crimes at all.
This thread is though. Sorry, just sounded like you were in agreement by providing a counterexample. Otherwise, I’m not sure what the point of your comment was.
Well I have an opinion on protests in roads, but don’t believe they should be criminal.
I personally believe they are unsafe, and set protesters up for tragedy. I think it’s irresponsible for organizers to put people out like that.
Next, as a former firefighter and Emt I can relate to the concerns about emergency vehicles. I have personally responded to serious calls where minutes mattered. We were sometimes delayed by normal traffic, so any non natural traffic or… Intentional traffic irks me because innocent folks could possibly die, or have much worse/riskier health outcomes as a result of what could be significant traffic delays.
Please note: I’m not devaluing the causes people are commonly protesting today. They are very serious topics that need attention. I’m just expressing my personal semi experiential opinion, based on my life circumstance.
Unfortunately, if people don’t make a big enough fuss then those in power rarely listen. Seems like even protests don’t do much anymore. Guess we’ve got to inconvenience the right people.
Yes I agree with the “fuss” part.
However, the headline practically writes itself:
" protest blocks emergency services. Xyz dies as a result". This would demonize the cause in the general public’s eyes, not bring increased caring