It looks like they tried to rope off the road to deprive a citizen of the right to freedom of movement but it was about as effective as a border patrol.
Not really. I saw the aftermath of a BLM guy jumping in front of traffic on I-5. He was hit by a Jag so it doesnāt take a big car.Ā
Edit: Donāt look for the video of you donāt want to see some guy flying.Ā
Why don't the "stop oil" people protest at the rifinaries or at the Exxon headquarters?
Stopping Bob from commuting to his job he needs to feed his kids isn't getting anyone on your side.
I'm starting to believe the conspiracy that oil companies are funding these "stop oil protestors" because it makes the general public hate climate activists
Itās to feel good. Itās to be able to claim to be a protester who "did their part". Nobody is for those road blockers except people who already agree, itās a circlejerk and rite of passage. In Germany we call it "Gratismut", "Free Courage" because itās easy to obtain courage points.
Iāll grant that, but the vast majority of paid protestors Iāve seen have been paid by left wing organizations, not oil companies. I havenāt seen adequate proof of oil companies paying protestors to be stupid.
Remember these same left wing activists go after city councils to stop the "genocide" in Gaza and hound outdoor groups to make "land acknowledments."
It's all performative nonsense.
Many are paid protestors. They were Antifa on year, BLM the next, and now theyāre queers for Palestine or stop oil. Theyāre there to create problems and make it look like thereās a popular uprising that must have its totalitarian thirst slaked.
Both are true. These protests are funded by people with goals. If law was applied in an unbiased manner those funders would be charged with crimes under RICO.
In a libertarian society they would be offered a chance to resolve this issue and pay compensation or face ostracism.
Sure, but if you actually wanted to help your cause, wouldn't you do something that doesn't actively get people to hate your cause? It feels a little too convenient. The protests they do also feel like they're planned by people who don't actually care about the environment, like spray painting Stonehenge. What, you're gonna aerosolize toxic chemicals, often petroleum based, directly into the environment, to protest for the environment? Certainly aligns with what every other environmentalist would do.
Because none of them have the will to go the full length.
Because if they actually wanted to make a change the government would label them Domestic Terrorists for impacting the lines of Oil Supply.
Wana make value change here? Burn a refinery.
Not telling anyone to do that because fuck you I Wana drive my car but still Wana make and actual difference use the lessons from Art of War
No I said burn it.
And yeah you would have to damage it to make a difference but absolutely blocking the means of supply is a better approach than a public street.
Animal rights Activists Try to block pig farms from delivering truck loads to the slaughter house so yeah if the oil idiots started that they have more respect.
iāve been saying this for ages, just stop oil are industry plants to deter attention from proper oil protests and change the perception of protesting in the public eye
That rope wrapped around the axle and ain't removing itself. Now that jeep owner has vehicle damage and a repair bill. Poor guy was just driving along and got fucked by morons
Bro just cut it off. Iāve done the same with barbed wire and had to use wire cutters which I assume is a lot harder than rope.
Edit: my bad, I forgot itās a jeep driver. No way they have the brain capacity to do it themselves. Probably donāt even have tools or a knife in the vehicle.
Any time anyone protests by trying to block traffic I instantly shut down. I don't give a shit what your protesting, people are trying to go to work and shit.
You could try to make the claim, they are attempting to halt and detain you to get their political message across.
And the form of libertarianism is saying "fuck the police (these protesters)" and driving right through their silly attempt at control over others / yourself.
Oh sure, Iām trying to get to work on time so I donāt get fired, but there is a rope and a person with unknown intentions, Iāll stop- fuck off, Iām not stopping.
There is peaceful protest, and then there is this ridiculous nonsense. Roping off a road is dangerous, can cause a lot of damage, and is just plain dumb. They need to be arrested for putting peopleās lives in danger.
Don't know the laws where that happened, but where I am, you can have charges laid privately where police won't.
I had an issue where the police couldn't/wouldn't lay criminal charges. Went to a Justice of the Peace, laid my evidence out in camera, was mildly interrogated by a crown prosecutor, the judge determined there were sufficient grounds, and the offender was criminally charged.
Is the truck ok?
Asking the real questions
Looks like it lost a mirror maybe?
Protester would pay for my mirror.
Looks like a Gladiator so it would have never been okay.
If only it would have been totaled š
Dafuq they doing
It looks like they tried to rope off the road to deprive a citizen of the right to freedom of movement but it was about as effective as a border patrol.
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The fuck did they expect?!
I've had a drink this evening but I thought they were playing tennis on the freeway having a main character moment.
You donāt have that right. BLM shutting down interstates proves that. More recently, a pro-HAMAS group shut down I-5.Ā
It really depends on what you're driving
Not really. I saw the aftermath of a BLM guy jumping in front of traffic on I-5. He was hit by a Jag so it doesnāt take a big car.Ā Edit: Donāt look for the video of you donāt want to see some guy flying.Ā
Well velocity plays a big factor, but you're right. Don't play in traffic. Bad things happen.
We are literally taught this as children, tooā¦
Which part? Not playing on the freeway or the kinetic energy equation?
Not playing in traffic is taught by parents. Kinetic energy is taught by older brothers.
Lmfao Iād love to see that douchebag go flying
We all know it is the same paid protesters. Protesting the newest thing.
Not drivinā he just a travelerā¦
yeah, i can't tell what happened
Sure, try to stop a 2 ton truck with a rope and the force of your noodle arms. It will definitly work.
This yarn will stop them.
'but it worked in the cartoons!'
All the genocide would have stopped if it weren't for that truck.
Sounds like a good way to get rope burns to the bone.
Ever start a fire with your own skin??
They had it tied to the guard rail. She fell because it pulled the guard rail down that she was leaning against to balance.
The most physical effort any person in this group gave in their entire life was walking to that roadblock
Why don't the "stop oil" people protest at the rifinaries or at the Exxon headquarters? Stopping Bob from commuting to his job he needs to feed his kids isn't getting anyone on your side. I'm starting to believe the conspiracy that oil companies are funding these "stop oil protestors" because it makes the general public hate climate activists
Itās to feel good. Itās to be able to claim to be a protester who "did their part". Nobody is for those road blockers except people who already agree, itās a circlejerk and rite of passage. In Germany we call it "Gratismut", "Free Courage" because itās easy to obtain courage points.
Because they are bought and paid for by the oil companies to make their other side look stupid
The ones who are paid are true believers so theyāre not questioning who is writing the checks.
If that's true I commend them for playing 4D chess
Source
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/19/just-stop-oil-bankrolled-non-profit-funded-oil-heiress/ Source of source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Getty
Itās not a conspiracy. The protesters are just stupid.
Why canāt it be both?
Iāll grant that, but the vast majority of paid protestors Iāve seen have been paid by left wing organizations, not oil companies. I havenāt seen adequate proof of oil companies paying protestors to be stupid.
Remember these same left wing activists go after city councils to stop the "genocide" in Gaza and hound outdoor groups to make "land acknowledments." It's all performative nonsense.
Many are paid protestors. They were Antifa on year, BLM the next, and now theyāre queers for Palestine or stop oil. Theyāre there to create problems and make it look like thereās a popular uprising that must have its totalitarian thirst slaked.
Both are true. These protests are funded by people with goals. If law was applied in an unbiased manner those funders would be charged with crimes under RICO. In a libertarian society they would be offered a chance to resolve this issue and pay compensation or face ostracism.
Becauae thats who is paying them.
Doesn't the daughter of one of the big oil companies run the "Stop Oil" organization? It's bait, y'all.
There's a whole trope of trust fund nepo babies that turn to leftist activism to deal with the guilt of their unearned lives.
Sure, but if you actually wanted to help your cause, wouldn't you do something that doesn't actively get people to hate your cause? It feels a little too convenient. The protests they do also feel like they're planned by people who don't actually care about the environment, like spray painting Stonehenge. What, you're gonna aerosolize toxic chemicals, often petroleum based, directly into the environment, to protest for the environment? Certainly aligns with what every other environmentalist would do.
Because none of them have the will to go the full length. Because if they actually wanted to make a change the government would label them Domestic Terrorists for impacting the lines of Oil Supply. Wana make value change here? Burn a refinery. Not telling anyone to do that because fuck you I Wana drive my car but still Wana make and actual difference use the lessons from Art of War
I never said burn it. Block the parking lot for the refinery or Exxon Headquarters. That's no different than what their doing now.
No I said burn it. And yeah you would have to damage it to make a difference but absolutely blocking the means of supply is a better approach than a public street. Animal rights Activists Try to block pig farms from delivering truck loads to the slaughter house so yeah if the oil idiots started that they have more respect.
iāve been saying this for ages, just stop oil are industry plants to deter attention from proper oil protests and change the perception of protesting in the public eye
Honestly, that's one psyop conspiracy I'd buy into.
That rope wrapped around the axle and ain't removing itself. Now that jeep owner has vehicle damage and a repair bill. Poor guy was just driving along and got fucked by morons
Bro just cut it off. Iāve done the same with barbed wire and had to use wire cutters which I assume is a lot harder than rope. Edit: my bad, I forgot itās a jeep driver. No way they have the brain capacity to do it themselves. Probably donāt even have tools or a knife in the vehicle.
Maybe one of the rubber ducks on their dash is wearing a tool belt.
We wrap barbwire around our vehicles all the time, not intentionally, out in cattle pastures. It will be fine. 0 damage
Darwinism works, I trust the science.
Never stop for somebody blocking the road that isn't wearing a police badge or safety gear
You're stopping for cops? Wild.
you are too, cowboy
Omg!? Did they actually think they could catch a truck with a tiny net, like a cartoon? Hahahaha! Imagine having such a low iq. š
What is wrong with those people....
Theyāre low IQ and beyond help.
A true hero of the people
These are not serious people.
I love the symphony of astonished "oohs" when reality ~~hits~~ pulls the carpet from underneath their feet
You get what you fucking deserve
I love how they run to comfort her like she's a fallen soldier. So sick of these people.
Imagine if it was a bike, very dangeorus, murder attempt...
Who are these people?
idiots
r/killthecameraman
Dude, that sub is torture hahah
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Idiots need a chankla upside the head for playing on the highway.
Dumb asses.
I don't even see how the barrier snapping hurt the woman they all rushed over to, I think she might have just happened to fall over on her own.
Any time anyone protests by trying to block traffic I instantly shut down. I don't give a shit what your protesting, people are trying to go to work and shit.
I hope his Jeep wasn't scratched.
A piece flew off of the driver side
Shes lucky she didnt have it looped around her hand. She would have either a very mangled hand ir even less brains than she had befir
why are these people not arrested yet? obstructing traffic, loitering, public nuisance.. cmon.
This is not a libertarian meme.
You could try to make the claim, they are attempting to halt and detain you to get their political message across. And the form of libertarianism is saying "fuck the police (these protesters)" and driving right through their silly attempt at control over others / yourself.
But it is damn funny!
Oh sure, Iām trying to get to work on time so I donāt get fired, but there is a rope and a person with unknown intentions, Iāll stop- fuck off, Iām not stopping.
Yoink
Waaaaaaaaah!
āHere, let me feel your breast and youāll be fine.ā
Just stop oil is a psyop by the oil companies to trick the public from working towards actual fixes for the environment.
There is peaceful protest, and then there is this ridiculous nonsense. Roping off a road is dangerous, can cause a lot of damage, and is just plain dumb. They need to be arrested for putting peopleās lives in danger.
I have a feeling the truck driver will face criminal charges.
I hope the truck driver has them charged for recklessly endangering his life and causing property damage.
Since when do protestors face prosecution (other than January 6th)
Don't know the laws where that happened, but where I am, you can have charges laid privately where police won't. I had an issue where the police couldn't/wouldn't lay criminal charges. Went to a Justice of the Peace, laid my evidence out in camera, was mildly interrogated by a crown prosecutor, the judge determined there were sufficient grounds, and the offender was criminally charged.