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In reply to the discussion: Parents stuck on I-40 during protest call paramedics to help young son [View all]apnu
(8,759 posts)They keep citing traffic jams as an example and its clearly a false comparison. Bad traffic, be it LA or Chicago or Boston or NYC, causes problems but emergency crews and dispatchers know the roads are clogged and there's the break down lane which is usually clear (well not in Boston because they're crazy driving there, but everywhere else its true). BLM shut down the whole highway, emergency lanes and all. There is no comparison to that and horrible traffic in major population centers.
If people are injured who had nothing to do with the protest, such as a child needing to get medical attention, its the responsibility of the protesters and they own all the heat that comes with it.
Now if they let emergency needs through, nobody here would be complaining. In fact it may be even more effective to shut down part of the highway and not all of it. That way the cars have to trickle by the protesters and everybody gets a good look at it. 10 cars back in the jam and nobody knows what's going on. Its just confusing and annoying. It doesn't win anybody's attention or spark any reaction or awareness.