Police plow through climate protest, arrest activists blocking traffic

[Servus]

The major action takes place starting at 3:27

Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review

The actions of a ranger for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation in northwestern Nevada are under review after he pointed a weapon Sunday at climate activists blocking the road to the annual Burning Man counter-culture festival in the desert.

apnews.com

 

[iluvatar5150]

The major action takes place starting at 3:27

Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review

The actions of a ranger for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation in northwestern Nevada are under review after he pointed a weapon Sunday at climate activists blocking the road to the annual Burning Man counter-culture festival in the desert.

apnews.com

Nice. Way to not make things worse.

 

[Wings like Eagles]

The climate worshipers made a mistake and set up on a Reservation, they will wish they had not done that.
Looks like the officer pointed a taser, big deal.

 

[Always in His Presence]

These activists are pulling these stunts in Europe also. There was a video I saw in Greece of a woman in England screaming at one of the activist that her child was in the car and they needed to get her to the hospital. The activist did not thing to help, but continue to block traffic.

Someone is going to end up injured or dead and it will be their responsibility

 

[Servus]

What's ironic to me is they obviously drove to that location hauling a trailer. They probably also drive to work and to the store and either drive or fly to vacation destinations. They're lucky all those commuters didn't gang up on them.

 

[Servus]

Someone is going to end up injured or dead and it will be their responsibility

The one I posted could have caused a really bad collision pile up.

 

[iluvatar5150]

What's ironic to me is they obviously drove to that location hauling a trailer. They probably also drive to work and to the store and either drive or fly to vacation destinations. They're lucky all those commuters didn't gang up on them.

They're not "commuters" - they were rich wannabe hippies going to Burning Man.

 

[Servus]

They're not "commuters" - they were rich wannabe hippies going to Burning Man.

Uh oh, busted by the semantics police once again.

Also a lot of those vehicles were the kind driven by the working class, not rich people. I doubt that highway is exclusively used by burning man attendees.

 

[Always in His Presence]

They're not "commuters" - they were rich wannabe hippies going to Burning Man.

From the article in the OP

According to the tribe’s chairman, rangers cited five of the demonstrators, who had traveled to Nevada from New York, Washington, California and the European country of Malta. The chairman did not say what they were cited for.​

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Collins and her partner, Tom Diacono, traveled from Italy to participate in the protest, opting to skip Burning Man this year after attending the festival for many years.​

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It seems the protestors where not exactly indigent poor. By your description - at least one couple was a 'wanna be hippie' that traveled all the way from Italy to protest the use of jets.

 

[Servus]

From the article in the OP

According to the tribe’s chairman, rangers cited five of the demonstrators, who had traveled to Nevada from New York, Washington, California and the European country of Malta. The chairman did not say what they were cited for.​

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Collins and her partner, Tom Diacono, traveled from Italy to participate in the protest, opting to skip Burning Man this year after attending the festival for many years.​

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It seems the protestors where not exactly indigent poor. By your description - at least one couple was a 'wanna be hippie' that traveled all the way from Italy to protest the use of jets.

LOL that's far worse irony and hypocrisy than I thought.

 

[iluvatar5150]

From the article in the OP

According to the tribe’s chairman, rangers cited five of the demonstrators, who had traveled to Nevada from New York, Washington, California and the European country of Malta. The chairman did not say what they were cited for.​

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Collins and her partner, Tom Diacono, traveled from Italy to participate in the protest, opting to skip Burning Man this year after attending the festival for many years.​

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It seems the protestors where not exactly indigent poor. By your description - at least one couple was a 'wanna be hippie' that traveled all the way from Italy to protest the use of jets.

So? If you're expecting me to come to the defense of obnoxious eco-protesters, you're in for some disappointment.

 

[Always in His Presence]

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Sounds like the epitome of what the left would be interested in and support. Are they eating their own now?

 

[Always in His Presence]

So? If you're expecting me to come to the defense of obnoxious eco-protesters, you're in for some disappointment.

So's law - I don't expect anything from you. It's not about you - this is point - counterpoint that happens in a discussion.

 

[durangodawood]

Yep. dont break laws on the Indian reservations.

As a non-tribal member you'll have some undeserved immunities there. But they are different nations to an extent and best not to take your chances.

 

[durangodawood]

So's law - I don't expect anything from you. It's not about you - this is point - counterpoint that happens in a discussion.

So's law is not about asking a person what the implications of their assertions are.

So's law is dumb anyway. We shouldn't discourage posters from presenting the implications of other peoples reasoning.

 

[Always in His Presence]

So's law is not about asking a person what the implications of their assertions are.

So's law is dumb anyway. We shouldn't discourage posters from presenting the implications of other peoples reasoning.

Thanks. Anything to do with the topic of the thread?

 

[Tropical Wilds]

Don’t mind me, just taking notes of the users who are ok with this, but would cry, complain, and happily jump on the cross and claim victimhood if this was the action taken against anti-choice protesters blocking a road to a clinic which provides abortions.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Thanks. Anything to do with the topic of the thread?

Where you're up against a bunch of ecoprotesters and a convoy of Burners and you come out looking like the most insufferable, you've made some poor choices.

 

[RestoreTheJoy]

The major action takes place starting at 3:27

Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review

The actions of a ranger for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation in northwestern Nevada are under review after he pointed a weapon Sunday at climate activists blocking the road to the annual Burning Man counter-culture festival in the desert.

apnews.com

The tribal police just aren't having this nonsense. The climate protesters built a metal structure that blocked the entire road and refused to move when asked. The road was the ONLY way into Burning Man, so there was a backup of many miles in the hot sun. Had the climate protesters been more intelligent, they would have realized they could get all the attention while not breaking the law by lining up on the SIDE of the road, so that hundreds of people would see their signs while driving by.

All this kind of stupid blocking the road stuff does is harden people against your cause, whatever it is. It's illegal. It's childish. Don't block roads.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Don’t mind me, just taking notes of the users who are ok with this, but would cry, complain, and happily jump on the cross and claim victimhood if this was the action taken against anti-choice protesters blocking a road to a clinic which provides abortions.

oh yeah, just look at the narrative around Ashley Babbitt.