Dangerous highway blockade tactic used against Trump in Arizona
March 19, 2016
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Shutting down major highways as a protest tactic is extremely dangerous.
Not only does it create the possibility of car accidents, it also traps motorists behind the road blockage, making it impossible for emergency vehicles or vehicles with people in distress to pass.
This tactic was used by anti-Israel protesters who hijacked a Martin Luther King Day protest on the San Mateo Bridge and blocked the span at its highest point, trapping hundreds of motorists.
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(via Farah Salazar Twitter)[/caption]
In that instance, there were in fact motor vehicle accidents and at least one report of a vehicle with a child in medical distress who could not pass.
![https://twitter.com/farah_salazar/status/558214869648814080](https://c2.legalinsurrection.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/San-Mateo-Bridge-both-sides-blocked.jpg)