Just seen on the news in Houston,tx protests protesters angered by the acquittal of George Zimmerman managed to shut down a freeway in Los Angeles for almost half an hour until police were able to take control of the scene by firing non-lethal projectiles. That scene repeated itself today on State Route 288 in Houston, Texas, as hundreds chose to play in traffic in honor of Trayvon Martinjust to get there point across......moves like this changes things. Just like what truckers did in the early 70s it changed things. Can't wait to see more of this in the weeks to come!!
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...ns-rally-against-Zimmerman-ruling-4667181.php
How come truckers don't stick together???
Discussion in 'Truckers Strike Forum' started by BAYOU, Jul 15, 2013.
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Traffic should have kept on driving. Let em committ suicide if they choose to do so.
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If we stop for these protests, is it considered "Off Duty," or "On Duty, Not Driving?" And if they protest over 30 minutes, can we run over them?
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As a blackman I seriously don't understand why these people are freaking out the case against the guy was weak from the beginning....Well i guess if you get your news from CNN your a moron anyways
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If only half of the truckers out here would "Man up" maybe we would not have deal with EOBR's and CSA. So many guys out here want to tell everyone that they stand up for their rights and believe in their rights, but they just roll over and accept all this crap.
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What truckers have to protest about?
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Glad to hear your point, yearziro. I also thought the case against Zimmerman was less than stellar. There was a lot of pressure to bring charges, I can understand that, but trying to make the death of a youngster thatended up on top of Zimmerman, pointing his skull on the pavement, into a cause celeb doesn't seem to be the best choice of rallying cries. It does seem that the case does highlight the overarching issue regarding perceptions of safety for young people of color.
Regarding whether truckers could ever find a "rallying point", like the fuel price protests decades ago, is an interesting one. Maybe if they started mandating I take a 30 minute break in the middle of the day... oh... wait, they already did that...
... we're getting killed by Chinese water torture, drop by drop.
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Cheap freight rates, rising fuel cost (I don't really think we can do anything about this one), inadequate fuel surcharge, endless unfunded federal mandates, lack of adequate parking, just to name a few issues.
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