What's the deal with protesters shutting down highways? Does anybody know the law that applies? Interstate Highways are closed to pedestrians, so..what's the legal guidance when a handful of protesters shut down a major highway? Is there some legal precedent that allows them to hold travellers hostage? If so, for how long? Do the travellers have any right to continue their journey?

And why isn't this clearly spelled out in a nation-wide situation where this is used as a political tactic? Is it legal? They arrested the tanker truck driver when he drove across the I-35 bridge, hitting nobody. But the cops allowed the protesters to drag the driver out of the cab and beat him up before they arrested him.

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