(06-01-2020, 05:33 PM)Byron LeftTown Wrote: 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.

Depends on how it is done. Standing on is illegal, but walking on the side is legal as long as a car broke down. If a car breakdowns and you stay until the tow truck driver gets the car off the highway, then it would be legal. If 1 car per lane breaks down, it is legal and would block the highway. If multiple cars broke down or had an accident, then you see how legally they could shut the highway down. Getting out and standing in the road I not legal.

In that situation, I'm not staying there and if they touch my car, I'm not waiting to see what they may do.

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