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   danny burstein to Phil Kane   
   Re: Maybe those folk who stopped the Bro   
   31 Jul 15 19:09:14   
   
   XPost: nyc.general   
   From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   In  Phil Kane  writes:   
      
   >On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:57:56 -0400, danny burstein    
   >wrote:   
      
   >And blocking traffic on the bridge, a vital link in the commute   
   >pattern.  Yesterday (Thursday) the US Coast Guard (who has   
   >jurisdiction) and the numerous law enforcement agencies who responded   
   >decided that "enough of protest theater" and gave the ship the "full   
   >steam ahead" signal narrowly missing the self-styled acrobats.   
      
   Isn't blocking a navigable waterway considered   
   an international act of war?   
      
   Or, to quote from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy:   
      
   "Have you any idea how much damage that bulldozer would   
   suffer if I just let it roll straight over you?"   
      
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