Hypothetical question regarding intentional traffic jams.

[JaneyVee]

If say you or I led a massive protest across a bridge causing intentional traffic jams for 4 days that impeded the welfare of children, interstate commerce, emergency responders, & homeland security, would we be facing criminal charges?

What's good for the goose...

[denverbill]

1. I don't know how you can even compare the two.

It's like saying a cop sitting around eating a donut and watching someone get beaten outside is the same as a little old lady watching the same thing and not getting involved. The cop is being paid to enforce the law on behalf of the little old lady and everyone else. Not enforcing it when you witness a crime in progress is a complete dereliction of duty by the cop.

In this case, not only is Christie being derelict, he (or his subordinates) is actually the one committing the crime. In fact, if you were protesting and blocking the bridge, he'd be the one telling the cops to break up your protest and arrest you for blocking traffic.

[Enrique]

2. good point

governments should be allowed to conduct secret protests against the public.