An issue was brought to national attention and has helped continue discussion/debate and nobody got their face punched in or shot (at least not that I've heard). Actually does sound like a win/win.
@Spaceman - you did read that, but that doesn't make it true. They arrested people on kayaks, and the video going around shows them doing just that. But a headline that says "COAST GUARD RUNS OVER KAYAKER" gets a lot more clicks.
I wouldn't say they were ramming. At least from where we stood they didn't, however they were driving their ski boats a little too aggressively towards the kayaks (in my opinion.) I must add there were a couple of kayaker's that began to bang the officer's heads with their paddles while the officers attempted to hook on to their kayaks to push them aside. Anyway, it's all a different story when you're actually a witness.
I should also mention, one of the protesters against the Fennica was overwhelmed & pissed off at an insane woman pro fennica moving toward the arctic, she forgot about peace and threw her glass bottle right at that woman's leg. 😑 A little too much anger with her, but overall successful and peacefulish.
Oh yeah! That crazy old lady and her husband who were pro-Shell and out on the floating dock rooting for the police. They picked several fights. Reminiscent of Westboro Baptist Church. She tried to get one guy arrested for tossing her counter-protest sign in the water and she went around trying to get news crews to interview her. Her husband kicked off our engagement by trying to bait me into tossing him in the water. I'm an old lady so I thought that was unbelievably odd as it was obviously unlikely I could take him. Out in public, embarrassing their kids, with no concern for the future of their grandkids. Her main debate skill was sticking her fingers in her ears if someone made a viable point. It would have been funny if it hadn't been so sad. These are the people you see posting in these threads that the fliers should be cut down and die. So weird to meet them in the flesh. Ugh. I'm not in the least surprised to hear she threw a bottle at someone.
"National Attention" -- ah, yes, the rest of the country watched with baited breath to see if those brave Portland Protesters could stop the Evil Ship from accomplishing its' mission.
All eyes were glued to the TV, much like OJ fleeing the police.
What will the next Protest in Portland bring, wonders a curious nation?
I should also mention, one of the protesters against the Fennica was overwhelmed & pissed off at an insane woman pro fennica moving toward the arctic, she forgot about peace and threw her glass bottle right at that woman's leg. 😑 A little too much anger with her, but overall successful and peacefulish.
All eyes were glued to the TV, much like OJ fleeing the police.
What will the next Protest in Portland bring, wonders a curious nation?
You could start your own. Maybe start a campaign to build a giant sculpture of Ronald Reagan's brain. Kids could play around in all the holes.