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Protesters block Google bus in S.F. Mission

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Re: Protesters block Google bus in S.F. Mission

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stephencanon wrote: post #4
dannyr wrote: post #2

From http://www.sfbg.com/googleshoutdown : UPDATE 12:32pm: Various tips have streamed in that this shout-out was staged. Protest organizer Leslie Dreyer talked to us on the phone and verified that this person's identity was Max Bell Alper, a union organizer from Oakland. This person was not a Google employee, and Dreyer was not able to verify if Alper was there in the morning with the group of 20-30 protesters. The G…

The article linked here doesn’t mention the “faux Googler” at all. Not sure why you’re posting this comment on this particular article.

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Re: Protesters block Google bus in S.F. Mission

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Post by zxcvvcxz »

Anyone find it lame how people are tweeting about an incident instead of communicating with each other when they're like 10 feet away?

Don't expect to reason with protesters if you're not even willing to talk to them. Way to be the uptight sheltered techies you're being made out to be. That being said, I don't think it's legal to block a vehicle, and protesters would probably be better served doing something productive rather than complaining immaturely in this matter.

Shame on everyone!

Re: Protesters block Google bus in S.F. Mission

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Post by sp332 »

zxcvvcxz wrote: post #13

Anyone find it lame how people are tweeting about an incident instead of communicating with each other when they're like 10 feet away? Don't expect to reason with protesters if you're not even willing to talk to them. Way to be the uptight sheltered techies you're being made out to be. That being said, I don't think it's legal to block a vehicle, and protesters would probably be better served doing something producti…

Who says they're not communicating with each other, as well as dozens of people on twitter?

Edit: as to why they didn't talk to the protesters, it's because they were busy yelling and there's a bus in between them.

Re: Protesters block Google bus in S.F. Mission

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stephencanon wrote: post #4
dannyr wrote: post #2

From http://www.sfbg.com/googleshoutdown : UPDATE 12:32pm: Various tips have streamed in that this shout-out was staged. Protest organizer Leslie Dreyer talked to us on the phone and verified that this person's identity was Max Bell Alper, a union organizer from Oakland. This person was not a Google employee, and Dreyer was not able to verify if Alper was there in the morning with the group of 20-30 protesters. The G…

The article linked here doesn’t mention the “faux Googler” at all. Not sure why you’re posting this comment on this particular article.

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Re: Protesters block Google bus in S.F. Mission

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Post by negrit »

zxcvvcxz wrote: post #13

Anyone find it lame how people are tweeting about an incident instead of communicating with each other when they're like 10 feet away? Don't expect to reason with protesters if you're not even willing to talk to them. Way to be the uptight sheltered techies you're being made out to be. That being said, I don't think it's legal to block a vehicle, and protesters would probably be better served doing something producti…

I don't think they care about it being legal. All they want is media attention and people talking about it. It works.

Re: Protesters block Google bus in S.F. Mission

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stephencanon wrote: post #4
dannyr wrote: post #2

From http://www.sfbg.com/googleshoutdown : UPDATE 12:32pm: Various tips have streamed in that this shout-out was staged. Protest organizer Leslie Dreyer talked to us on the phone and verified that this person's identity was Max Bell Alper, a union organizer from Oakland. This person was not a Google employee, and Dreyer was not able to verify if Alper was there in the morning with the group of 20-30 protesters. The G…

The article linked here doesn’t mention the “faux Googler” at all. Not sure why you’re posting this comment on this particular article.

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Re: Protesters block Google bus in S.F. Mission

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Post by lotso »

zxcvvcxz wrote: post #13

Anyone find it lame how people are tweeting about an incident instead of communicating with each other when they're like 10 feet away? Don't expect to reason with protesters if you're not even willing to talk to them. Way to be the uptight sheltered techies you're being made out to be. That being said, I don't think it's legal to block a vehicle, and protesters would probably be better served doing something producti…

>That being said, I don't think it's legal to block a vehicle, and protesters would probably be better served doing something productive rather than complaining immaturely in this matter.

Would you have said the same thing about the Greensboro sit-ins? Not trying to be snarky, curious as to where the line is drawn for being productive or being a nuisance in your opinion.

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