09-27-2016, 09:16 PM
They were lucky to visit on a day when the winds were almost calm. On a more typical day, that balloon would have been flying all over the place.
I was impressed with a comment from the judge taken from
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2016/0...sted-case/
"“They’re worried that if anything happens, somebody’s gotta get down,” Amano explained, “we can’t be held up someplace.”"
The TMT protestors did not give that opportunity to people on the summit on the first day they blocked the road. They prevented people from getting down to lower altitudes. It's fortunate there was no emergency at the time or their actions didn't cause an emergency.
I was impressed with a comment from the judge taken from
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2016/0...sted-case/
"“They’re worried that if anything happens, somebody’s gotta get down,” Amano explained, “we can’t be held up someplace.”"
The TMT protestors did not give that opportunity to people on the summit on the first day they blocked the road. They prevented people from getting down to lower altitudes. It's fortunate there was no emergency at the time or their actions didn't cause an emergency.