08-09-2019, 01:32 AM
There is a strange cat and mouse game it seems about this issue. The observatories say they don't have secure access (although they might mean unfettered) but the protesters say they're not preventing current workers and point to water tucks and such that were recently let through.(while also hemming and hawing about other incidents)
And of course stopping people and asking personal information is an intimidation tactic (papers please). It's a demonstration of power both in the physical prevention of movement and the demand to justify who you are and what you do. I personally would refuse to answer any such questions.
Its easy to say from the sidelines but it seems like the observatories need to regularly send some people up (those comfortable with these sorts of interactions) to test their access and record every encounter for the next steps (media, petitioning the state, lawsuits, etc) IMHO
And of course stopping people and asking personal information is an intimidation tactic (papers please). It's a demonstration of power both in the physical prevention of movement and the demand to justify who you are and what you do. I personally would refuse to answer any such questions.
Its easy to say from the sidelines but it seems like the observatories need to regularly send some people up (those comfortable with these sorts of interactions) to test their access and record every encounter for the next steps (media, petitioning the state, lawsuits, etc) IMHO