{"id":1541717,"date":"2022-07-06T15:19:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1541717"},"modified":"2022-07-06T15:19:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:19:42","slug":"one-lane-or-i-go-to-prison-desperate-man-begs-climate-protesters-to-let-him-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-lane-or-i-go-to-prison-desperate-man-begs-climate-protesters-to-let-him-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018One Lane, Or I Go To Prison!\u2019: Desperate Man Begs Climate Protesters To Let Him Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fone-lane-or-i-go-to-prison-desperate-man-begs-climate-protesters-to-let-him-pass%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1541717&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A desperate parolee tangled with climate protesters blocking the road on July 4th, begging them repeatedly to open up just one lane of traffic so that he could make it to his court-mandated job.<\/p>\n<p>The man walked up and down the line of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/climate-protestors-arrested-for-blocking-rush-hour-traffic-in-nyc\/\">protesters<\/a>, who were all wearing bright yellow reflective vests and sitting cross-legged across the highway and blocking all lanes of traffic. Lines of cars stretched into the distance, held up by the protest, but just the one man had gotten out of his vehicle to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/dem-senator-dodges-question-about-arresting-protesters-outside-scotus-justices-homes\/\">protesters<\/a> directly.<\/p>\n<p>Ford Fischer tweeted a series of videos of the interaction: \u201cYesterday, July 4, activists demanding Joe Biden declare a \u2018Climate Emergency\u2019 blocked traffic on [the] beltway in Maryland, just outside DC. One agitated driver got physical with them while saying that he\u2019s on parole and could return to prison if late for his job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VIDEO THREAD: Yesterday, July 4, activists demanding Joe Biden declare a &#8220;Climate Emergency&#8221; blocked traffic on he beltway in Maryland, just outside DC.<\/p>\n<p>One agitated driver got physical with them while saying that he&#8217;s on parole and could return to prison if late for his job. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iWSqTlnlSW\">pic.twitter.com\/iWSqTlnlSW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FordFischer\/status\/1544404789810929664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYo,\u201d he said, grabbing and ripping a banner from the seated protesters and tossing a piece of it aside. \u201cI\u2019m about to get locked up for 54 years, I\u2019m on parole, if I don\u2019t make my g**d*** job. And y\u2019all are so inconsiderate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think you could open up a lane?\u201d a woman asked<\/p>\n<p>The man grabbed the rest of the banner and tossed it away. \u201cOne lane! I\u2019m asking, one lane, or I go to prison, bro! One lane before I go to prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The protesters remained unmoved, and one repeated calmly that he was demanding President Joe Biden \u201cdeclare a Climate Emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man continued to walk the line of protesters, snatching signs and banners and physically shoving one man, also wearing a reflective vest, who tried to give the banners back, at which point the woman intervened and steered him away to prevent the situation from escalating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne lane, one lane,\u201d he kept saying.<\/p>\n<p>The situation did escalate, however, and the man got in the face of another activist as police began to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs police including Maryland State Troopers arrived, the apparent parolee agitated at the activists blocking traffic got more physical, including with activist @GuidoReichstad1\u00a0and even @T_Jones_Media, who filmed this footage for @N2Sreports,\u201d Fischer tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As police including Maryland State Troopers arrived, the apparent parolee agitated at the activists blocking traffic got more physical, including with activist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuidoReichstad1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GuidoReichstad1<\/a> and even <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/T_Jones_Media?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@T_Jones_Media<\/a>, who filmed this footage for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/N2Sreports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@N2Sreports<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SNHoipWi2v\">pic.twitter.com\/SNHoipWi2v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FordFischer\/status\/1544404834698272769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He continued to confront protesters as police prepared to arrest them \u2014 prompting them to arrest him first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice took their time preparing to arrest the activists blocking the highway, but had warned drivers not to assault the protesters. As the shirtless parolee who claimed he could go back to jail for being late continued confronting them, police arrested and carried him away,\u201d Fischer added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Police took their time preparing to arrest the activists blocking the highway, but had warned drivers not to assault the protesters.<\/p>\n<p>As the shirtless parolee who claimed he could go back to jail for being late continued confronting them, police arrested and carried him away. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/95u5A5zf9U\">pic.twitter.com\/95u5A5zf9U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FordFischer\/status\/1544404948858933250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the protesters \u2014 Guido Reichstadter, who describes himself as a climate and pro-abortion activist \u2014 said that he did not feel threatened when the man approached him, and offered to testify that he didn\u2019t believe his arrest was necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shirtless man nudging me with his body was not violent with me and I did not feel threatened. I believe his arrest was unnecessary and I\u2019ll be happy to issue a statement or testify in his favor. The lives of 1000\u2019s of millions of people depend on emergency climate action now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The shirtless man nudging me with his body was not violent with me and I did not feel threatened. I believe his arrest was unnecessary and I&#8217;ll be happy to issue a statement or testify in his favor. The lives of 1000&#8217;s of millions of people depend on emergency climate action now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guido Reichstadter (@GuidoReichstad1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuidoReichstad1\/status\/1544454604804456451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A desperate parolee tangled with climate protesters blocking the road on July 4th, begging them repeatedly to open up just one lane of traffic so that he could make it to his court-mandated job. 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