Morons On Parade

   A lot going on recently. This is going to deal with one such incident; the actions dealing with Ukraine are still ongoing, and I'm not going to touch on that yet, as things seem to be changing by the minute. So, today's topic is....

Those Damn Truckers

  The truckers in Canada going on strike over Canada's mask mandate; they didn't want it, so they idled their trucks not only in places like Ontario and Windsor, but also some sympathy strikes in the States neat the border. Then, it got REAL.
  Truckers were getting arrested, and their rigs confiscated, with calls for them to be sold to offset the costs of the police presence.
  Cue the screaming and fist shaking!!
  "You can't arrest me! You didn't read me my Miranda Rights!" "This violates the First Amendment!" "That's my property! You can't do that!" "Wave a white cloth! They can't touch you then! It's an International Right!"
  First....
The Miranda Rights are a U.S. thing, not an International thing. They mean nothing outside the U.S.
  Second...
The First Amendment states, quote:
'The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.' The American one, that is. There is no First Amendment similar in Canada. The closest you get is (from Wikipedia) 'Freedom of expression in Canada is protected as a "fundamental freedom" by Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.' You'd think, as a Canadian, you'd know your rights a little better....
  Third....
Yes, they can. People need to realize that countries other than the U.S. might have similar rules and laws, but they're still another country. Know what you're going to get into legal-wise before you decide on doing something stupid.
  Four....
Wave what you want, it's not going to do any good. a 'flag of truce' or whatever you want to call it, is not a Get Out Of Jail Free! card, no matter what you think.

  It also didn't help that these clowns shut down major roads for DAYS, disrupting people's lives and schedules, blowing their horns at all hours, and just being dicks in general. If they decided to do a 12 hour or even a 24 hour stoppage, saying, "This is in response to the mandates. We need an open dialog on this!", it might have gone better. Instead, they went all in. And are getting hammered because of it.
  Now, of course, morons in the U.S. are thinking of doing a similar thing; they tried once, but it failed miserably. But it seems to be in their plans again, so look out for Morons On Parade soon...