It seems bizarre to me anyways why people would need to get into a box, surrounded by so much metal only to haul themselves and a bunch of air. Hmm. They pay a lot of money for that metal box only to protect themselves from the other metal boxes. And they pay a lot of money to carry all that air that the metal box pollutes.

The video that brad pitt posted was also super awesome! When is the next one? I’ll try to be there!

keep it up!

It is the NIMBYist, most wealthy residents of Santa Monica who are pressing SMPD to hassle SMCM. Therefore it is they who will be delayed.

Nick, you say that we are a vocal minority. You are correct. Where are you, vocalizing, agitating for change? Simply because we are a minority does not mean our desires or needs are insignificant or unworthy of consideration. SMPD and the City have left us without options, so this is one of our last. We declare that we are significant, and that the City of Santa Monica must take us seriously. We add emphasis to that by demonstrating our significance.

Drew – you say I’ve lost a supporter. What did you do to support us? In what way did you help SMCM? Did you just read articles about the harassment and then say “right on”? Did you write articles or ride on the rides?

I ask because in the calculus of this political battle it seems that SMCM has little to lose. Our silent supporters within the city were doing nothing for us. The public sentiment in our favor wasn’t yielding results. SMPD neither knows nor cares for these things. So, we endeavor to attack the public perception that they can do what they say they can do – keep the peace – keep traffic moving. The reality is they cannot, and it is only with the cooperation and consent of 99.99% of citizens that they can represent themselves as doing so.

Actually, yes. I got hooked by a car on Main St. and the cops came and wrote an incident report, which included the officer’s (correct) judgment that the motorist was at fault.

Aside from SMCM, the few interactions I’ve had with SMPD officers have actually been pretty cordial. They are not dicks in a one-on-one context. Its dealing with a big group that flips the cop brain into attack mode.

i think the demonstration is an interesting tactic to mobilize a group of people who been made to feel like their voice nor concerns don’t matter.

i’d like to see more of these events, coupled with tactics that use positive means to stimulate dialogue.

You just lost one supporter. We all know that the SMPD are a bunch of clowns – guess the “crankmob” is as well. Bummer – I expected better.