When anti-President Trump protesters took over a crane in downtown Washington on Wednesday, police blocked vehicle traffic on 15th Street NW from K Street to M Street, and blocked off L Street from 16th Street to Vermont Avenue. I walked across K Street at 15th, looking at traffic in both directions stalled on what is normally a bustling street. I walked across L Street at 15th, completely blocked off in all directions to vehicles, and thought about how many cars were usually passing through at 9 a.m.

Though it didn’t affect my commute, I thought about all the commuters who would be late to work, thanks to mindless protesters who shut down traffic. When commuters found out it was a Greenpeace protest that held them up Wednesday morning, would they view Greenpeace with praise or scorn?