Wow nice job protestors. You successfully protested against racism by blocking I-93 and PREVENTING AN AMBULANCE FROM GETTING THROUGH — Josh (@JoshKlier7) January 15, 2015

This morning, #ShutItDown protesters chained themselves to barrels and shut down sections of I-93 near Boston.

A Massachusetts trooper asked protesters to consider what would happen if an ambulance had to get through. As it turned out, that’s exactly what happened:

Protesters who blocked 93 in Milton prevented ambulance carrying crash victim w/life-threatening injuries from reaching level 1 trauma ctr. — Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) January 15, 2015

Other ambulances were also diverted:

Ambulance had to be diverted to a smaller hospital in SE Mass rather than level 1 Boston trauma hospital. Victim had been in Easton crash. — Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) January 15, 2015

Numerous other ambulances had to be on-scene while we cut protesters out of restraints. Meaning they were not available if needed elsewhere — Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) January 15, 2015

Sickening, and hardly an “incredible action”:

Really?

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#ShutItDown: Peaceful protesters blocking ambulances, access to hospitals