They’re like children…

At least a dozen people were arrested Saturday as demonstrators rallied to protest military-cargo shipments at Olympia’s port.

Saturday’s actions by police came one day after protesters halted two trucks from removing military equipment that had been unloaded from a ship coming from Iraq. The equipment was bound for Fort Lewis.

Protesters blocked traffic downtown about noon by jumping in front of large trucks with cargo containers.

Thankfully, law enforcement dealt with them quickly.

Olympia police in riot gear moved in quickly, spraying pepper spray in the faces of the protesters, pushing them with their batons and dragging them away.

The protest was part of a weeklong series of demonstrations by the group Olympia Port Militarization Resistance. They have been protesting the use of the port by the USNS Brittin, which arrived Monday.

Freedom of speech means the freedom to say what you want.  It doesn’t mean you’re free to impede others in doing their jobs, or endanger lives by blocking traffic.