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Lock-on (protest tactic)

Index Lock-on (protest tactic)

A lock-on is a technique used by peaceful protesters to make it difficult to remove them from their place of protest. [1]

17 relations: Bicycle lock, Blockade, Chain, Concrete, Handcuffs, Human chain, Journalist, Lockdown, Padlock, Police, Protest, Sleeping dragon (manoeuver), Steel, Swampy, Tree sitting, Tripod, United States.

Bicycle lock

A bicycle lock is a security device used to deter bicycle theft, generally by fastening the bicycle to a fixed object, e.g., a bike rack.

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Blockade

A blockade is an effort to cut off supplies, war material or communications from a particular area by force, either in part or totally.

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Chain

A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension.

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Concrete

Concrete, usually Portland cement concrete, is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens over time—most frequently a lime-based cement binder, such as Portland cement, but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement.

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Handcuffs

Handcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's wrists close together.

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Human chain

A human chain is a form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.

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Journalist

A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information to the public.

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Lockdown

There are several definitions for the term "lockdown"; the most common definitions pertain to a state of containment or a restriction of progression.

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Padlock

Padlocks are portable locks with a shackle that may be passed through an opening (such as a chain link, or hasp staple) to prevent use, theft, vandalism or harm.

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Police

A police force is a constituted body of persons empowered by a state to enforce the law, to protect people and property, and to prevent crime and civil disorder.

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Protest

A protest (also called a remonstrance, remonstration or demonstration) is an expression of bearing witness on behalf of an express cause by words or actions with regard to particular events, policies or situations.

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Sleeping dragon (manoeuver)

A sleeping dragon is a maneuver used by protesters to cause disruption.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.

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Swampy

Daniel Hooper (born 1973), better known as Swampy, is an environmental activist, characterised as an environmental protester or eco-warrior, from the United Kingdom.

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Tree sitting

Tree sitting is a form of environmentalist civil disobedience in which a protester sits in a tree, usually on a small platform built for the purpose, to protect it from being cut down (speculating that loggers will not endanger human lives by cutting an occupied tree).

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Tripod

A tripod is a portable three-legged frame or stand, used as a platform for supporting the weight and maintaining the stability of some other object.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock-on_(protest_tactic)

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