Thread by @draymaker

🧵Checked in w/ some friends living in downtown Ottawa. This is what #TruckersConvoy2022 hath wrought:

1) human feces deposited on porches & steps of homes with 🏳️‍🌈 flags, signage supporting social justice & belonging to racialized people ...
#Ottawa #OttawaPolice #YOW

2) infants & toddlers cannot nap or sleep due to horn blasts (to say nothing of parents). Small kids can't go out for walks because they are terrified of the noise. Parents worried about permanent hearing damage...

3) Random eggings occurring on residential streets courtesy of bored, drunk truckers in the middle of the night...

4) VERY frequent abuse/harassment of people wearing masks e.g. truckers blocking sidewalks so people have to walk in the road to avoid confrontation. Think of jocks & nerds in a crowded high school hallway...

5) I know it's a 1st World Problem, but pet dogs are in total despair e.g. not eating, diarrhea, hiding, refusing to go outside, medical issues popping up. One friend brought her dog out of town away from noise & he was instantly happy & healthy again...

6) Broken windows & property damage have started to pop up in the last few days as moderate truckers have left & wackadoodles & Nazis now run the show. If you have a small business with a sign requiring visitors wear a mask, you're a target...

7) Fuel is everywhere. Full jerrycans sitting on the street with truckers smoking within 20 feet. Refuelling vehicles in the middle of the street with substantial spillage. Downtown Ottawa smells like a refinery...

8) The threat of violence grows by the day. Residents are trapped & shopping is difficult. Truckers are more belligerent & abusive, not just with horns, but with personal interactions. Pushing & shoving is common. There will be violence and...

... @OttawaPolice will have been greatly responsible for letting it get to this. Good luck getting the overpaid shitlords of @navltd to spin their way out of that. FIN