The leader of the ‘People’s Convoy’ currently in Hagerstown, Maryland urged frustrated truckers to “flood 911” with calls about Beltway commuters who flipped them off.
“We go around the Beltway, birds are flying. Birds are flying everywhere. That’s the kind of people that live up there,” one truck driver in the convoy said.
Brian Brase, the protest organizer fielded complaints from frustrated truckers tired of getting flipped off and urged them to “flood 911” in hopes of solving the problem.
“The point is, as I understand, that it can get difficult; you’re talking about a lot of people. You’re talking about a big convoy,” Brase said according to the Daily Beast. “And you’re talking about areas that simply do not like us.” He continued: “Remember if you got a bad actor, you got somebody acting dumb… #77 with the mile marker and report the vehicle!”
Another driver shouted that the Maryland State Police were not responding to their requests.
“If they don’t take care of it, then we’ll just flood 911. So they can answer the phone tomorrow or enjoy 911 calls. How about that!” Brase responded.
A Maryland State Police communications official told the Daily Beast the truckers calls “certainly do not go unanswered.” The official said the 911 number “should be reserved for emergency use only” and drivers flipping a trucker does not qualify as an emergency.
The convoy organizers say they will continue to protest until all coronavirus-related mandates have been lifted. However, every state has either lifted or announced it plans to lift its pandemic restrictions.
