EnglishRoadblocks are temporary installations set up to control or block traffic on a road.
An adversary can set up roadblocks:
- As a planned measure, for example in the streets surrounding a planned protest, to control the flow of protesters.
- In response to an unexpected event, for example after an action in the hope of catching the people involved in the action.
In some contexts, State adversaries systematically set up roadblocks after certain events, such as high-profile robberies or prison escapes.
Used in tactics: Arrest, Incrimination
Mitigations
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Attack | You can attack roadblocks to disrupt them. |
| Careful action planning | You can carefully plan an action to take into account the risk of roadblocks being set up after the action on roads surrounding the action site. |
Used in repressive operations
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Operation 8 | On the morning of the October 15 raids, police set up a roadblock on the only road leading to an area where several raids were taking place.[1] For most of the day, cops staffing the roadblock searched, questioned, and photographed people passing on the road.[2] |