CIVIC LANE Dutch authorities have restated that peaceful demonstrations are protected while dangerous motorway and railway blockades can face enforcement. The guidance follows disruptive protest activity including farmer demonstrations. Protest loses much of its power if it never inconveniences anyone, yet serious disruption can endanger people who are not involved in the dispute. Democratic societies therefore have to distinguish legitimate disruption from unacceptable risk rather than choosing between unlimited protest and no protest. Ranking possible rules exposes where respondents would actually draw that boundary.