(I don&#x27;t mind drifting for a bit)<p>A considerable part of their actions is very disruptive, seeking to, in the view of the protesters, I imagine, annoy everybody involved in the transport of nuclear waste to such an extent that they&#x27;ll give up, while in actuality just causing a financial burden for the taxpayer (17000(!) policemen were in service during the protest you linked to according to [1]). That includes the traditional &quot;Schottern&quot; (the &quot;[removal of] gravel from the bed of the train tracks to stop the train&quot; as the article calls it), see also [2].<p>Even encouraging others to go &quot;Schottern&quot; on the internet is punishable[3] (sorry, again only in German) and punished, though.<p>And with respect to physical attacks, I think those protesters are rather harmless. I believe not a single policeman was injured in the aforementioned protests, even though thousands of protests were there (1500 at some point, 5000 at another point in time).<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.zeit.de&#x2F;politik&#x2F;deutschland&#x2F;2010-11&#x2F;castor-gorleben-transport" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.zeit.de&#x2F;politik&#x2F;deutschland&#x2F;2010-11&#x2F;castor-gorleb...</a>
[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;de.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Schottern" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;de.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Schottern</a>
[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oberlandesgericht-celle.niedersachsen.de&#x2F;portal&#x2F;live.php?navigation_id=13597&amp;article_id=113907" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oberlandesgericht-celle.niedersachsen.de&#x2F;portal&#x2F;l...</a>