Woman arrested for blocking Uber delivery robot in Philadelphia to protest job losses
GarrisonLovely · x · 2026-10-16
Carolyn Marvin was arrested in Center City Philadelphia after repeatedly blocking an Uber delivery robot and ignoring police commands, charged with disorderly conduct. She says she's protesting delivery robots replacing human workers and views her actions as protected speech, having confronted robots multiple times before. Commenters expect more civil disobedience of this flavor.
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