But once you decide Stay or Go at that checkpoint, stick to it for that time and don't expend unnecessary energy second-guessing yourself.
The Muslim Brotherhood claimed that 213 people were killed on a day that brought the violence to the heart of the capital and drew in for the first time government-approved Popular Committees, whose members set up checkpoints carrying sticks, machetes and, in some instances, guns.
"Field reports indicate that additional displacements are under way and that yet more families remain stuck at checkpoints," it said.
She has had her share of tear gas, getting stuck at checkpoints, and being exposed to the Israeli army's live and rubber bullets.
Read more >> IRAQ, 13 November 2015 - The UNICEF and WFP — led Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Consortium responds to emergency needs during large-scale population displacement by quickly delivering life-saving supplies to families who are on the move, in hard-to-reach areas, stuck at checkpoints, or stranded between front lines.
Paglen started shooting furtively, but, noticing an Afghan checkpoint ahead, he stuck his memory card under the seat and swapped in a dummy.
He and a graduate student, Matthew Krummel, developed an antibody — a molecule made by certain cells of the immune system — that would stick to the checkpoint and block it.
"You can't expect people with military boots on their necks, facing checkpoints and closures, to understand your sticking to your aesthetic rules," he says.
Just before the hostilities began, Israel offered a carrot and a stick: it reopened a checkpoint to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.
The average commuter already spends three hours in traffic each day; spontaneous protests or security checkpoint can leave them stuck in clouds of exhaust fumes for much longer.
