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They boycott itself was deemed illegal, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Bus_Boycott

> Under a 1921 ordinance, 156 protesters were arrested for "hindering" a bus, including King. He was ordered to pay a $500 fine or serve 386 days in jail.

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I think you missed my point.

Perhaps he did, but to be fair a DDOS is more like a sit in than tyre slashing. Inconvenience and delay, but no lasting damage.

And in fact it has been contextualized as such in the past: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Disturbance_Theater#...

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