the monkey wrench gang was a previous incarnation of these folk; 

Tonight, on the eve of the most unpopular public policy in New York history, let's take a look at England, which is often cited by activists as a template of success for our own congestion pricing scheme. After London's initial congestion pricing program hollowed out their city center of all but the wealthiest businesses and corporations, the government then decided to move the program outward into the surrounding communities well beyond the city center, calling them 'ULEZ' zones -- or 'Ultra Low Emission Zones' -- because there was no 'congestion' in those areas to pin the program to. Unavoidable ULEZ cameras fenced in low-density residential areas, costing working-class people up to $50 to simply leave their homes by car. This scheme was implemented despite overwhelming opposition, with local councils often approving these cameras in the dead of night and without any public notice in order to stifle community input. Dissent was ignored. Vocal opponents were strong-armed and intimidated by activists and politicians. Sound familiar? And now that they've built their congestion pricing utopia, a funny thing happened -- the people fought back. Vigilantes calling themselves 'Blade Runners' took up arms to liberate their neighborhoods by vandalizing and destroying the camera network. And they've been successful............more......