作者：卡尼什卡·辛格
2026年8月24日 美国东部时间凌晨3:42 / 路透社
华盛顿8月23日电（路透社）——2024年一场支持巴勒斯坦、抗议以色列袭击加沙的示威活动中，因封锁金门大桥交通的7名抗议者已被判处30天监禁，刑期可折抵已服刑时间。
他们于7月被旧金山陪审团认定犯有轻罪，但对更严重的重罪共谋指控未能达成一致裁决。
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辩护律师表示，示威者此举是出于道义责任，反对以色列对加沙的空袭以及美国对其盟友的支持所造成的破坏。
旧金山地区检察官布鲁克·詹金斯表示，此次抗议给被困交通中的民众带来了安全风险，违反法律者理应承担后果。
“纵观历史，公民不服从行为大多都包含接受法律后果的意愿，”旧金山高等法院法官特蕾莎·卡费西在接受KQED采访时说道。
“本着这一精神，那些封锁大桥、扰乱数百名通勤者生活的人应该得到体面对待，但也应为自己的行为承担后果。”
判决内容包括：在县监狱服刑一半时间，剩余天数可通过旧金山警长办公室运营的工作释放计划完成。此前已服刑的四天可折抵刑期。此次判决还包括六个月的缓刑，以及超过1000美元的罚款和赔偿金。
据SFGate报道，案件上诉期间，被告将继续保持自由身。
辩护律师辩称，在写信、呼吁国会代表均无结果后，抗议者才采取了封锁大桥的行动。
陪审团认定这7名抗议者犯有多项轻罪，包括非法拘禁、阻碍通行、非法集会，其中一名被告还被控拒绝驱散。
陪审团未能就最严重的重罪共谋指控作出裁决——重罪共谋指两人或多人达成犯罪协议并实施了公开行为，此项罪名最高可判处15年监禁。检察官表示，他们不会就该项指控重新提起诉讼。
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Pro-Palestinian protesters sentenced over blocking Golden Gate Bridge traffic in 2024
By Kanishka Singh
2026-08-24 3:42 AM UTC / Reuters
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Seven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in a 2024 pro-Palestinian protest against Israel’s assault on Gaza have been sentenced to 30 days, with credit for time already served.
They were convicted in July of misdemeanor charges by a San Francisco jury that remained deadlocked on the more serious charge of felony conspiracy.
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Defense attorneys said demonstrators acted out of a moral responsibility to oppose the devastation from Israeli strikes on Gaza and Washington’s support for its ally.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the protest caused a safety risk for those stuck in traffic and there should be consequences when laws are broken.
“Throughout history, civil disobedience has mostly involved accepting legal consequences,” Superior Court Judge Teresa Caffese was quoted as saying by KQED.
“In that spirit, those who blocked the bridge and disrupted the lives of hundreds of commuters should be treated respectfully, but should also be prepared to accept the consequences of their actions.”
The sentences included half the time in county jail while the remaining days can be served at a work release program operated by the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office. There will be four days’ credit for previous time already served. The sentencing also included six months of probation, and fines and restitution of over $1,000.
The defendants will remain free while the case is appealed, SFGate reported.
Defense attorneys argued that protesters resorted to blocking the bridge after writing letters and appealing to congressional representatives produced no result.
The jury convicted the seven protesters on misdemeanor counts including false imprisonment, obstruction of thoroughfare, unlawful assembly and in one defendant’s case refusal to disperse.
The jury did not reach a verdict on the most serious charge of felony conspiracy, an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime coupled with an overt act, which could have had a sentence of up to 15 years. Prosecutors said they will not retry the charges.
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Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Lincoin Feast.
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