Multiple times, climate protesters in Vancouver got to block an intersection for a few hours before being hauled off to jail:
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/4-arrested-dur...tion-1.5626297
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/yvr-...tion-rebellion
So yeah, it would be nice if similar protests were treated with a more universal standard, but I don't think that's quite the gotcha that some people seem to think it is.