They just want to get on TV.
I hope they won’t be allowed anywhere near the Rose Parade.
People have a right to protest, but NOT anywhere, any time, at the place and time of their choosing, disregarding the rights of everyone else to NOT be annoyed by them.
No sooner does the last float pass by than there are a few hundred odd protesters who follow in the wake. Most are perfectly harmless like the Jesus Freaks and Save the Whales crowd. Others are really annoying and loud.
The TV cameras cut off and most of the crowd is breaking up by this time, but there are always a few who need to be handcuffed and hauled away to clear the street for traffic.