Daily civilian life was disrupted, forcing schools and economic activity to shut down and resulting in widespread property destruction.

Some punks have participated in direct action, such as protests, boycotts, squatting, vandalism, or property destruction.

However, others were more interested in taking direct action including both civil disobedience and acts of vandalism and property destruction to disrupt the meeting.

Academics have argued that the bridge held little strategic value and that its shelling was an example of deliberate cultural property destruction.

Anarchists using black bloc tactics were thought to be chiefly responsible for the property destruction committed at numerous corporate storefronts and banks.