Yeah I was comparing a DDoS to lunch counter Sit-ins of the 60s. During the civil rights movement blacks and other protestors would overwhelm a restaurant taking up all the space at the counter until the owners agreed to meet their demands. It's a proven non-violent protest that works and is very similar to what DDoS does, except instead of human bodies filling up a restaurant you're using http requests to fill up a server. Sorry for the lack of context in the original post.
Thats a good point. But It all depends if you block your IP address or not. If it was a legal form a protest that people didn't have to worry about going to jail for you could easily make your information known. Problem is the government doesn't understand technology and will label you a hacker instead of non-violent protestor.