Citizens, furious with the atrocities of the martial law forces, took to the city on May 19 and held large-scale protests calling for the lifting of martial law, the resignation of Chun Doo-hwan, and the release of Kim Dae-jung. On the afternoon of May 20, about 200 taxis, outraged by the atrocities of the paratroopers, honked their horns from Mudeung Stadium along with buses to Geumnam-ro, and staged a vehicle demonstration.