Quote:
Originally Posted by kirklancaster
Yes Niamh, I do not believe that these things are as innocent as people make out. It is NOT genuine students organising these anti-democratic agitators masquerading as students. These are well planned in advance and well publicised and attract gullible genuine students who are misled, as well as anti-democratic thugs who revel in the opportunity to attack police and property with impunity under the cover of a mask or scarf.
Some large conference room should be made available by the government where disgruntled students can sit down and argue their case against government ministers and representatives over a professional PA system. The whole thing could be officially run similar to PMQT wiiiiith TV cameras and news media present.
I 1,000% support the protesting student's cause - my own son has £40,000 of 'Student Debt' - but falling for these anarchist orgies of violence masquerading as 'peaceful protest' does nothing to aid their cause. In fact; even the message is lost - overshadowed and marginalised by the inevitable violence and lawlessness.
We need draconian sentencing for any thugs convicted because it will serve as a deterrent to some, but even if it does not, it takes at least some of the scumbags off the streets and prevents them from physically joining any more B.S protests -- for the duration of their sentences at least.
|
So basically you think that the government should come up with a different way of letting people protest? The problem with that though, it would then be a Protest at the Government's convenience which kind of defeats the whole point of a Protest in the first place