[arista]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Disgusting headlines.

Its Fair Game

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Nelson Mandela jailed for violent protest
The sufftuegettes, hailed for violent protest.

Both strongly supported by the world.

BLM mass protests in central london blocks traffic but is still supported by the masses.


Old biddies sit down in road and are then jailed...the country couldn't give 2 hoots..

completely different, there are protest marchs in London every weekend but they are planned and road are closed and diversions put in place, so no one is stuck in a tailback...gluing yourself to a main road with no notice given and people trying to go about their daily business ambulances stuck in a tailback unable to move is a different scenario altogether

[parmnion]

You might have rapists and murderers on the way to murder or rape stuck in traffic as well...its swings and roundabouts

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by parmnion

You might have rapists and murderers on the way to murder or rape stuck in traffic as well...its swings and roundabouts

Well thats speculation, what isn't it the man who was taking his Mum to A and E as she was unwell, and she had a stroke in the car, 6 hours it took to get her to hospital, and the consultant said if he had got there sooner they could have limited the effects of the stroke

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Well thats speculation, what isn't it the man who was taking his Mum to A and E as she was unwell, and she had a stroke in the car, 6 hours it took to get her to hospital, and the consultant said if he had got there sooner they could have limited the effects of the stroke

A 72 yr old man died yesterday because it took an ambulance over an hour to get to him..

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by parmnion

A 72 yr old man died yesterday because it took an ambulance over an hour to get to him..

i think your defence of their actions is pretty dodgy parm. What's your stake in the game, do you know some of these people or something?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by parmnion

A 72 yr old man died yesterday because it took an ambulance over an hour to get to him..

what has that got to do with the protesters? nada

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Cherie

what has that got to do with the protesters? nada

It means it's an easy stick to beat these protestors with, the shock headlines splattered all over the front pages..

when the ambulance service in it's current state causes deaths by taking hours to get to calls should be the thing splattered all over the front pages

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i think your defence of their actions is pretty dodgy parm. What's your stake in the game, do you know some of these people or something?

Dodgy?

What's dodgy about it?

Can you explain.

[arista]

[Insulate Britain eco-zealot Emma Smart, 44,
is going on hunger strike after being
jailed for road protests]
[Smart previously undertook a gas-guzzling
81,000-mile drive across the globe
with her husband Andy Smith
Two activists jailed for three months
and further six imprisoned for four
months at High Court in London
Ben Taylor, 27, receives six months
after boasting that he wanted to
immediately block the motorway again
Group and its supporters chant
'We are unstoppable, another world
is possible' as the nine are led to the cells
Insulate Britain began protests on September 13
in London and spread to Birmingham,
Manchester and Dover
At least 174 activists have been involved
on 19 days of protests and there
have been at least 860 arrests]

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by parmnion

when the ambulance service in it's current state causes deaths by taking hours to get to calls should be the thing splattered all over the front pages

There are problems with the ambulance service (and emergency medical services in general) yes ... ... those ambulances are going to be held up even more by people gluing themselves to the roads?

Honestly the disruption to normal people's lives really isn't excusable. By all means protest against the government, disrupt the lives (and pockets) of the people who actually have some sway on the climate change issue ... but I don't think any REAL thought has been put into the effects of these road blocking actions. They consider it a disruption to systems and a minor inconvenience to people rather than acknowledging the massive consequences it could have. Healthcare staff unable to get to work. Sick people unable to get to appointments (Something like a cancer diagnosis? Could take months to reschedule. Could be too late by that point). Ambulances stuck in the backlog. People with disabilities caught in the queue for hours actually causing them potential physical damage.

Of course the stock response to this is "acceptable collateral damage because this is such an important issue" but when you have that sort of disregard for vulnerable members of the public, you actively turn people AGAINST the cause, it doesn't gain the support so desperately needed. You're more likely to turn someone from "vaguely sympathetic" to "**** those guys I don't want anything to do with them" than anything else. Completely counter-productive.

[arista]

Insulate Britain eco-zealots as they block Lambeth Bridge
for FIVE HOURS to support 'hunger striker' before
police finally arrest 30 of them

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ome-child.html

[arista]

Pass the Buck
she does that on every interview

[arista]

BBC Text
[Star has little sympathy for an
Extinction Rebellion protester who has
asked the public to pay his rent while
he serves time in prison.
"What a joker!" the paper says.]

[arista]

5 Climate Zealots
Jailed for defying M25 Protest ban


Good News

[parmnion]

They have switched their attentions to court rooms and court buildings. They are now glueing themselves to the steps and entrances to said buildings.

[arista]

Originally Posted by parmnion

They have switched their attentions to court rooms and court buildings. They are now glueing themselves to the steps and entrances to said buildings.

Yes, for Now.

[glib]

Ironically the cars they hold up emit , what, 5000x more co2 whilst they wait for the police to remove the the protesters