Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 36014072)

They're doing lots of things like that in the Orkney Islands. A good programme about it on Radio 4 the other day.

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36014179)

When Direct Action meets Direct Action

https://news.sky.com/story/furious-c...-tube-11837385

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36014183)

Nothing speaks louder than a good ass kicking.

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014197)

Whilst extinction rebellion themselves have admitted this mornings actions were ‘not the best’ you’re not advocating or condoning people being assaulted,surely ?

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36014179)

When Direct Action meets Direct Action

https://news.sky.com/story/furious-c...-tube-11837385

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014197)

Whilst extinction rebellion themselves have admitted this mornings actions were ‘not the best’ you’re not advocating or condoning people being assaulted,surely ?

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014197)

Whilst extinction rebellion themselves have admitted this mornings actions were ‘not the best’ you’re not advocating or condoning people being assaulted,surely ?

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36014281)

It's what you get for deliberately disrupting the lives of others. I have no sympathy for these people at all. The police really need to crack down hard on XR, otherwise other groups with their bloody causes will start doing it as well.

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014290)

Their actions, regardless of the disruption caused do not justify the perpetrators being assaulted including being kicked and or forcibly dragged from the top of a train. It is the polices job to handle it, not the general publics.

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014290)

Their actions, regardless of the disruption caused do not justify the perpetrators being assaulted including being kicked and or forcibly dragged from the top of a train. It is the polices job to handle it, not the general publics.

Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36014304)

Scenario:

You stand watching as a scrote is breaking into your car with the probable intention of stealing it.

do you:
a) ring the police, wait 40 minutes for them to arrive, 2 days for them to find the car burnt out, and a letter from your insurance saying it's invalid now as you made no attempt to stop the theft.
b) smack his head into the roof of your car 5 times while he was resisting a 'citizens arrest'
c) ask him for permission to take his photo so the police can trace him and slap his wrist

Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36014304)

Scenario:

You stand watching as a scrote is breaking into your car with the probable intention of stealing it.

do you:
a) ring the police, wait 40 minutes for them to arrive, 2 days for them to find the car burnt out, and a letter from your insurance saying it's invalid now as you made no attempt to stop the theft.
b) smack his head into the roof of your car 5 times while he was resisting a 'citizens arrest'
c) ask him for permission to take his photo so the police can trace him and slap his wrist

Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36014292)

Try telling that to the general public. By all means protest, disrupt Government departments etc but don't stop the general public getting to work. You do that at your peril.

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36014309)

I would never disrespect my car in such a way when there is a perfectly good kerb at my feet.

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014311)

I must of missed the part where one of the individuals who assaulted a member of XR owned the train?

Pointless point... no comparison between the two scenarios.

Are you going to go and pull a truck driver from his cab and try and hit him because him and a convoy are staging a go slow protest on the motorway? Would you go and pull a farmer out of his tractor if him and a group of farmers staged a go slow on a dual carriageway?

Of course you wouldn't as you would probably get your head caved in by said truck driver or farmer....

I'm not justifying what XR did it was wrong, but the individuals who responded to them in the manner in which they did are just as bad, if not arguably worse.

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The vast majority of the British public would probably swear a bit and do some tutting. That's it....

Funny really when Nigel Farage got pelted with a milkshake there was hell on... A couple of climate protestors however get dragged of trains, get kicked. Have food and liquids thrown over them and that's OK?

Some people have a serious issue with double standards.....