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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/us...es.html?ref=us

More here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15155046
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15160953

I look at this and note that mostly it's peaceful protest with mostly articulate and intelligent people and I look back at the looting and rioting of our summer and wonder at the difference.:erm:

I do wonder where it's going though with so many disparate reasons for protesting.

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This is one reason.

US riot cop

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/10/69.jpg

UK riot cop

http://info-wars.org/wp-content/uplo...rotest-001.jpg

CS launchers, pepper spray and the ability to use them without the guardian and Jodi McIntyre getting airtime to moan about it vs an aluminium stick and years of inquests if you use it.

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But Derek there has only been one occasion in THREE weeks of the NYPD having to arrest anyone.

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They were just copying this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO_FVVHXEjM - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Sleep Now In The Fire

I believe stuff is starting to fall apart Maggy and i fear this is just the beggining.. (I sense it will be WORSE than the riots you guys had)

Thankfully your riots were contained fairly soon after they started....

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Looks like it is now starting to spread?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15319924

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Sadly that's the risk..genuine peaceful but upset protesters get targeted by the absolute turds that just cannot just stage their own protests but have to hijack a peaceful one.:mad:

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Yes l agree that everybody should have a right to protest peacefully but as Maggy said there are always these idiots who lie in wait just waiting to unleash their views and violence onto these protests and these idiots in my mind should be dealt with severely by the Authorities with no leniency shown.

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Problem is the protesters have to many rights and know them. The police have trouble dealing with them because the protesters rights take over and the press watch the police more than the protesters, Already this morning the words Kettling, Over reaction are being shouted from the roof tops. It does not matter that these SO CALLED protesters are out to create as much trouble as they can, But there RIGHTS let them get away with it. Meanwhile the RIGHTS of the building owners and the people trying to make a living in the area are ignored as usual and play second fiddle.

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Please lets use the correct words Sirius.Some protesters were violent but not all and those who were not violent do have the right to continue to protest provided it's peaceful plus the police must act within the law when dealing with said protesters.Lets not lump all the bad protesters and the over zealous police in with those who are behaving legally..

I'm also concerned that you seem to think that ordinary citizens rights should disappear when people go out on the street and protest.Laws should not be partially applied depending on circumstances you will agree?Neither should civil rights and EVERYONE should be aware of their civil and human rights.You included.;)

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My views on protests are based on the protests we have seen over the last 12 months. The majority of them have turned violent. The right to protest i agree with fully, The right to disrupt people lives and property i don't agree with and that seems to be the way protest in this country now progress. They start with good intentions then the same groups turn up and make normal peoples lives a misery whilst there property is smashed or looted. I see these protest progressing in to trouble just the same as those over the last 12 months.

Citizens rights should not disappear but lets face it the protesters know how to manipulate there rights to ensure that they are not the ones in the press when they make everything go pear shaped.

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Give them a chance..you may be surprised.

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l will second that.:tu:

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Non-violent protests aren't considered as newsworthy. Which is perhaps why you haven't seen them.

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Well lets see, but i will wait till more of the rent a mob arrive and see what happens then. Q are there many big shops near that site ???

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Well there has been enough of the violent ones this year that the public has had to pay the clean up on :mad:

As for the non violent we the public still have to pay for the policing of them.

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Those protesting are the public too.

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And I should imagine a fair few of them(especially those who will be at work tomorrow)pay their taxes too and pay for the policing of public protests.:)

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Well lets see by how much the crowd reduces tomorrow shall we.

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If it is going by this protester it will grow?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15324901

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This is a good read?

But this is the best bit of the article (Ithink)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15326636

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At least Paul Mason seems to "get it"..


"Occupy Everywhere, then, is the kind of movement you get when people start to believe mainstream politicians have lost their principles, or are trapped by vested interests, or are all crooked. "

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People are starting to wake up to the fact capitalism isnt best for everyone when its not regulated enough.

The question is which do you (and everyone else) see as the problem.

1 - The protests/riots themselves, so once they stopped problem solved.
2 - Or the reason they happening ie. unfair wealth distribution, corporate influence on politics etc.

Example been osborne in this country thinking only about businsses when he is removing workers rights, and labour bailing out the banks. Also the slow and steady privatisation of the NHS and welfare system.

In america as I understand it they got similiar issues with the bank bailouts, except there's was worse as I believe the government over there cannot even ask the banks how the money has been spent, there was a clause that made them allowed to keep that info secret. Also in america they have people from the major banks working as part of their cabinet so have extreme influence.

The history of US presidents assassinated, every single one of them opposed a central reserve bank ran by the private sector, (currently the fed reserve), mysteriously when a president has plans to change the system they get killed.

The only way something like this will change in countries like britian and the US is if enough people take on arms and win a civil war against the army, probably realistically would require the army to either defect or not agree to fight as they would squash any rebellion. Or if another country invaded and won to change the regime.

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I agree there is a boundary that when crossed its going too far.

I should also point out tho there is peaceful protests that the news agencies refuse to cover. It seems they only interested in ones that have violence or cover an agenda that fits the news bias.

The recent riots here certianly got news coverage and made some people think.

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Went past these protesters on the way to work. They are very different to the usual crowd that 'anti-capitalist' protests tend to to attract. They are very peaceful and calm.

I read that the police have scaled back their presence because they hadn't caused trouble, they made an agreement with police on where to put their tents and haven't broken that agreement, they have moved meeting/speaking times in order not to disrupt church services and have left the way into St Pauls accessible for visitors.

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They are peaceful and calm probably because they are too busy updating the media on thier iPhones / iPads and Macbook Pros...

Did you wave a bunch of £20's at them?

;)

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Well I walked by with a Starbucks cup which I imagine is pretty antagonistic.

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Fascist - grinding (coffee) in the faces of proletariat....... :-)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15380205

I wonder if all that Christian empathy bestowed upon the protesting masses will be eroded now the capitalist $$$s have stopped flooding in to the cathedral's rapidly emptying coffers?

It'll be interesting to see how the crowd react to being asked or even forced to leave (if that's what happens). If they're all peaceloving folk there shouldn't be a problem but who knows....

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Well it's all been quite civil so far, let's hope they can work out a compromise. The protesters made concessions to try and avoid this problem, maybe they will make more.

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That's a little unfair - out cathedrals are among our most treasured historical monuments as well as important places of worship. If the upkeep of the monument and the provision of worship space are both under threat, I don't see what's wrong with the Dean asking the protesters to show the cathedral some of the same understanding that the protesters themselves have so far received.

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There's nothing wrong with him asking them to move. In fact I don't think they should've been allowed there in the first place for the very reasons you've just made. IMHO it was a foregone conclusion that as soon as visitor numbers started to be affected something would need to be done about it. The reference to capitalist $s was made with a hint of irony given the nature of the protest BTW. ;)

As for the protestors, of course I very much hope theY will move on and clear up any mess they've left.

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I hope the cathedral will allow them to stay.I'm getting quite fed up with the way people aren't allowed to even protest peacefully anywhere these days..Luckily our police aren't likely to fire on them unlike those in Syria and Libya were prone to do.

Osem you seem to be against these particular protesters.Can I ask why?They haven't caused any particular trouble and the trouble there was at the weekend came from a different group altogether.

Of course if there is violence then they deserve to be arrested but I cannot see why they should be prevented from staying if they come to an agreement with the Cathedral authorities.

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Better make some more room now that Dale Farm has been cleared, all the "professional" protesters will have to go into the city to ply their trade.

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Oh is that the problem..they are professional protesters.:rolleyes:

Anyone know what the pay rate is?

If they were amateurs I suppose that would be OK

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Really they want to camp out in Paternoster Square, which is just next to St Pauls and is where the Stock Exchange is. If they were allowed to do that then there wouldn't be a problem at St Pauls. It's important to remember the lengths they went too to avoid trouble. They worked with the police to draw a chalk line over which tents could not cross, they worked with St Pauls so not to make noise during services and agreed not to post any material on the wall so they don't damage the building. As for mess, they have a makeshift recycling area which contains bins for waste, paper, glass, plastics etc.

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Sadly, many protesters are exactly that. Some people start off on one cause and just seem to get a rush out of it I suppose.

Minty Challis is a good case in point.

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We have no proof that these particular protesters are like that..apart from the fact that they have not caused any trouble thus far.;)

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No, we don't, but past events give us clues to patterns and tendencies and it's quite fair enough to make reference to those.

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But not assume without evidence.

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The current words and actions of these protesters over the last week suggest they are not violent or responsible. I have no idea if they will remain that way but it's only fair to judge them on their behaviour so far...

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I provided you with evidence that at least one of the Dale Farm protesters is a 'professional' - and that's the group Pierre was talking about.

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Actually I was referring to the protesters at St Paul's.
Minty Nitwit isn't at St Paul's and hasn't been near this latest form of protest and may well be unwelcome in view of her tendency to try and steal the limelight.

I'm merely asking that people keep an open mind about these particular protests and see how it pans out.:shrug:

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I'm just as against ANY group of protestors who decide to occcupy places of national importance/significance in such a manner for long periods of time. IMO those who occupied Parliament Square were just as wrong.

As for potential trouble, these protestors appear peaceful for now and I have no problem with them expressing their views but, as has been seen many times before, there are those who attach themselves to such groups with the sole aim of causing mayhem and I sincerely hope St Pauls doesn't fall victim to them and their antics. Given recent experiences in London, I don't think it's being unreasonable or denegrating the innocent to have some concerns about these events and what 'could' happen if the 'wrong sort' get involved.

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i have to go through the back door at work now because of the protests...

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Fnarr fnarr (and I quote....)

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you're so childish :p:

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And?.......

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Wait. Where are they blocking? Do you work in Paternoster Square? That seems to be the only place that is inaccessible.

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just pointing it out, incase you hadn't noticed...

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I do.

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Well that makes sense then.

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Why?

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Considering The Stock Exchange has moved premises for the duration and the fact it was hardly a secret means I'm prepared to give them benefit of the doubt but then again I'm not the harshest critic of protests, even if they turn a little violent, in fact I fully advocate a return to the ancient Greek way of Democracy, your MP tells lies, steals or lets you down badly they get thrown out in disgrace and their house gets burnt down, might seem harsh (especially if they are renting) but I bet they'd think twice before flipping, fiddling or treating the voters like dirt.

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I work in the sandwich shop in the square....


can't get in the square, so we all have to enter via secret entrances. who would have thought sandwiches would be such hard work...

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Subway?

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No. Different sandwich shop.

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Not heard of that one - is the bread on the inside, and the filling outside?*



*well, that would be a different sandwich....:D

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Update.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15468163

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Interesting story in the Times earlier this week about 90% of the tents being empty at night (checked by thermal imaging cameras).

Here is the same story with film from the Telegraph

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Yes they really are worried about them aren't they?:D

I've been musing about the fact that even when a protest is peaceful the authorities and the media are looking for a way to undermine the protest using suggestions like this and accusations that the protesters are 'professional' protesters.

Have we really lost sight of the fact that it is a democratic right to protest provided no violence is used and that the law is not broken.

I think the beaten and shot protesters in Syria would love to be able to just occupy a square or two without having to risk being shot.

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Indeed. It's interesting to see how much effort is being expended to undermine the protests. I think we've entered phase 2 of the Gandi Rule.

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you"

The corporatista are worried.

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What are the Gandhi Rules?

I have heard of the Gandhi Satyagraha (Civil Resistance principles), but not Rules.

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rule 1- no questions ;)

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Rule 2 - we don't talk about Gandhi Rules....:D

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15472362

Seems that not all his colleagues are as supportive of the protestors.

Who'd have thought...

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I think they're something to do with 20-20 cricket aren't they?..:D

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I really hope Giles Fraser hangs up his cassock and then pitches a tent outside the cathedral.

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.... and occupy it overnight perhaps? ;)

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You know, I think most people have completely missed the significance of the unoccupied tents.

You always have your bloody-minded crusties at these sorts of things, but now the well-heeled middle classes are getting involved. They still buy their coffee at Starbucks and they go home for a shower and a warm bed. They're by no means expert at the protest lark. In fact they don't really have much of a clue at all about how to do it. But they are starting to think that they should do it, and that's significant.

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You could be right but it'll take a lot more than that to change anything.

Anyway, how long before some enterprising 'capitalist' amongst the protestors spots a golden opportunity and tries 'renting out' some of this prime c. London realty? :)

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Sad about Dr Fraser who seems to be the true epitome of a Christian in this case..Or as I understand the word to mean:erm:.

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http://newsthump.com/2011/10/27/st-p...-of-tolerance/

:D

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Interview with Dr Giles Fraser.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oc...py-london-camp

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15524483

It seems these protests are doing more harm to the Church than the City of
London.

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Which isn't their intention. They wanted to be in the square outside the Stock Exchange.

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Which is why I haven't claimed it was their intention. Their intention is irrelevant - their actions and refusal to move on voluntarily and peacefully from the Cathedral's grounds have, however, quite predictably caused chaos and a great deal of harm to an entirely innocent institution which has nothing whatsoever to do with their cause.

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I said they are picking on the wrong target. I hope they are happy with the trouble they are creating for the Church, I might not be a religious person myself but if i was i would be annoyed that these people are targeting that building and making people resign.

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Then they should move, Let them go and picket Downing street instead of a church

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aren't the protesters unwittingly revealing problems in the church that where already there ,not causing them ?

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There is that, yes.

Certainly- and perhaps unintentionally - they have caused the church to look at itself.

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At the end of the day they have been asked to move on but they have refused , What else can the church do now but ask the courts to get involved. I don't know if that resignation would have happened if the protesters had not dumped themselves outside the church.

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They haven't done a great deal of harm to the institution. Most of the harm has been self-inflicted, deciding that they had to close on health and safety concerns before going back on decision and internal disagreements on how to deal with the protesters.

The situation at St Pauls is being used, predictably, to vilify the protesters. There has yet to be any violence, any disorder, any damage at all done by this camp, they seem to be a good example of what a peaceful protest is all about.

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They have to protest somewhere. Their location of choice was denied as it was private property.

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It's much larger that getting the courts involved. Its about the fact that there are individuals within the church who are quite prepared to go against the teachings of Christ and endorse / allow the use of violence (their words, not mine).

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Frankly, I'm more surprised that some of the people involved actually decide they can't square taking action against the protesters with their beliefs.

Hats off to them though :tu:

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Directly and indirectly they've cost the church a lot of money (even more if the legal process is protracted) and, by all account, some good people their posts. Had they moved on when asked to do so none of that would've happened. That they haven't resorted to violence yet is fine but I've heard several protestors say there will be violence if the police try to move them. The police will clearly ask them to move and only if they refuse and obstruct or resist will there be any physical force used. They will be the ones reponsible for that not the police or the church.

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One of the resignations was because he was opposed to the removal of the camp by force. He objected to that idea and said the camp was promoting the same goals as a church.

At the end of the day they are not being allowed to move onto anywhere else in the City. So they will stay there. I am all for that considering the good behaviour they have thus far shown. Considering the usual level of protest we have had in the City these people are showing how it should be done.

Maybe the government or city authorities should engage with them more instead of calling in the police. A good start would be to allow them into paternoster square if the agree not to encroach into the main walkways.

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There'd be no removal by force or anything else if the protestors hadn't brought their dispute to St Pauls or refused to move as requested. I hope they continue to show 'how it should be done' when they're faced with the police who'll be trying to enforce the law.

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Their behaviour to date, having been entirely law abiding and peaceful, suggests that they will.

It's perhaps best not to prejudge them.

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Out of interest: where are the supporters supposed to move to?

Presumably, the request to 'move' isn't simply a request to bugger off and end the protest?

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They had no where else to bring it.

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Aren't they just going to be asked to remove the tents? They're welcome to stay 'sans abode'?

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Well seeing as no one is allowed to protest outside the House of Commons and Downing Street is gated against incomers and they were denied the chance to protest outside the Stock Exchange I'd like to know where exactly they should take their protest.

I truly want to hear the answer to this..because it goes to fundamental rights that many of our ancestors have fought for here, and abroad for generations.The freedom of speech is paramount to our society and some members here don't seem to understand that right.It's also the reason why the ordinary citizens in Libya went to war with their former ruler..they were denied a right to speak out or protest about any issues at all.
Freedom of speech = democracy.Denial of free speech=dictatorship.

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Freedom of speech YES. The right to protest YES. The right to interfere in the daily business of that church who has had nothing to do with there protest NOT as far as i am concerned.

As for where do they go, Well thats there problem not the problem of the church, I have already said why dont they camp at the gates of downing street ???

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You know full well why they haven't taken their protest to the gates of Downing Street, they wouldn't be allowed. Not only that but there is no room to do so there and their main target are the banks and the stock market located in the City.

Interfering with the business of the church was not their intention but it isn't good enough reason for them to be stopped, because you can use that card as often as you like, protestors will always be interfering with something when they protest.

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Religious types go against the good books teachings shocker!!!!!!!

I've no idea why they're all falling over themselves to resign, I don't see what any of them have done wrong.

Their inflated view of their own importance seems to have done them in.

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Why should they be allowed to do it to a group that are not involved then.

Than camp outside the doors of the banks then, so many tents by each bank ???

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That is what they wanted to do, that is what they intended to do, but in the end that is what they were not allowed to do with the police guarding the area outside the Stock Exchange. So they went next to that area, which happens to be outside St Pauls' Cathedral. They don't have any disagreement with the Cathedral but it's the closest place to Stock Exchange where they could set up camp.

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I suspect it's the moral dilemma that several of them have found themselves facing.

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Thay don't have to effectively live somewhere illegally to protest. If they want to march and protest that's fine by me and that's what most people who've ever protested have tended to do.

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Stock Exchange is shut for the duration anyway, they have moved to another building according to a pal that works there.

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I wonder how many of their parents are the ones directy responsible for the crash, perhaps they should have pitched those tents in their own back gardens.

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Oh yes, I like that. Probably right on the money too.

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/11/70.jpg https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/11/71.jpg

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http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_j4crfnxh

The facepaint is the shape of an eagle, for those who have not heard of The Ultimate Warrior. 'Warrior' is his legal name btw, and his wife really is called Mrs Warrior.

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An update.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15568253

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15608479

It seems like the Church of England is finally finding it's voice.However the last time they spoke out they were more or less told to shut up and stay out of politics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15605061

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-15605385