[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

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.

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.