Vast majority of protests pass off peacefully, you're falling for tory bullshit. All of the above were already illegal, just had to use current legislation.When people started spraying graffiti, smashing things up, closing roads, climbing on buildings, entering places illegally and pulling statues down it played right into the governments hands
I'm not falling for anything, every news outlet reported it. The police seem to think it's their job to facilitate people blocking roads so clearly they didn't know the lawsVast majority of protests pass off peacefully, you're falling for tory bullshit. All of the above were already illegal, just had to use current legislation.
I didn't say those events never happened, just that the news outlets don't bother to in depth reports on peaceful protests. There's probably a fai few every week in London, you don't hear about them because nobody kicked off.I'm not falling for anything, every news outlet reported it. The police seem to think it's their job to facilitate people blocking roads so clearly they didn't know the laws
Rino. Please let me know how you would protest something today, and keep within the new law?
The vast majority of protestors don't damage other peoples property. Just because you've seen a few idiots being filmed doesn't mean every protest ends up the same way.I don't know what the new law is, however I would always avoid damaging other peoples property.
Does the new law prevent these from happening?I didn't say those events never happened, just that the news outlets don't bother to in depth reports on peaceful protests. There's probably a fai few every week in London, you don't hear about them because nobody kicked off.
Nothing inadverdent about it.Does the new law prevent these from happening?
I think you've inadvertently hit the nail on the head though. Violence, criminal damage and being a pain in the arse get noticed by the media and the law makers
But enough protests have caused chaos to give the government the excuse to change the rulesThe vast majority of protestors don't damage other peoples property. Just because you've seen a few idiots being filmed doesn't mean every protest ends up the same way.
But it's the ones that misbehave that get the rest a bad name, a bit like football fansNot all protestors look like the images that our conspiracy believers post.
As a football fan you should know how it works and give protestors the benefit of doubt.But it's the ones that misbehave that get the rest a bad name, a bit like football fans
This government would have found the Brexit protestor enough of an excuse to push through these chab=nges to the rules. It's all about divide and conquer, see the misinformation they pump out about anyone who has the cheek to strike.But enough protests have caused chaos to give the government the excuse to change the rules
Quite right, but they're not the only ones that uses misinformation to further their argumentsThis government would have found the Brexit protestor enough of an excuse to push through these chab=nges to the rules. It's all about divide and conquer, see the misinformation they pump out about anyone who has the cheek to strike.
Maybe once but not the number of times people have glued themselves to the roads around LondonAs a football fan you should know how it works and give protestors the benefit of doubt.
Brexit guy is not damaging - and to best of my knowledge never has damaged - other peoples property.I don't know what the new law is, however I would always avoid damaging other peoples property.
Re read my OP. Brexit man is exactly what I was originally talking about.The Brexit guy has been brought in right at the end of the thread and was not what we were originally talking about.
On the face of it he has every right to protest but the information we have seen is rather limited so I'll try to find out a little more before I comment
They took his speakers off him.What BS? As far as I can see no one in that film is telling him to stop protesting. I haven’t been to London for years so I don’t know how this chap behaves most of the time. If and it’s a big if, he is abusing people then there’s little wonder people don’t like it
It’s rather odd that he’s talking to the police about his democratic rights whilst protesting about a democratic decision by the UK people
You didn’t answer my question Do you thing shouting abuse at people through speakers is reasonable?
ObviouslyI don’t understand