St George's Day Patriots

[bitchstewie]

smifffymoto said:

I find it ironic that somebody can be charged with animal cruelty when the horse is deliberately and aggressively ridden into a crowd.

I find it weird that we've got apologists for that st on this thread but there you go.

[Greendubber]

Lawrence Fox covering himself in glory again.


https://x.com/john_boy_smith/status/17828287368422...

[Mabbs9]

bhstewie said:

smifffymoto said:

I find it ironic that somebody can be charged with animal cruelty when the horse is deliberately and aggressively ridden into a crowd.

I find it weird that we've got apologists for that st on this thread but there you go.

I didn't read the comments about the horse as being apologist for these idiots. I viewed it as fair comment that a horse in a paddock is likely not to come to harm but a horse ridden into a bunch of (commonly violent) low-lifes, is more likely to come to some harm.

[President Merkin]

The horse wouldn't be there in harms way in the first place if those coked up, Stella reeking, why aren't you at work on Tuesday morning? pie faced, baldy Stone island s didn't kick off every single chance they get. So forget the bloody horse.

We should take St George's day off these people to stop them & their moronic, soppy apologists defining it.

[Timothy Bucktu]

Just to reassure people. There were 100's of parades happening last weekend for St. George's Day across the country, and I don't believe any turned violent?
The local one in my town was packed...no trouble or bad vibes felt at all...just like any other year in fact.

Let's not think an organised gathering like this is a representation of a normal St. George's Day.

[bitchstewie]

Timothy Bucktu said:

Just to reassure people. There were 100's of parades happening last weekend for St. George's Day across the country, and I don't believe any turned violent?
The local one in my town was packed...no trouble or bad vibes felt at all...just like any other year in fact.

Let's not think an organised gathering like this is a representation of a normal St. George's Day.

I think that's totally fair and goes back to an earlier comment which is that events like this set back any efforts to stop associating the flag with the hooligan element of society and their supporters.

[Greendubber]

Timothy Bucktu said:

Just to reassure people. There were 100's of parades happening last weekend for St. George's Day across the country, and I don't believe any turned violent?
The local one in my town was packed...no trouble or bad vibes felt at all...just like any other year in fact.

Let's not think an organised gathering like this is a representation of a normal St. George's Day.

Agreed, I didn't think I saw the local scout troops marching with their flags at this one, just a bunch of drunk 'patriots' that would ordinarily be fighting with each other over a football match.

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Greendubber said:

Agreed, I didn't think I saw the local scout troops marching with their flags at this one, just a bunch of drunk 'patriots' that would ordinarily be fighting with each other over a football match.

Exactly.

But this is the sort of story that gets all the gum mashing loons frothing over their keyboards.

Mission accomplished I’d say.

[FNG]

bhstewie said:

Timothy Bucktu said:

Just to reassure people. There were 100's of parades happening last weekend for St. George's Day across the country, and I don't believe any turned violent?
The local one in my town was packed...no trouble or bad vibes felt at all...just like any other year in fact.

Let's not think an organised gathering like this is a representation of a normal St. George's Day.

I think that's totally fair and goes back to an earlier comment which is that events like this set back any efforts to stop associating the flag with the hooligan element of society and their supporters.

Agree. As does linking it with any kind of patriotism that I would recognise.

[crankedup5]

119 said:

Greendubber said:

Agreed, I didn't think I saw the local scout troops marching with their flags at this one, just a bunch of drunk 'patriots' that would ordinarily be fighting with each other over a football match.

Exactly.

But this is the sort of story that gets all the gum mashing loons frothing over their keyboards.

Mission accomplished I’d say.

certainly El Presidente seems to have got excited over it

[iphonedyou]

It's a special kind of person that hits a police horse on the nose with a stick, isn't it?

Wonder if that was the highlight of his day.

[bitchstewie]

No no no it's fine he only tried to hit the horse.

These things matter apparently.

[Far Cough]

Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary , some people see life through a different set of lenses. They will argue that night does not follow day, water is not wet and question absolutely everything until people have got bored of listening.... They are as defunct and their username would suggest.

[Greendubber]

iphonedyou said:

It's a special kind of person that hits a police horse on the nose with a stick, isn't it?

Wonder if that was the highlight of his day.

It's lucky the mounted officer didn't return fire to be honest. They carry batons that are much longer than the cops on foot and they can certainly rain down plenty of discomfort when needed. He can probably thank the bloke stood in front of him for that.

[g4ry13]

bhstewie said:

No no no it's fine he only tried to hit the horse.

These things matter apparently.

You have no outrage that the police use horses as weapons and endanger the horse's welfare?

[Greendubber]

g4ry13 said:

bhstewie said:

No no no it's fine he only tried to hit the horse.

These things matter apparently.

You have no outrage that the police use horses as weapons and endanger the horse's welfare?

I don't, owing to the fact the horses are incredibly well trained, well looked after and very rarely suffer any kind of injury. They're a fantastic tool that's been used for hundreds of years with great effect.

How are they endangering their welfare exactly and as for weapons, get a grip.

[Vanden Saab]

g4ry13 said:

bhstewie said:

No no no it's fine he only tried to hit the horse.

These things matter apparently.

You have no outrage that the police use horses as weapons and endanger the horse's welfare?

That's different

[bitchstewie]

g4ry13 said:

You have no outrage that the police use horses as weapons and endanger the horse's welfare?

That's an entirely separate debate.

We're in crazytown when people are literally unable to call out some scumbag trying to attack a Police horse.

[Killboy]

g4ry13 said:

You have no outrage that the police use horses as weapons and endanger the horse's welfare?

None at all. Very effective at crowd control, and very well looked after.

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bhstewie said:

g4ry13 said:

You have no outrage that the police use horses as weapons and endanger the horse's welfare?

That's an entirely separate debate.

We're in crazytown when people are literally unable to call out some scumbag trying to attack a Police horse.

Imagine being so enraged about a horse being attacked, it took you four posts before even mentioning it.