Climate protesters block roads

[Mandalore]

menousername said:

Methinks (tinfoil hat) its to encourage us to turn anti-protest generally

Get us seething about XR lot until we are asking for more strict intervention at such protests

Huge discrepancy between this response and the response to the anti capitalist protests in London a few years ago. Although admittedly they did not end well.

Any organisation that cannot distinguish between a peaceful protest and vandalism, doesn’t need any further help.

[A Winner Is You]

Blimey, the police just realised that standing next to them whilst the commit criminal damage might not have been the best tactic

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshi...

[Peter911]

Have the police been charged with aiding and abetting?

[kev1974]

Hope the gardeners and turf suppliers that come to repair the lawn leave the electric van at home and bring the diesel fleet that week.

[Blakewater]

This chap was convicted of obstructing a public highway in 2017 when he obstructed traffic for just five minutes to protest against male circumcision.

He had his appeal refused.

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5b4dbf3e2c94...



The European Court of Human Rights upheld a Lithuanian conviction of farmers blocking a highway.

file:///C:/Users/44779/Downloads/Grand%20Chamber%20Judgment%20Kudrevicius%20and%20Others%20v.%20Lithuania%20-%20conviction%20of%20five%20farmers%20for%20reprehensible%20conduct%20.pdf


It's also worth comparing police inaction here with the police confronting a man in his workplace over a perhaps slightly crass but non-threatening comment made on Twitter. Short of direct bullying, something said on Twitter doesn't affect people's lives in the way blocking a road and forcing ambulances to turn around does.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/police-...

Edited by Blakewater on Tuesday 18th February 23:24

[Ridgemont]

Blakewater said:

This chap was convicted of obstructing a public highway in 2017 when he obstructed traffic for just five minutes to protest against male circumcision.

He had his appeal refused.

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5b4dbf3e2c94...



The European Court of Human Rights upheld a Lithuanian conviction of farmers blocking a highway.

file:///C:/Users/44779/Downloads/Grand%20Chamber%20Judgment%20Kudrevicius%20and%20Others%20v.%20Lithuania%20-%20conviction%20of%20five%20farmers%20for%20reprehensible%20conduct%20.pdf


It's also worth comparing police inaction here with the police confronting a man in his workplace over a perhaps slightly crass but non-threatening comment made on Twitter. Short of direct bullying, something said on Twitter doesn't affect people's lives in the way blocking a road and forcing ambulances to turn around does.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/police-...

Edited by Blakewater on Tuesday 18th February 23:24

As Allison Pearson notes in the Telegraph in a pretty damning article the brilliance of the Cambs constab though was to pretty much connive with XR. They shut roads in advance therefore nothing was blocked and nothing illegal happened.

Likewise until all hell broke out yesterday it looks like Trinity had no intention of filing charges and therefore nothing illegal (nope nothing to see here) happened.

As she rightly points out XR are idiotic brats. The actual indictment is on institutions that should know better.

Make of that what you will.

Edited by Ridgemont on Wednesday 19th February 00:01

[kev1974]

There was a phase when Fathers 4 Justice would commonly climb up a road sign gantry / overpass / bridge, and the police would close the road underneath. I'm not sure if they were ever charged with anything.

[deeps]

I hear there's a new rapidly expanding group called Rebellion Extinction

[turbobloke]

A Winner Is You said:

Blimey, the police just realised that standing next to them whilst the commit criminal damage might not have been the best tactic

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshi...

Good news on the criminal damage front...but how can that be, when we've been told in this thread they had permission to dig up the lawn? That would be a pretty good defence - if true, which it isn't.

Clearly no such permission was granted and (the lack of) a report to police is no longer lacking. Obstructing police is another matter and it's equally encouraging to see further arrests took place on that basis.

The reason for damaging the environment at Trinity is reported as being a protest against destruction of nature. FFS.

[Dont like rolls]

They were "Re-Wilding" the lawn, they are human Badgers you know and those TB infected bds do that to lawns all the time.

[A Winner Is You]

It is up to them to decide who gets to use a public highway. Make sure you plan those medical emergencies in advance

https://twitter.com/xryouthcambs/status/1229705341...

[Vanden Saab]

A Winner Is You said:

It is up to them to decide who gets to use a public highway. Make sure you plan those medical emergencies in advance

https://twitter.com/xryouthcambs/status/1229705341...

Love the comment underneath...

member of the public said:

in the case of a medical emergency, i won't be stopping. Advance notice given

[Agammemnon]

Greendubber said:

Pesty said:

CrutyRammers said:

Incredibly poor judgement by the police there.

The police are not there to help you or protect you.

Absolute rubbish.

It seems to be an accurate reflection of recent events in Cambridge & elsewhere.

[essayer]

Greendubber said:

Because it's their property, they're essentially letting XR dig it up.

There is no crime.

nice, nice

[turbobloke]

Agammemnon said:

Greendubber said:

Pesty said:

CrutyRammers said:

Incredibly poor judgement by the police there.

The police are not there to help you or protect you.

Absolute rubbish.

It seems to be an accurate reflection of recent events in Cambridge & elsewhere.

Yes indeed, the stark difference between words and actions laid bare.

[Greendubber]

A Winner Is You said:

Blimey, the police just realised that standing next to them whilst the commit criminal damage might not have been the best tactic

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshi...

Or in reality Trinity thought it was a good idea to make a complaint to the police about the damahe. Shock horror, people have been arrested as a result.

[Greendubber]

Agammemnon said:

Greendubber said:

Pesty said:

CrutyRammers said:

Incredibly poor judgement by the police there.

The police are not there to help you or protect you.

Absolute rubbish.

It seems to be an accurate reflection of recent events in Cambridge & elsewhere.

It really isn't.

[Agammemnon]

Greendubber said:

It really isn't.

Oh well- if you say so then that settles it.

[Greendubber]

Agammemnon said:

Greendubber said:

It really isn't.

Oh well- if you say so then that settles it.

Coming from the person who thinks response to XR protests reflects the police are not there to protect or help anyone, anywhere, ever.

So right back at you, if you say so that must settle it. Let's not forget the thousands of police officers up and down the country that are trying their very best to help people on a daily basis in difficult circumstances but I'm guessing that doesn't fit into your narrow mind though. Best just make a massive generalisation instead eh?

[turbobloke]

Greendubber said:

Agammemnon said:

Greendubber said:

It really isn't.

Oh well- if you say so then that settles it.

Coming from the person who thinks response to XR protests reflects the police are not there to protect or help anyone, anywhere, ever.

It didn't look that generalised to me, I must have missed the anyone/anywhere/ever claims - are we not discussing the recent woeful police response to XR unlawful behaviour in Cambridge?