A mex eyecan
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- Nov 3, 2011
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you know damn well i wasn’t referring to Stonehenge for these, but if that makes you happy carry on.
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[News] Just Stop Oil
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Name them.
Well, make your mind up!
- Oct 17, 2008
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'Just Stop Oil' Protest Leads To Emergency Ambulance Being Delayed
Just Stop Oil activists' blockade on Waterloo Bridge delays an ambulance, sparking a debate between the group and the Metropolitan Police.
emergency-services.news
- Oct 20, 2022
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Absolutely shocking that a treasured monument should have powder paint sprayed over it.
I also find it shocking that 467 species have been declared extinct in the past decade and biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate due to anthropological causes to CC.
I find it shocking that the World’s most developed economies signed an agreement in 1997 acknowledging the human contribution to the rate of CC yet we are no closer 27 years later to limiting warming rises to 1.5 degrees. I find it shocking that the World came together in 1997 (and have signed subsequent protocols since) to limit and reduce greenhouse gasses in accordance with individual targets - yet here we are 27 years later - already facing the consequences of CC with CO2 emissions still heating the Earth at an alarming rate.
What is more shocking to me than orange powder paint is that even in the face of predicted staggering sea level rise, extreme droughts, floods and widespread species loss, Governments in the West are dragging their feet and even in some cases, dumping their previously agreed targets to reduce carbon emissions and renewing a commitment to fossil fuels.
I find it absolutely shocking to see a much loved prehistoric monument daubed in powder paint.
But…It will wash off in the next rainfall.
It is heartbreaking that the damage we have already caused to the world in terms of habit loss, both in human life and loss of biodiversity can’t be washed away so easily when it rains.
When it comes to what I see as more important, the intrinsic value of inanimate objects or that of polar bears, I choose polar bears every time
However, I fully accept that I’m in a minority here so won’t argue the point - that’s just my POV that’s all.
I also find it shocking that 467 species have been declared extinct in the past decade and biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate due to anthropological causes to CC.
I find it shocking that the World’s most developed economies signed an agreement in 1997 acknowledging the human contribution to the rate of CC yet we are no closer 27 years later to limiting warming rises to 1.5 degrees. I find it shocking that the World came together in 1997 (and have signed subsequent protocols since) to limit and reduce greenhouse gasses in accordance with individual targets - yet here we are 27 years later - already facing the consequences of CC with CO2 emissions still heating the Earth at an alarming rate.
What is more shocking to me than orange powder paint is that even in the face of predicted staggering sea level rise, extreme droughts, floods and widespread species loss, Governments in the West are dragging their feet and even in some cases, dumping their previously agreed targets to reduce carbon emissions and renewing a commitment to fossil fuels.
I find it absolutely shocking to see a much loved prehistoric monument daubed in powder paint.
But…It will wash off in the next rainfall.
It is heartbreaking that the damage we have already caused to the world in terms of habit loss, both in human life and loss of biodiversity can’t be washed away so easily when it rains.
When it comes to what I see as more important, the intrinsic value of inanimate objects or that of polar bears, I choose polar bears every time
However, I fully accept that I’m in a minority here so won’t argue the point - that’s just my POV that’s all.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
1'Just Stop Oil' Protest Leads To Emergency Ambulance Being Delayed
Just Stop Oil activists' blockade on Waterloo Bridge delays an ambulance, sparking a debate between the group and the Metropolitan Police.emergency-services.news
any more?
A mex eyecan
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- Nov 3, 2011
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pedant. How the f would i know their names.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
- Oct 17, 2008
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I can’t be arsed to look to be honest, one is too many anyway.
A mex eyecan
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- Nov 3, 2011
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i edited my error, thanks you perfect one.
I don’t have any idea, not at all. Does that make you feel good inside.
Insel affe
HellBilly
Someone who works at Gatwick has told me that they have been warned that "Just stop being a tw@t about Oil" are planning to disrupt airports during the summer holidays...
I can see the police not being required to sort them out if they do attempt anything, there is nothing like an angry Garry, Karen and four kids stuck in airport for dishing out some swift retribution if there flight is delayed.
I can see the police not being required to sort them out if they do attempt anything, there is nothing like an angry Garry, Karen and four kids stuck in airport for dishing out some swift retribution if there flight is delayed.
Uncle Spielberg
Well-known member
James Whale, Ash and Julia Hartley-Brewer will be onto them tomorrow don't worry.
Absolute Tools !
Absolute Tools !
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Exaggeration doesn’t help anyone. The press make a lot of one case and then people think it’s happened almost every time a demonstration is held.
Arresting an elderly lady in a wheelchair for proceeding slowly in the road is out of all proportion in my opinion, as is arresting an 81 year old priest.
Pritti Patel, and Suella Braverman both unlawfully ordered arrests of demonstrators to further their political clout.
Elderly woman in wheelchair arrested by police at Just Stop Oil protest
Ten Just Stop Oil activists arrested after Parliament Square march, group says
www.standard.co.uk
Just Stop Oil protesters’ jail terms potentially breach international law, UN expert says
Sentences risk silencing public concerns about the environment, climate change rapporteur Ian Fry says
www.theguardian.com
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
This simply isn't true.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
This also isn't true. I've asked you for evidence on this thread but you never seem to find any. JSO do not advertise their demonstrations.
A mex eyecan
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- Nov 3, 2011
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I hadn’t exaggerated. If Im deemed to have done then same can be said about you in your virtual denial that anyone had been inconvenienced or had appointments delayed/cancelled.Exaggeration doesn’t help anyone. The press make a lot of one case and then people think it’s happened almost every time a demonstration is held.
Arresting an elderly lady in a wheelchair for proceeding slowly in the road is out of all proportion in my opinion, as is arresting an 81 year old priest.
Pritti Patel, and Suella Braverman both unlawfully ordered arrests of demonstrators to further their political clout.
Elderly woman in wheelchair arrested by police at Just Stop Oil protest
Ten Just Stop Oil activists arrested after Parliament Square march, group says
Just Stop Oil protesters’ jail terms potentially breach international law, UN expert says
Sentences risk silencing public concerns about the environment, climate change rapporteur Ian Fry says
As for your example of elderly lady going slowly in order to cause delays or a 81 year priest being arrested you are entitled to you view, however my view is that age doesn't put you above the law, if you’re breaking it and get arrested then tough.
keaton
Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
- Nov 18, 2004
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For climate activists in the UK, protests are increasingly criminalized
Around 120 climate activists have been imprisoned in the UK to date. Successive laws passed by conservative governments have introduced new offenses, restricting the right to protest.
www.lemonde.fr
How criminalisation is being used to silence climate activists across the world
Guardian investigation finds growing number of countries passing anti-protest laws as part of playbook of tactics to intimidate people peacefully raising the alarm
www.theguardian.com
That IS shocking!
For climate activists in the UK, protests are increasingly criminalized
Around 120 climate activists have been imprisoned in the UK to date. Successive laws passed by conservative governments have introduced new offenses, restricting the right to protest.
How criminalisation is being used to silence climate activists across the world
Guardian investigation finds growing number of countries passing anti-protest laws as part of playbook of tactics to intimidate people peacefully raising the alarm
The problem with the gist of these articles (which are far from being balanced journalism) is that they are arguing that because the cause of eco protestors is so important and for the benefit of everyone, laws should be interpreted differently and eco protesters should be treated more leniently when they break them. This becomes an impossiblly subjective argument that can be applied to any offence and thus law simply breaks down.
Campaign for new different laws that apply to protestors of eco issues by all means but otherwise the law has to be applied equally to all (and this of course means that eco protestors should be treated equally and fairly - not favoured or disadvantaged).