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RapierFugue -> RE: London Protests Turn Violent With Parliament Under Siege Protesters are now fighting with polic (12/15/2010 2:34:46 AM)
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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer
Has this been posted before? I haven't read the thread. TBH, I'm sick and tired to death of those sort of farts who will always maintain that all demonstrators deserve to have violence inflicted upon them just because they're demonstrating and that the police only act aggressively when there's 'due cause'. This sort of thread, unfortunately, always produces plonkas who will maintain this sort of line and I can barely stand to read their cretinous, blinkered, ignorant but unassailably smug, opinions anymore.
Well you know the answer to that problem. Hint: it involves sex and travel [;)]
No-one's saying the police are perfect. However, once the dust has settled, and with the benefit of hindsight, it's pretty clear that the overwhelming majority of police were tolerant and non-violent, in the face of violent assaults from a large mob. Those that were not will face charges, and prosecution, with jail, loss of job, and therefore pension, as a result.
If you've been following the issue since the demo you'll have seen such gems as the London NUS leadership refusing to condemn violence against the police, as well as the total ineptitude of the national and local NUS groups in making any kind of headway; that's what amazes me most about the whole thing - the fact the NUS are so totally moronic in their choice of routes, campaign strategy and protest methods. As just one example, it's possible to bring central London to a standstill on a daily basis with fewer than 5,000 people, if one were to employ peaceful sit-down protest tactics on major arterial routes and choke points, as London is such an old city that its road system simply cannot cope with blocked roads, and police couldn't deal with (i.e. process) more than about 500 protestors at a time. "Kettling" in those situations would only increase the efficacy of the protest. Plus any students actually charged would be charged with a relatively minor offence (obstruction) that the NUS coffers could easily pay off.
By relying on outdated "marches" and confrontational tactics, as well as failing to maintain order in their own ranks and shun anarchists and thugs, the NUS have managed to screw things up about as royally as is humanly possible. And that's the best and brightest? God help us!
PS: It's "plonkers", not "plonkas", you plonker [;)]
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