[News] Just Stop Oil

[A mex eyecan]

Oh dear , protesting in Portsmouth probably wasn't a good idea .

however you can bet the drivers will be the ones prosecuted for assault or causing an injury.

 

[keaton]

however you can bet the drivers will be the ones prosecuted for assault or causing an injury.

Hopefully for all the kids they are poisoning too

 

[A mex eyecan]

Hopefully for all the kids they are poisoning too

well if the protesters got out the road the could drive out the way

 

[raymondo]

Oh dear , protesting in Portsmouth probably wasn't a good idea .

Good to see the police arrived promptly

 

[The Clamp]

however you can bet the drivers will be the ones prosecuted for assault or causing an injury.

Well yes. They are the ones injuring and assaulting people.

 

[The Clamp]

Good to see the police arrived promptly

How long did it take them to arrive? When were they called?

 

[raymondo]

How long did it take them to arrive? When were they called?

I didn't see them at all. Don't misunderstand me...I didn't mean they should stop the protesters specifically, but just some policing to ensure no injuries all round.

 

[The Clamp]

I didn't see them at all. Don't misunderstand me...I didn't mean they should stop the protesters specifically, but just some policing to ensure no injuries all round.

If they’re not called, it’s unlikely they’ll show up.

 

[bluenitsuj]

If they’re not called, it’s unlikely they’ll show up.

Also, if they're called, it is unlikely they will show up.

 

[Sheebo]

Hopefully for all the kids they are poisoning too

You actually think everyone who drives a car is selfish and poisoning children? Actually? Or just making a point (bizarrely badly)…?

I’ve made an effort to avoid this thread but that has to be right up there with the ‘we’re all going to be dead in a year’ one from earlier in it… Extreme much?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

You actually think everyone who drives a car is selfish and poisoning children? Actually? Or just making a point (bizarrely badly)…?

I’ve made an effort to avoid this thread but that has to be right up there with the ‘we’re all going to be dead in a year’ one from earlier in it… Extreme much?

Just shows how mental some people are

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Hopefully for all the kids they are poisoning too

Are you sure?

 

[worthingweird]

Just shows how mental some people are

Covidiosy

 

[A1X]

however you can bet the drivers will be the ones prosecuted for assault or causing an injury.

Do you not think people assaulting others should be prosecuted?

 

[A mex eyecan]

Do you not think people assaulting others should be prosecuted?

of course I do.

 

[A mex eyecan]

Do you not think people assaulting others should be prosecuted?

do you not think that everyone should be accountable for their actions then?

 

[A1X]

do you not think that everyone should be accountable for their actions then?

They should, and motorists assaulting protestors is a lot worse than what the protesters are doing, and deserves to be treated as such. Vigilantism is not acceptable.

 

[The Rivet]

Regardless of the rights or wrongs I am afraid to say that JSO will get a lot more of this.

 

[A mex eyecan]

They should, and motorists assaulting protestors is a lot worse than what the protesters are doing, and deserves to be treated as such. Vigilantism is not acceptable.

Well, to be equitable the law should be upheld and admonished evenly.

Let’s start at the beginning of a possible event.
Road protesters block a road = obstruction.
someone calls police, who may or may not attend promptly
Road protestors stopping motorists from going about their legal business
Motorist get enraged and (hopefully) speak with and request protesters to move.
Road protesters ignore requests and have no idea what damage their actions may be having. Possible hospital appointments, possible job interviews, maybe needing to get to collect a child who could be left unsupervised by the delay (add in any other example you like).
Motorist get more and more frustrated and antagonised.
Motorists try to drag protestors out of the road.

and on from there. You can easily see how bumps, knocks, fisticuffs can happen.

Protestors actions, I would have thought is arguably ‘behaviour likely to cause a breach of the peace’. If that did prove to be so, then the counter is the person dragging them out of the way was acting in a way to stop the said action.

Playing devils advocate here, could protestors who directly delayed a motorist from say job of work and thereby causing a financial loss to motorist be accountable for a damages claim?

By my take on this is if you’re stupid enough and daft enough to enrage people to such a degree that they become apoplectic don’t be surprised if you get hurt.

 

[A1X]

By my take on this is if you’re stupid enough and daft enough to enrage people to such a degree that they become apoplectic don’t be surprised if you get hurt.

Ah, victim blaming. Surprised it’s taken this long.