Student protesters - Right or Wrong?

[Icy Gull]

Nothing wrong with protesting but plenty wrong when it turns into a riot, and no I don't accept it was the police's fault. I'd like to lob a pool ball at the cnuts who thought it was ok to throw them at horses btw.

Other than that RIGHT

 

[whitelion]

how would you suggest i amend a silly poll that is obvious from the off its not serious, to one that gives better options to reflect the slightly more complex issues certainly not up for discussion on this joke poll as mentioned in the first sentence?

You ask the question - "Student protesters right or wrong?"

Whether it's "a silly poll that is obvious from the off its (sic) not serious" or not the question you are asking covers a multitude of student protesters, some with good intention and others without good intention. Perhaps you should have asked a different question if you are referring to the violent protesters as I guess you're not referring to the majority of the well-behaved peaceful protesters who haven't been given much publicity?

 

[Hunting 784561]

Right.

End of.

 

[The Spanish]

You ask the question - "Student protesters right or wrong?"

Whether it's "a silly poll that is obvious from the off its (sic) not serious" or not the question you are asking covers a multitude of student protesters, some with good intention and others without good intention. Perhaps you should have asked a different question if you are referring to the violent protesters as I guess you're not referring to the majority of the well-behaved peaceful protesters who haven't been given much publicity?

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[drew]

Everybody seems to tar all students as a result of the actions of a tiny minority. They have the right to protest, end of. Anyone who engages in criminality deserves the full weight of the law against them. There are sometimes innocent victims but then the simple answer is that you put distance between you and those causing trouble. Go back to the 70s and 80s and it was always obvious who was going to cause trouble at football. If you didn't want to get involved then you moved away. If you stood around to watch and got clobbered then that's the chance you took.

 

[Wilko]

Nothing wrong with protesting but plenty wrong when it turns into a riot, and no I don't accept it was the police's fault. I'd like to lob a pool ball at the cnuts who thought it was ok to throw them at horses btw.

Other than that RIGHT

THIS. The reason behind the protest is good but there is no excuse for violence, anyone that does that should be arrested. Great profile pic by the way

 

[whitelion]

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Best place for you The Spanish - get your head down!!

 

[bhaexpress]

Right.

This could be the thin end of the wedge. You could easily see Dave, Nick and Gideon saying in four years time that we should extend fees to sixth formers, secondary and then primary school kids.

If someone is successful at Uni then they do pay extra tax, it is called the higher rate.

You jest, there's no way any British government would want any more people claiming benefit. And after all, don't our taxes pay for education already ?

 

[bhaexpress]

Everybody seems to tar all students as a result of the actions of a tiny minority. They have the right to protest, end of. Anyone who engages in criminality deserves the full weight of the law against them. There are sometimes innocent victims but then the simple answer is that you put distance between you and those causing trouble. Go back to the 70s and 80s and it was always obvious who was going to cause trouble at football. If you didn't want to get involved then you moved away. If you stood around to watch and got clobbered then that's the chance you took.

Unfortunately the media seem to mainly interview people who have not got the full facts, is that because the media is biased against students or are most students really thick ?

 

[KneeOn]

Wrong

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

right

for the simple reason that i think life will be funner if, after every government decision, everyone went this APESHIT about it

i don't really care either way, my life's shit regardless of how poor or rich i am

 

[The Spanish]

for the simple reason that i think life will be funner if, after every government decision, everyone went this APESHIT about it

 

[Pavilionaire]

I think the students were RIGHT to protest, but it's all gone a bit pear-shaped, it's all got out of hand and they've lost the argument as a result.

Everything's relative. The French recently took to the streets when the government raised the retirement age to 62 (!) while Americans are accustomed to providing for their kids education the moment they're born, so pay a hell of a lot more than even British students would do under the proposed changes.

It's ironic that there's so much hugh quality footage of the protest, filmed by those protesting about financial hardship yet equipped with expensive, state-of-the-art Iphones.

 

[pork pie]

Their cause has a lot of merit, and vocational courses which add to the workforce's skills and help the Country as a whole, should be free. Those that want to do poncy degrees with no value to the Country's economy should pay every penny. EMA should remain.

HOWEVER, their protests have been taken over by the normal left wing idiots and should stop now.

 

[chez]

Wrong and I think the way they have gone about things has lost them a lot of the supporters that they had.

 

[beorhthelm]

right cause and why not protest about it? but method has gone too far and ignored/stifled any sort of debate of the underlying issue of education.

i find myself questioning why a) in a protest anyone supposedly intelligent enough for a university education disrespects a statue of Chruchill who secured our right protest, and b) people claim the fees will make it impossible for them to go to univesity, hardly very dedicated if a bit of debt stops them.

 

[Questions]

If you are going to protest then you have to get dirty.
The poll tax wasn`t changed because people danced around in the streets in any sort of peaceful protest was it ?

Once the Goldstone had been LEGALLY SOLD, maybe we should have just accepted the goings on by the people in charge and just turned up at the York game and had a little moan to the chap standing next to us.
The law was broken that day and everytime somebody ran on to the pitch.
f*** it, you have to do something to raise the profile.

I`m with the students for demonstrating. The Liberals have blatently lied and cheated their way into office and its pissed a lot of people off, not just students. I despair at some of the comment on here about students and their dreams of a university education.

Ridiculous courses, lazy students, pay their way etc Its all soundbites with no real substance to any of the arguements.
So we subsidise our childrens education, so ? Thats the way a right and proper society works.
When does a youngsters education end ? 14, 16, 18, 21 ?
Tripling of fees is not the way forward and we`ll just go back in time to when only the elite went to university.

These cuts are because of the way a few blocks of London`s financial district f***ed everyone over with their greed and unlegislated selfishness.
Students first, then wait for he next bits. Others on here will be hit soon and then wait for the grizzling.

Then some big eared twat with his bird covered in furs and jewels gets a bit of grief as he goes orf to the theatre. CUTS............. f***ing start with that **** first.

 

[vegster]

If you are going to protest then you have to get dirty.
The poll tax wasn`t changed because people danced around in the streets in any sort of peaceful protest was it ?

Once the Goldstone had been LEGALLY SOLD, maybe we should have just accepted the goings on by the people in charge and just turned up at the York game and had a little moan to the chap standing next to us.
The law was broken that day and everytime somebody ran on to the pitch.
f*** it, you have to do something to raise the profile.

I`m with the students for demonstrating. The Liberals have blatently lied and cheated their way into office and its pissed a lot of people off, not just students. I despair at some of the comment on here about students and their dreams of a university education.

Ridiculous courses, lazy students, pay their way etc Its all soundbites with no real substance to any of the arguements.
So we subsidise our childrens education, so ? Thats the way a right and proper society works.
When does a youngsters education end ? 14, 16, 18, 21 ?
Tripling of fees is not the way forward and we`ll just go back in time to when only the elite went to university.

These cuts are because of the way a few blocks of London`s financial district f***ed everyone over with their greed and unlegislated selfishness.
Students first, then wait for he next bits. Othes on here will be hit soon and then wait for the grizzling.

Then some big eared twat with his bird covered in furs and jewels gets a bit of grief as he goes orf to the theatre. CUTS............. f***ing start with that **** fist.

I remember when you used to be funny

 

[Questions]

I`ll be funny at 7 in the pub (dont be late) but for now I`m mad.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Good to see our students finally taking to the streets the way they do in other countries.

Bad to see them doing it over a cause that amounts to little more than economic self-interest.