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Do you blame him or not, MP manhandles woman protester

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  • #452
    lawred2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,835 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    Spook_ie wrote: »
    https://news.sky.com/story/tory-mp-mark-field-under-fire-after-grabbing-protester-by-neck-11745967

    Should they be charging him with assault or not, should he be made to resign, given the shooting of MP Jo Cox, the "joke" of throwing acid and other things I think not, peaceful protest doesn't mean rushing up to a top table of "dignatories"

    Who else would be to blame?

    Society?


  • #453
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,239 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Sonny noggs wrote: »
    Right to protest at a private event? Do you agree with protests at politicians homes also?


    The right to protest peacefully needs to be protected.


  • #454
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    ILoveYourVibes wrote:
    The right to protest peacefully needs to be protected.


    As does the right to a peaceful private event.


  • #455
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,239 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    As does the right to a peaceful private event.

    I agree its a balance.


    But the thing is it WAS peaceful until he did what he did.


  • #456
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    She doesn't need to be armed to be a threat. She could easily have walked up to one of the women and gave them a punch in the face or something.


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  • #457
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    ILoveYourVibes wrote:
    But the thing is it WAS peaceful until he did what he did.


    Still a private event which she had no right to be at and he was not privy to her intentions. He responded to a threat next time she might get a far more forceful response.


  • #458
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,192 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    She doesn't need to be armed to be a threat. She could easily have walked up to one of the women and gave them a punch in the face or something.

    FFS.
    So could every person at every time, including those sitting there at the event.

    Whats your point?


  • #459
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,239 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    She doesn't need to be armed to be a threat. She could easily have walked up to one of the women and gave them a punch in the face or something.
    :pac:

    Punch the women to save the women?


  • #460
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,239 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Still a private event which she had no right to be at and he was not privy to her intentions. He responded to a threat next time she might get a far more forceful response.


    Why didn't the police ask her for ID then? Or stop her?

    They could have.


  • #461
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    ILoveYourVibes wrote:
    Why didn't the police ask her for ID then? Or stop her?


    Irrelevant question.


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  • #462
    Jimbob1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,239 ✭✭✭Jimbob1977


    Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a woman offering him flowers.

    And a bomb.


  • #463
    Mrsmum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,860 ✭✭✭Mrsmum


    I think his reaction in the moment was an overreaction. And once he had started he probably felt he had to see it through. In hindsight I think he will see he was too rough. But there is no need for a huge drama over it either. A mea culpa apology from him to her and move on.


  • #464
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,239 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Irrelevant question.


    It's not. She went through security and a metal detector.

    She must have had a ticket or something.


  • #465
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,239 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Jimbob1977 wrote: »
    Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a woman offering him flowers.

    And a bomb.
    A metal detector would have detected that.


  • #466
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    Tell me how wrote: »
    FFS.
    So could every person at every time, including those sitting there at the event.

    Whats your point?

    What a stupid fucking question. She marched out of nowhere and no one had any idea what her intention was.


  • #467
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,801 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    if i were big, tough and committed enough to stage such a protest i wouldn't cry about it if i got a judo chop to the wind pipe.


  • #468
    The Bishop Basher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭The Bishop Basher


    Mrsmum wrote: »
    I think his reaction in the moment was an overreaction. And once he had started he probably felt he had to see it through. In hindsight I think he will see he was too rough. But there is no need for a huge drama over it either. A mea culpa apology from him to her and move on.

    I think you’ve probably nailed it..


  • #469
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,192 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    What a stupid fucking question. She marched out of nowhere and no one had any idea what her intention was.

    Wrong. Again.
    The group of protestors had already been speaking outside the hall for several minutes.

    She wasn't even the first to enter the room. What point were you trying to make or was it just more whataboutery?


  • #470
    Allinall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,478 ✭✭✭Allinall


    She got what she wanted- attention, and what she deserved- a bit of a roughing up.


  • #471
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    ILoveYourVibes wrote:
    It's not. She went through security and a metal detector.
    It is the MP was not aware of her intentions, to him she was a threat and he responded, justified in my opinion.
    ILoveYourVibes wrote:
    She must have had a ticket or something.

    Bull.


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  • #472
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,801 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Allinall wrote: »
    She got what she wanted- attention, and what she deserved- a bit of a roughing up.
    Protesters use to stand in front of tanks, set themselves on fire and smear the walls with feces. Now its front page news if one gets "manhandled".


  • #473
    vetinari
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,045 ✭✭✭vetinari


    It must be terrifying for some the posters here to leave their house.
    Threats everywhere! Who knows if the guy sitting next to you on the bus might punch you?
    I don't think there's enough of a history of peaceful protesters actually being terrorists in Britain to justify viewing them as a threat.


  • #474
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    Tell me how wrote: »
    Wrong. Again.
    The group of protestors had already been speaking outside the hall for several minutes.

    She wasn't even the first to enter the room. What point were you trying to make or was it just more whataboutery?

    What's your point?


  • #475
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    On RTE news now. Bunch of gob****es. Peaceful protest, lol.


  • #476
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,192 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    What's your point?

    That you are talking nonsense suggesting that she could have attacked anyone and therefore deserved to be manhandled as she was.


  • #477
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    Tell me how wrote: »
    That you are talking nonsense suggesting that she could have attacked anyone and therefore deserved to be manhandled as she was.

    What's your point?


  • #478
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 10,222 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Once again both sides are going completely over the top:

    "Oh you guys must be so scared of women"

    "She could have had a gun"

    What happened was a silly bint was somewhere she was not supposed to be and was going to make a scene.

    There were high profile people there and the woman was making her way there.

    An MP saw this, took her by the scruff of her neck and walked her out.

    Jobs a good un. No harm done.

    She was an idiot, he was a little bit too aggressive, go about your day.

    ****ing lunacy of him having to apologise. What a funny world this has become


  • #479
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,239 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    What a stupid fucking question. She marched out of nowhere and no one had any idea what her intention was.
    No there was a group all with the greenpeace sash. She wore it too. They did know in fairness. The police would not have let her in otherwise.

    I think you have to apply to be able to protest there.


  • #480
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,239 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    vetinari wrote: »
    It must be terrifying for some the posters here to leave their house.
    Threats everywhere! Who knows if the guy sitting next to you on the bus might punch you?
    I don't think there's enough of a history of peaceful protesters actually being terrorists in Britain to justify viewing them as a threat.

    lol


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  • #481
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,192 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    What's your point?

    Well, this is about the level of maturity in the discussion I expected.


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