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Violence erupts at circus protest

Little CuChulainn

http://www.thejournal.ie/circus-protest-2677175-Mar2016/

So a group of protesters got in a scuffle with circus staff while protesting the use of animals. While Gardaí were dealing with that incident a car full of circus folk arrived and attacked the protesters again. Seven arrests made. I find myself wondering how many people where actually in the car that arrived on scene. I have this image of an impossible number of clowns getting out of it with weapons and attacking the protesters.

And Paul Murphy seems to have been there too.

EDIT: Paul Murphy may not have been there and may just have been commenting on it. People seem very upset about his inclusion in my post.

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stoplooklisten

Joe Duffy aided and abetted this earlier in the week

XR3i

what colour was the elephant

MacauDragon

Still remember the ass kicking I got from fighting the three legged man.

talk about an unfair advantage.

Davei141

Went on the FB page of one the lads attacked and it is all water protest stuff. Just your usual rent-a-mobs. Wouldn't be surprised if they thought the rent a mob were trying to release the animals and went beserk. Nice of one person to aggressively get in the face of the woman with a baby during their nice peaceful protest https://www.facebook.com/paul.kiernan.330/posts/10207319746064454

stoplooklisten

Davei141 wrote: »

Went on the FB page of one the lads attacked and it is all water protest stuff. Just your usual rent-a-mobs. Wouldn't be surprised if they thought the rent a mob were trying to release the animals and went beserk. Nice of one person to aggressively get in the face of the woman with a baby during their nice peaceful protest https://www.facebook.com/paul.kiernan.330/posts/10207319746064454

Apart from the sidewards video, the animals looked grand
Activists shout at woman holding baby. She says "slow down, I am alone..then tells someone to call the police"

Pan away from th eguys running round the elephants
I thought you said on the radio you'd allow activists in to have a look round

Lots of running

[Deleted User]

stoplooklisten wrote: »

Apart from the sidewards video, the animals looked grand
Activists shout at woman holding baby. She says "slow down, I am alone..then tells someone to call the police"

Pan away from th eguys running round the elephants
I thought you said on the radio you'd allow activists in to have a look round

Lots of running

Yeah, not sure the video as dramatic as he was hoping for.

Shows a few healthy looking animals lazing around pens. Then, unsurprisingly, workers seem to come over and clearly object to his presence, but no assault is shown. In fact the only person who might use that video as evidence is the woman holding the baby, who had to put up with some hooded person approaching her...not that she seemed like a shrinking violet.

Snake Plisken

Animals all look fine in that video, I guarantee you that some of those scobies own horses and mistreat them, fair play to the circus crowd beat the crap out of Murphy's rent a mob!

FalconGirl

Funny how this mob gets lumped in with the water protest movement by some. Absolutely nothing to do with one another.

gctest50

FalconGirl wrote: »

Funny how this mob gets lumped in with the water protest movement by some. Absolutely nothing to do with one another.

Tiger sh!t gets lumped in with duck sh!t - it's all sh!t

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Gatling

Seen posts of fb claiming multiple people suffered major head injuries including fractured skulls and what not ,

These protesters are stupid and have no concerns for animal's welfare they went looking for trouble and got it .

Whats funny there was 3 elephants feeding on grass across from the cuckoos nest pub no heavy chains and no mistreatment .

Davei141

FalconGirl wrote: »

Funny how this mob gets lumped in with the water protest movement by some. Absolutely nothing to do with one another.

Same people involved.

tomwaterford

MacauDragon wrote: »

Still remember the ass kicking I got from fighting the three legged man.

talk about an unfair advantage.

The middle leg is quite rough for an ass kicking alright :pac:

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I'll take the elephant and keep it nice and cosy and warm. No circus duties.
Imagine though. That's my life goal.

Richard Hillman

That video has made my day

The horses looked a lot better kept than the ones in the housing estates in the area. I wonder do they run up and confront those teenagers about those horses?

[Deleted User]

https://rsvpmagazine.ie/circuses-banned-in-the-netherlands-under-animal-cruelty-laws-on-tour-in-ireland/

No wonder people are going nuts!

I'm no water Meter warrior defender but if that article above is accurate this circus has no right whatsoever to be in Ireland...

darkpagandeath

Fieldog wrote: »

https://rsvpmagazine.ie/circuses-banned-in-the-netherlands-under-animal-cruelty-laws-on-tour-in-ireland/

No wonder people are going nuts!

I'm no water Meter warrior defender but if that article above is accurate this circus has no right whatsoever to be in Ireland...

That's shocking if True, Little light on facts and proof though in the article unless I missed something.

stoplooklisten

The Netherlands banned all wild animals from performing, not just this circus in particular.

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/04/dutch-now-poised-to-ban-wild-animals-in-circuses/

darkpagandeath

stoplooklisten wrote: »

The Netherlands banned all wild animals from performing, not just this circus in particular.

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/04/dutch-now-poised-to-ban-wild-animals-in-circuses/

So not for abuse ?

‘There is a lot of fuss about a few circus animals but no vet has ever identified any animal suffering,’

XR3i

disgusting beahaiour

stoplooklisten

darkpagandeath wrote: »

So not for abuse ?

No, just in general

I Am Justice82

This story about protesters being attacked by circus workers, I have always been a believer in there are always two sides/two versions to every story, all is been heard on social media is the protesters version of events, but what are the workers side of the story ? and who actually attacked who first ? is the real question , some of the so called protesters today, whatever version of events is correct, if what they say happened is true, then it is no different from what they did to people last month, people who were suspected of being Pegida supporters were attacked by some of the very same people who were these protesters today, + they all gloated social media when a man got attacked on public transport on his way to the Pegida protest, one of the girls mentioned by someone on facebook who was meant to of being attacked today, I have a screensave from her FB page an admission that she was present when someone was glassed in a pub last month , as a saying goes what goes around comes around .

Hotei

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Animals all look fine in that video, I guarantee you that some of those scobies own horses and mistreat them, fair play to the circus crowd beat the crap out of Murphy's rent a mob!

You can guarantee that can you? I'd doubt it.

For Forks Sake

darkpagandeath wrote: »

That's shocking if True, Little light on facts and proof though in the article unless I missed something.

Not so much an article as an ISPCA press release being regurgitated.

darkpagandeath

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Not so much an article as an ISPCA press release being regurgitated.

If there is evidence of Animal cruelty and being band they should be fecked out. But as usual very light on facts and presenting hearsay.

I Am Justice82

ThisRegard wrote: »

Again, what madness has possessed you to think this is the same group of protesters?

And for the people suggesting the wounds are faked, jesus. Fruit cakes, fruit cakes everywhere.

I can,t post links as Im a new user, one of the girl protesters today ( Blonde girl ), was seen in photos + videos with a big gang going after suspected Pegida protesters , yes suspected protesters last month, where they all chased them down Grafton street and into a Euro shop + the same girl I have a screensave from her FB " we got thrown out of pub for glassing a fascist " I have also have screensave of one of the fellows from today where he was issuing threats to people online last month .

I Am Justice82

Remember the incident in Gorey hotel where a Gardai used his baton a few months back ? one of the fellows there today was also present at that occasion, trouble seems have a funny & odd way of following these people around don,t it .

I Am Justice82

ThisRegard wrote: »

WTF, what water protestors that planned on turning up? And even if they were planning on turning up, by your own inference they weren't actually there so what the hell do they to do with anything?

As I write this please note I am actually against water charges, one the fellows there today has been arrested a few times in the past year over meter installation protests, + he posted on his FB page " Tis a beautiful day for devilment " which some may Interpret they planned and set out on causing trouble .

stoplooklisten

I Am Justice82 wrote: »

As I write this please note I am actually against water charges, one the fellows there today has been arrested a few times in the past year over meter installation protests, + he posted on his FB page " Tis a beautiful day for devilment " which some may Interpret they planned and set out on causing trouble .

Yep, lots of pictures of him being restrained by gardai at other protests

XR3i

an elephant never forgets

dav3

All the people arrested were from the circus.

Although this story has certain people on boards in a twist on what side to take. Tree hugging hippies or the central european migrants.

What to do, what to do.