Violent protests

[~ True Legend ~]

Climate change protest at a Dinosaur exhibit for government to halt fossil fuel production.

Just Stop Oil activists arrested over Dippy the Diplodocus protest

Two people were held and "two large bags of dry paint" were seized at the exhibit, police say.

www.bbc.co.uk

JSO has described itself as "a coalition of groups working together to ensure the government commits to halting new fossil fuel licensing and production".
In a statement, one of the activists said he felt he had "no choice" but to take part in the protest because "we're barrelling towards suffering, mass death and the annihilation of our species".

"I cannot and will not commit myself to a future of powerlessly watching these horrors unfold," he said.

"The dinosaurs had no choice; we do."

I think such behaviour is silly. It only gets you arrested.
Climate change is not a problem that can be easily solved.

Thoughts?

 

[~ True Legend ~]

Yet again, a violent protest in Northern Ireland over the good Friday agreement.
People throw petrol bombs at police.

Petrol bombs thrown at police at Londonderry republican parade

A police Land Rover was targeted as an Easter Monday march got under way in Londonderry.

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[~ True Legend ~]

Protests erupt AGAIN after approval of law to raise pension age from 62 to 64 in France.

France pension reforms: Macron signs pension age rise to 64 into law

President Macron makes the unpopular reforms law despite widespread protests in Paris and other cities.

www.bbc.co.uk

After the Friday ruling of the Constitutional Court, trade unions made an unsuccessful last-ditch appeal to the president not to sign the pension-age increase into law.

The unions pointed out that six concessions that had been added to the reforms were rejected by the court, so what was already unfair was now "even more unbalanced".

Among the reforms struck down by the nine members of the Constitutional Council was a so-called "senior index" aimed at urging companies with more than 1,000 workers to take on employees over 55.

Mr Dussopt has vowed to improve the employment rates of those aged over 50 in an effort to ease concerns about the financial impacts of the raised retirement age.

The authorities had banned demonstrations in front of the Constitutional Council building in Paris until Saturday morning, but crowds of protesters had gathered nearby on Friday and the ruling was met with jeers.

Some demonstrators chanted they would continue protesting until the changes were withdrawn.

Later, several fires were set across the city as riot police tried to contain the situation, sometimes using tear gas. A Paris police official said 112 people have been arrested.

Fires were also lit during demonstrations in Rennes and Nantes, while there were tense standoffs at times between protesters and police in Lyon.

 

[Nomad]

In my home country, most protest starts peacefully and suddenly becomes violent. Few weeks ago, there was a protest against the name of the province and a guy was killed when the protest became violent.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

In my home country, most protest starts peacefully and suddenly becomes violent. Few weeks ago, there was a protest against the name of the province and a guy was killed when the protest became violent.

That's sad I wasn't aware of any issues in Nepal. I'd be keen to learn more, so will read up on it when I get a chance. Please feel free to share links to info on such!

 

[Heatman]

There's always a good reason why people would start to protest. Everyone want to have peace and enjoy themselves but when the government becomes too oppressive, then the protest will start. Now, when they forcefully want to suppress most of the protest, that's when it gets violent.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

There's always a good reason why people would start to protest. Everyone want to have peace and enjoy themselves but when the government becomes too oppressive, then the protest will start. Now, when they forcefully want to suppress most of the protest, that's when it gets violent.

Never support violence.

 

[Shortie]

The Just Stop Oil activists are now starting to get a little too much. We understand that there is an issue with climate change and that there does need to be changed to prevent it from getting worse but doing what they are doing and ruining things and causing damage that results in it being costly for people is not the answer.

Wasn't it the same group who raced onto the snooker tables during the World Championship and ripped open a bag that had orange dye in it?

 

[Fidelia]

The challenge is that when a protest becomes violent, it deflects attention from the goal of the protest to the magnitude of the violence. Protests can always be done in a civil way where further losses won't be incurred.