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It was not assault.

I'm not going to say it again, though the mafia will have likely already taken note. I'm hoping our protectors have done the same.

If we're discussing who needs protecting then I think our alignment cop should be defended.

It looked like they knew exactly who they were going in to get and took the precaution of holding the others back. Notice how once the guy with the camera had calmed down he was allowed out? I also intensely dislike the fact that the instant one of the officers merely held out his hands to stop the camera guy getting past, the guy instantly shouted 'assault, assault'. That's the kind of bias they knew they'd be up against and that's why they had so many officers there. Also the 'journalist' who actually asked one of the officers about the man that had been hit. This may have been something off camera but from the footage we can't see anyone being struck, but obviously the news article would be 'police violently attack innocent protesters' - even though there was no assault (unless literally just touching someone is assault) and even though the officer himself said that he had not seen anything of the sort.

Jonnas a winner! So easy to forget this thread

I respectfully disagree. For example if someone was protesting the war at a soldier's funeral, that's fine, but if they did so by creating an effigy of the dead soldier and proceeded to burn it (or similar), I think that's more provocation than protest and they should be detained. Not charged with anything but at least removed from that location.

Why is it only violence people are allowed to react to? There are different forms of abuse than physical harm.

^ Didn't know a new season had started Feeling really good about my degree for the first time in ages (it won't last either). Managed to take a completely irrelevant module and make it relevant. I'm doing a computer science FD and this module is negotiated work based learning where we have to set out a job or project that needs completing etc etc. Well I've made mine to do with gaming because I've been completely disillusioned by IT thanks to this terrible course so now this module will be bearable

I'd seen the Twilight Princess one in the TP thread already but the others are great too. That Goldeneye vid is so on the money

Another one I'd never heard of but still interesting

I was playing Portal 2

I don't disagree with freedom of speech. It's not their opinions they've been arrested for. It's not exactly a government decision though is it? The police are acting of their own accord, it's not like David Cameron ordered the police to arrest all protestors.

I've resisted temptation so far ^

I think you're exaggerating things.

No it hasn't. The rest? Again you're being vague and I suspect it's because you haven't thought of anything yet.

It's a security job rather than policing anyway so they will be broadening the terms with which they deal with people. As I've already stated I don't think anyone should've been arrested but I think it would be justified to remove certain people from protests.

What are we paying for the wedding? Every article I've looked at says the wedding itself is being paid for by the royal family (out of personal fortunes) and the brides family (who I don't believe we pay taxes to do we?). Oh please do tell me what's coming. I promise I'll try and keep a straight face.

Cost the nation a fortune? I thought it was announced that the families themselves were paying for it. Admittedly we are funding the security but it's been calculated to cost each taxpayer an extra £1. I know I don't like paying a whole pound extra for a wedding that has nothing to do with me and that I don't care about but that's the cost of protecting public figures. An extra £1 isn't going to make much of a difference as a one-off event. This is just what I've found out from Google so if I'm wrong do let me know. Hahahahahahahahaha

Like I said, the peaceful protesting is fine but the 'bit of street theatre' involved a mock execution of a member of the royal family. Forgive me if I don't see that as peaceful or light-hearted. For the record, I couldn't give a shit about the Royals or the wedding but I don't see why they can't be left alone for one day.

Here is some freedom of speech for you captain hypocrite. Notice how I'm not breaking any laws.

What's intelligent about simulating cutting off the head of the groom's uncle at his wedding?

That's not a new thing though, people have been arrested for conspiracy to etc before. Obviously for worse things though. As I said, I don't agree that they should've been arrested but definitely keep them away from the wedding by other means. Fair enough there's freedom of speech and right to protest and everything but what about the couple's right to have a nice occasion without idiots executing effigies of the royal family?

You might want to re-think that if you don't want to be arrested