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Michael Rolls

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More stupidity
« on: Oct 23, 2020, 08:58:32 AM »
Extinction Rebellion are blockading the Grangemouth oil  refinery, including using boats on trailers to block a couple of roads. Police Scotland say they are liaising with the protesters and advise motorists to avoid the area. The organisers say they are observing social distancing, wear masks and the protesters have downloaded the T&T app.
Nice to know all the police feel able to do is to advise folk to avoid the area
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Raven

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Re: More stupidity
« Reply #1 on: Oct 23, 2020, 11:20:14 AM »
Grangemouth has a history of trouble with protesters for different reasons, seems to be an easy target. IMO.

crabbyob

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Re: More stupidity
« Reply #2 on: Oct 23, 2020, 04:09:09 PM »
water cannon, theres plenty water there
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Ashy

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Re: More stupidity
« Reply #3 on: Oct 23, 2020, 04:22:32 PM »
I dare say the police will be avoiding the area, twitter is much more interesting to them.

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Re: More stupidity
« Reply #4 on: Oct 23, 2020, 05:15:32 PM »
No need to go out in the cold for starters.
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Re: More stupidity
« Reply #5 on: Oct 24, 2020, 12:11:05 AM »
In France they would bring out the riot police with tear gas and water cannon. The American police would just shoot them. Why are we so soft?
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Re: More stupidity
« Reply #6 on: Oct 24, 2020, 01:20:54 PM »
because we are top of the humanity tree
apart from what BLM thinks
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Re: More stupidity
« Reply #7 on: Oct 24, 2020, 02:15:01 PM »
In France they would bring out the riot police with tear gas and water cannon. The American police would just shoot them. Why are we so soft?
Our police are only soft on our foreign visitors unfortunately. A recent protest meeting held in Trafalgar Square in London, many decent people were bludgeoned to the ground by police according to reports, whilst they had previously allowed a uniformed paramilitary parade in the Brixton area to take place unmolested.