Disabled Protestor Jody McIntyre in Shameful BBC Interview

[[FnG]magnolia]

You appear to have a strong opinion regarding this - can you say why?

I'd also like to know this. It would have made for a more balanced OP if nothing else.

 

[Cosimo]

Oh God. Really? The Evil Empire. Really?

Yes really. Do you actually watch the BBC every day and see the bias? You obviously don’t know how they operate.

Can't you post more pictures of planes in the 'random' thread or something, instead of this?

Why don't you grow up.

 

[Abraham]

I actually burst out laughing when not a minute after having it pointed out that this guy can't move his own wheelchair and was being pushed around by his brother he's asked if he was throwing rocks at the police.

The police action seems somewhat out of order and definitely over the top. Considering this guy was not moving under his own steam, would they have reacted the same way if it were an old lady that was randomly pushed at them??

The guy obviously thinks it's a bit ridiculous he's being interviewed but tries to take the opportunity to highlight some of the significant events that did happen during the protest. Ben Brown then tries to suggest that they were justified because the police had missiles thrown at them. I'm not saying the police should have used less force or anything, but I would imagine all involved would agree the serious injuries suffered by protestors were a terrible accident/mistake, I think it's a bit disgraceful to essentially say "well they had it coming"

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Yes really. Do you actually watch the BBC everyday and see how they operate?

Yes I do. I also listen to a number of their radio shows.

Why don't you grow up.

Fair enough, it was a cheap jibe. Sorry.

 

[lixxus]

You appear to have a strong opinion regarding this - can you say why?

The reason I am infuriated about this is because imagine that was your younger brother of sister being treated like that.

I am sick of the media pushing their crap through the tell lie vision.

People shouldn't have to stand for this.

 

[Castiel]

Well, interestingly he has the same misinformed opinion on the new higher education fee proposals as many of the so called activists. The proposals do not in any way create a two tier system in favour of the rich, quite the opposite in fact.

The Police's role is not to incite and create violence like he said either, if the protesters remained on the route that the organisers agreed to then the Police would not have had to use the tactics they did to contain the violence that erupted from within the Protesters.

Ben Brown is correct when he states that the Protesters were throwing missiles and charging the Police in Parliament Square, thus countering the claim that the Police attacked the Protesters unprovoked as Jody McIntyre intimated.

He said it himself, "he can be perceived as being more vulnerable", the Police removed him from a situation where he was in potential danger, his brother was wheeling him in the chair toward a Police line and they were told to stop, they did not, so the Police removed them as quickly and efficiently as possible. The only injury to Jody McIntyre was to his pride.

He is a self proclaimed Revolutionary, well find something worthwhile to be revolutionary about instead of perpetrating misinformation and nonsense. Just because he is disabled does not mean he is actually correct or being entirely honest in regard to his intentions.

 

[Hellsmk2]

Are you equating a student activist with CP to a rape victim or am I confused?

You seem to think asking stupid questions, and blatantly assuming the protester was 'asking for it' is 'hard-hitting.'

That line of questioning would not be tolerated for other victims.

 

[VeNT]

tbh seems to be smart kid with disability makes BBC presenter look like bigot
not news?

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

You seem to think asking stupid questions, and blatantly assuming the protester was 'asking for it' is 'hard-hitting.'

That line of questioning would not be tolerated for other victims.

I said nothing about 'asking for it', 'hard-hitting' nor 'victims'. You may think the questions asked (mine or the Beeb reporters, I'm not sure) were 'stupid' but the most important part of this thread that stands out to me is the first word in the title of the thread. That's what the OP is ****ed about and it is unclear why.

 

[Castiel]

tbh seems to be smart kid with disability makes BBC presenter look like bigot
not news?

How exactly?

The journalist was keeping the interview on track and not allowing someone to hijack the interview to push his politically motivated agenda.

 

[Castiel]

He put himself there and got in the polices faces with the express desire for them to take action against him so he could get this sort of attention.

They removed him from the situation for his and their own safety, doing so without causing harm or distress.

Now they put out their video and play the cripple card, it's disgusting imo, he shouldn't be taking advantage of his disability in this way.

Absolutely correct.


From his Website:

When I was born in East Dulwich hospital, the doctors told my parents I would never walk, and probably wouldn’t talk.

After proving them wrong, and eighteen wasted years of education, I decided to go and see the world, and travelled around South America for three months on my own. While I was out there, Israel committed a massacre in Gaza, and planted the seeds of revolution in my mind. The rest, as they say, is history.

Interesting how he wishes someone else to pay for his wasted education while he travels the world being some kind of wheeled Che Guevara.

but the lack of action was somewhat disheartening. You don’t bring down governments by standing around and shuffling your feet.

It wasn’t long before my qualms were settled. People began running toward the far end of Parliament Square, and we followed.

So he admits that the Protesters did indeed run toward the Police at the other end of Parliament Square and that he supports physical action rather than peaceful demonstration.

What are the Police supposed to do with a fast moving Mob, let them do whatever they want, or attempt to contain them. Fool.

 

[Dave M]

The reason I am infuriated about this is because imagine that was your younger brother of sister being treated like that.

I am sick of the media pushing their crap through the tell lie vision.

People shouldn't have to stand for this.

You are infuriated because I think that's my brother?

Seriously though it was a political interview not someone on wogan pimping their latest book, you aren't supposed to just stand back and let them just put their own side across unchallenged.

I suspect you hold the same anti-government anti-police views as the person being interviewed and wanted them to be given a free ride to broadcast their propaganda.

That's what we call a party political broadcast, not an interview. If he wants to do that he can pay for his own air time.

 

[Tikkabhuna]

He said it himself, "he can be perceived as being more vulnerable", the Police removed him from a situation where he was in potential danger, his brother was wheeling him in the chair toward a Police line and they were told to stop, they did not, so the Police removed them as quickly and efficiently as possible. The only injury to Jody McIntyre was to his pride.

Are you saying that the most efficient way to move a guy who can't move himself is by getting a load of police officers to pull him? Surely it would have been easier to get a couple of guys to move the brother back and just wheel him back.

 

[dowie]

No one is supposed to be treated like that on a interview regardless if they are disabled or not.

But to insult peoples intelligence, to suggest that someone with motor skills problem can attack or even throw something at a police officer is an absolute joke.

I mean he was rolling toward the police, don't you understand the severity of that.

Where did the interviewer suggest that?

He was rolling towards the police and he was a protester not some random bloke in a wheelchair getting caught up in it all. What are they supposed to do if he reaches the baseline etc...

Moving him out of the way swiftly seems, on the face of it, to be the best course of action. As for the presenter asking him if he was moving towards the police - what exactly is wrong with that - the footage certainly seems to suggest that that was indeed what he was doing.

Perhpas you should calm down a bit - are you disabled too or something as you seem to be getting a bit too emotional over a non-incident.

 

[J.B]

He's a highly politically motivated and apparently intelligent young person, why shouldn't he put his point across quite well? He's got a motor disability not downs.

I didnt mean it like that, what conditions he suffers from has nothing to do with what I said. Irrespective of his disability he made the interviewer seem a bit of an twit.

 

[Biohazard]

The Police's role is not to incite and create violence like he said either, if the protesters remained on the route that the organisers agreed to then the Police would not have had to use the tactics they did to contain the violence that erupted from within the Protesters.

According to the protesters the Police blocked off an avenue of the previously agreed route.

That's why they went off track.

Just to offer the other side.


Anyway, with regards to the OP. Can't really comment as I can see the video from here, but I'd be more concerned about the young man whose head was smashed in so badly he had a stroke in hospital that night and will face a very very difficult recovery.

Also the claims, I'd need to check think it was DC, that the protests dragged the policeman off his horse and beat him?

Looked like he simply fell off to me.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

You are infuriated because I think that's my brother?

Seriously though it was a political interview not someone on wogan pimping their latest book, you aren't supposed to just stand back and let them just put their own side across unchallenged.

I suspect you hold the same anti-government anti-police views as the person being interviewed and wanted them to be given a free ride to broadcast their propaganda.

That's what we call a party political broadcast, not an interview. If he wants to do that he can pay for his own air time.

Bingo

 

[Dave M]

I didnt mean it like that

Not even a little bit of 'good boy tommy (pat on head)' ?

 

[C.R.A.Z.Y]

Are you saying that the most efficient way to move a guy who can't move himself is by getting a load of police officers to pull him? Surely it would have been easier to get a couple of guys to move the brother back and just wheel him back.

Exactly, the police involved should be throughly ashamed of themselves.
Here's hoping the students up the anti and cause more grief for this elitist government.

 

[dowie]

Are you saying that the most efficient way to move a guy who can't move himself is by getting a load of police officers to pull him? Surely it would have been easier to get a couple of guys to move the brother back and just wheel him back.

If the brother has already been told to stop and didn't then that would be a bit futile - who's to say he wouldn't try moving forwards again and cause more potential problems. He had a chance to co-operate and didn't so I don't see a problem with picking him up and getting him out of the way.

The only reason why this got publicity is because he's in a wheelchair and publicity is blatantly what he wanted in the first place. The false outrage is pointelss, the whole thing is just being blown out of proportion.

Idiot in wheelchair advances towards riot police in a riot - idiot in wheelchair gets swiftly moved out of the way. Perhpas they should have just let him cracked on and then smacked him with a truncheon like the average able bodied protester could expect when moving forwards towards a baseline after being told to keep back.