Extinction Rebellion: Jury acquits protesters despite judge's direction

[Tefal]

Some highlights of XR activity the last few days and causing criminal damage today.

At least the Police seem less tolerating with what they are doing.

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That is amazing.

Punishment should be they have to attach that video to all future CVs

 

[hurfdurf]

What annoys me is the sheer hypocrisy of your average XR demonstrator. They're happy to partake in society as it stands and all the luxuries it affords,

- smartphones to organise their disruption, the biggest irony of them all, it's well documented the amount of rare metals and elements that go into manufacturing these devices which no doubt ravage the planet through mining and contribute to pollution.

- infrastructure of roads and public transport so they can get around, and high rise buildings for somewhere to live in London. All of this takes a toll on the planet, in the materials and construction methods used, but they benefit from it all the same.

- the convenience of stopping at a shop like 'Pret A Manger' for a bite to eat where hordes of them were pictured queuing up. Do XR protestors think that the food sold in these places just magically appears, rather go through a complex chain of distribution involving many vehicles all contributing to pollution.

To me they just want to be seen as supporting a self-righteous crusade which makes them morally superior to the rest of us, without actually having any of the gumption to back it up other than dressing like hippies and spouting a load of rhetoric.

 

[bingham67]

Well they been out for another week last day today.

Dosnt seem like they have been as big as last year despite them saying this was going to be worse!

Although they been out today locking themself to limousine around Marble arch plent of police and obviously blocked road for 6 hours so far, and also are up in the arch itself.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...Rebellion-glue-oil-tanker-near-Hyde-Park.html