I get that he didn't want his dinner disrupted, but grabbing her by the throat ?
Luck it wasn't Mark Francois or she'd have been decapitated with bare hands
https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1141822257007910912?s=19
She forcefully put herself into a private event in a private area so she was forcefully removed.
Tough shit.
Greenpeace are not the fluffy bunnies people think they are.
Sack him and prosecute for assualt
Sack him and prosecute for assualt
Yep, this one is easy.
I'm a massive lefty hand wringer.
But i'm struggling to see the story there she got turfed out but it doesn't look particularly violent just matter of fact.
And she gets her publicity.
Longer video where you can see she used no force.
I’m a massive lefty hand wringer.
But i’m struggling to see the story there she got turfed out but it doesn’t look particularly violent just matter of fact.
And she gets her publicity.
This.
I wouldn't have any sympathy for him if he did get prosecuted (especially for the initial grab/shove) but I can't say I have much sympathy for her either. I'm also not sure the back of the neck = throat...
Usual storm in a teacup, held around the back of the neck rather than throat.
I’m also not sure the back of the neck = throat…
Correct but it refers to the bit where he grabs her near the start.
Another lefty hand wringer here. failing to see any excessive force being used.
but grabbing her by the throat ?
That's not the throat.
One can only imagine the uproar if he had bear hugged her from behind.
Given there would have been a number of people there with Close Protections Officers she was lucky that she wasn’t looking down the barrel of a gun.
Protesting in public space is fine but doing it en masse at a private event is different.
I'd have given her a kick up the arse to finish off as she went out the door.
Where's a cup of milkshake when you need one?
Given there would have been a number of people there with Close Protections Officers she was lucky that she wasn’t looking down the barrel of a gun.
Strange then how Field, in his own words,was worried she was armed and he was closing down the threat but all the armed officers didn't. Maybe it's just the nasty party being nasty again.
Given there would have been a number of people there with Close Protections Officers she was lucky that she wasn’t looking down the barrel of a gun.
Do close protection attend a lot of bankers meals?
I’d have given her a kick up the arse to finish off as she went out the door.
Bully for you. Did you serve with Mark Francois in the trenches by any chance?
That room seems to be full of absolute ****ers!
I hope they do prosecute him. Self entitled twunt.
And the only ones who should be sacked are Max and Paddy who must have been on the front door...
I think he was quite restrained and totally justified. Who was to know what her intentions were? I know it seems like a stretch in hindsight, but at the time, she could have easily been on her way to put a bullet in the speaker’s head.
It doesn’t look great for him, especially the initial bit where he knocks her about.
What I would like to know is
1) Who was filming it? Was it a protestor? Why weren’t they noticed?
2) How did she get so close to a very senior cabinet minister?
Whoever was looking after security has a lot of questions to answer today, or do they only screen for women dressed as “letter boxes”?
After seeing that I should imagine that some people with real dangerous intent are contemplating hiring some fancy formal wear.
Thats interesting, the radio clips of this make it sound very different.
How did she get in there?
Personally if she wants to make her point good luck to her but on that basis she assumes the risk she will be removed one way or another. Shame it will maybe distract from the actual point she was trying achieve.
Hey ho I'm off for a bike ride 🙂
over use of force. He wouldn't have done that to a bloke.
He claims he acted on 'his instincts'. Speaks volumes.
The protesters were in there a while. It wasn't like she materialised from nowhere.
https://twitter.com/brexit_sham/status/1141957535018246145
That room seems to be full of absolute ****!
I hope they do prosecute him. Self entitled twunt.
This. The first two times I watched it I was pretty ambivalent, then when I saw the last bit with seried rows of toffs doing their establishment slow hand clap thing led by the guy at the head of the table.....
My sympathies went totally across the the protestor.
Another sandal wearing lefty here, that was nothing. I hope it's not milked by the 'left' ( for want of a better term) as it just allows for Tory righteous anger. Keep your mouth shut Owen Jones!
Greenpeace are not the fluffy bunnies people think they are.
They are.
Ever had any dealings with them?
A few years ago I had to cut an anchor cable on one of their ships, as soon as the Authorities get onboard they are completely compliant and don't offer any resistance.
It's his facial expression and that ****ing slow hand clap that boils my pee.
she got turfed out but it doesn’t look particularly violent just matter of fact.
And she gets her publicity
This.
She needed to be turfed out and she was. She wasn't hurt, and she got way more publicity than if a rozzer had manhandled out out the door.
over use of force. He wouldn’t have done that to a bloke.
This was my thoughts. He'd have been cowering under the table if it had been anyone who looked remotely like a threat.
Thing is, it's not 'nothing' is it? I'm broadly in agreement that if you are agitating at an event, don't be too surprised when someone hauls you out the room.
However, that someone is an MP. And the person being hauled is a woman in an evening dress.
It's never going to be 'nothing'.
Considering the footage, GBH charges could be brought against him.
Right wing heroes Tommy Ten names and Farage have milkshake thrown on them, the right declare it an outrage to freedom of speech.
A left wing protestor is pinned against a pillar for walking past then forced out the room, the right say she's deserved it.
🤷🏻♂️
Its not reasonable use of force. Thus it's assault. Very simple. He knows he is in the wrong morally and legally hence the bluster about weapons
Should be prosecuted but I bet he is not
Turned BBC Breakfast on this morning and thought it was a Handmaid's Tale preview.
What a cowardly little prick.
Green-peace: Clue's in the name.
..and, right - they showed a few more clips of these female protesters being physically handled by men - just didn't look right in 2019. Male police officers won't manhandle women (as far as I know), unless extreme circumstances dictate, so why do these over-privileged pricks think they're allowed to? One of them actually looked like he was trying to grab a bit of breast, with a weird hand on the chest action.
I think I might recognise the lady involved, a former colleague. 🙂
Anyone who thinks this is acceptable, what would you do if someone treated your wife/mother/daughter like this while they were peacefully protesting.
There is not a hope in hell he would have acted like that if it was a man protesting.
What a load of over blown bollocks
However, that someone is an MP. And the person being hauled is a woman in an evening dress.
Does the fact she's a woman make any difference? Does the fact she was in an evening dress make any difference? Why?
That is not reasonable and justified use of force. And anyone who thinks any differently deserves a good kicking 🙂
Hate Tories: Think climate change is a real emergency.
But cringe at the faux outrage.
Right wing heroes Tommy Ten names and Farage have milkshake thrown on them, the right declare it an outrage to freedom of speech.
Eh??? People should be prevented from chucking eggs/milkshake etc over Corbyn/Farage and equally people should be prevented from doing whatever was going to happen when the woman got on the stage at this event. There's no double standard whatsoever.
Tory MP Peter Bottomley has definitely got the best theory on this. He's just been on the radio saying 'she could have had a truncheon in her handbag'
I'm picturing the scene from Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels with Hatchet Harry...
