Laurence Fox. The twat.

[Bahnhof Strasse]

You don't know that, they could have been protesting there doing that already and the copper has gone up there on the horse

Only certain types of protestors and protesting ok to certain posters nowadays?

Oh give over. All's fair, but if you choose to do your utmost to try and spook a horse and that horse hurts you, there's only one person at fault there.

 

[nogojones]

I remember at the Welling demo in the 90s during one of the police charges, some benign looking old lady walking near me bemoaning the fact she hadn’t brought a load of marbles with her because if you throw them on the ground they fuck up horses apparently (*possibly not her exact words).

At the start of Welling, a fluffy mate went over to pet a horse which promptly bit him.

 

[Pickman's model]

At the start of Welling, a fluffy mate went over to pet a horse which promptly bit him.

The horses are pigs as much as the copper on top of them

 

[ddraig]

Because sometimes it’s nice to see people who play stupid games get the prize they so richly deserve.

So the wrong type of protesting/protestor then
And they deserve a kick from a strong horse, right gotcha

 

[nogojones]

The horses are pigs as much as the copper on top of them

I'm not a horse person. I've never had nice encounters with them. It's usually cops with big sticks riding them.

Donkeys on the other hand

 

[ddraig]

Oh give over. All's fair, but if you choose to do your utmost to try and spook a horse and that horse hurts you, there's only one person at fault there.

Again, you don't know if they were there already and copper moved there and whether they were even trying to spook the horse, it's an edited clip from a right wing grifting prick

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

The met shouldn't use them as weapons and control at demos then

Totally agree. I think it's wrong on both counts, for the risks to the people in the crowd and the horses.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Apologies for the derail.

* patiently awaits next installment from our Laurence Fox is a Twat correspondent LeytonCatLady *

 

[philosophical]

A load of tooled up thugs on horseback charging down pickets, demonstrators, etc is a lot lower than lobbing a few marbles. Besides, lobbing marbles or chucking a crash barrier in the horses' path were nothing more than equaliser tactics. Don't get me wrong, I like horses and hate animal cruelty, but if they're being used as a deadly weapon against you, what are you gonna do?

I understand what you’re saying, it is a sad dichotomy that horses in this instance are both victims and weapons.

 

[ouirdeaux]

The horses are pigs as much as the copper on top of them

It's unwise to be sillier than necessary.

 

[Pickman's model]

It's unwise to be sillier than necessary.

Silliness is a serious thing

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

So the wrong type of protesting/protestor then
And they deserve a kick from a strong horse, right gotcha

Oh give over

 

[Calamity1971]

It's unwise to be sillier than necessary.

It's true.

 

[Calamity1971]

I don't agree with using horses because of the exploitation of animals. Also the injury that can be caused to humans protesting.
However if that horse got spooked and kicked that Geordie cunt into intensive care I wouldn't have batted an eyelid.

 

[Humberto]

I don't agree with using horses because of the exploitation of animals. Also the injury that can be caused to humans protesting.
However if that horse got spooked and kicked that Geordie cunt into intensive care I wouldn't have batted an eyelid.

Doesn't using 9ft half ton beasts to charge and baton people repeatedly gives you any worries?

Bet it never happens anywhere else too.

 

[Calamity1971]

Doesn't using 9ft half ton beasts to charge and baton people repeatedly gives you any worries?

Bet it never happens anywhere else too.

Yes, As I have stated! And if we didn't exploit animals it wouldn't be happening anyway.

 

[two sheds]

They should be allowed rabbits and gerbils.

 

[Humberto]

They should be allowed rabbits and gerbils.

Surprisingly hard animals to keep.

I mean that has triggered me.

 

[Humberto]

There was one of the gerbils killed the other one. Chewed its's jaw off. I tried to save one but it ran under a skirting board and I accidentally dropped a plugged in iron on it. I tried to save it but it got all stuck in the grill.

I managed to nurse him back to health, but he never did run on that wheel again. He's living in Middlesbrough now.

 

[two sheds]

True enough you don't get that sort of trauma from horses

 

[Calamity1971]

True enough you don't get that sort of trauma from horses

Emily Davison would still be alive if she ran in front of a gerbil.

 

[Calamity1971]

but he never did run on that wheel again. He's living in Middlesbrough now.

Hope it was a gerbil friendly wheel. A normal hamster wheel is very dangerous for gerbils - one with bare rungs can ensnare their tails and cause them a lot of pain!

 

[Humberto]

Hope it was a gerbil friendly wheel. A normal hamster wheel is very dangerous for gerbils - one with bare rungs can ensnare their tails and cause them a lot of pain!

Nah they died from neglect. I was 8 though.

 

[Humberto]

weirdly I was suppoed to go up to what you would call a high street and sort it myself. 8 years old. And be laughed at it with flies buzzing round for weeks.

You've a proper rash on your hand, after about a year and a half you get taken to the chemist.

Your playing football, get a small piece of glass stuck in your knee. No one cares .

2 years later the glass is still in your knee and you require and operation.

Boys I could write a book that nobody wants.

This is nothing of it. Honest.

 

[krtek a houby]

Emily Davison would still be alive if she ran in front of a gerbil.

And gerbil racing wouldn't take up as much space, free up all that land.

 

[Calamity1971]

And gerbil racing wouldn't take up as much space, free up all that land.

No deaths over beechers brook. Silkworms wouldn't be electrocuted for jockey's silks. Win win.

 

[krtek a houby]

No deaths over beechers brook. Silkworms wouldn't be electrocuted for jockey's silks. Win win.

The chariot race in Ben Hur might have less cinematic impact, however.

 

[Calamity1971]

The chariot race in Ben Hur might have less cinematic impact, however.

Steptoe and son would've been out there!

 

[Calamity1971]

Trojan gerbil wouldn't have worked. I'll stop now

 

[krtek a houby]

Trojan gerbil wouldn't have worked. I'll stop now

That's quite alright - my head is now full of images like Clint Eastwood, chewing a cigar, astride a gerbil. Or trooping the colour, but with gerbils.