Proof, If Ever Needed Travellers Have More Rights Than The Community

[youngmafbog]

In one heated exchange, a man can be heard saying: 'How can you use dogs against a people's protest?'
A police officer is then heard to reply: 'If you do not leave the field you will be arrested.'

So members of the community can be threatened with arrest on THEIR field but travellers can do what the hell they like ??

From Avon Plod:
'A dispersal notice has been put in place giving officers powers to direct any further protesters to leave the area and not return.'

So how come they cant act immediately on thee scum travellers?


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4808738/Villagers-force-group-travellers-sports-field.html

[Berniecuddles2]

An honest answer the police are **** scared of them!!

[youngmafbog]

Perhaps it is time for the rest of us to make the Police scared of us.

Not by violent means of course.

[Islay]

Devils advocate here!!
It is not'their' field it is council owned land, the travellers had not caused any trouble other than trespass (perhaps) the community were behaving in a threatening manner, 200 against 20!!
I know I will get shouted down for this but always best to see it from both sides don't you think?

[anneasquith]

How you going to do that Y ?

[Berniecuddles2]

Good point islay (welcome back by the way) I have a cousin in the police force he hates it when having to sort out travellers on someone else's land

[Islay]

Hi Bernie

[anneasquith]

Thinner and stronger !!!!

[Islay]

annea?

[ToraToraTora]

can we stop all this "police are scared horse cack" - no one is scared just send in a kin riots squad with night sticks and move them on. I'm sick to death of all the old pony. Ok so they are good in bar brawl so *** what, you may have noticed that the authorities don't have to fight them individually mano a mano. The fear is from the right on liberal brigade and the ooman rights BS. etc move them on pronto.

[ToraToraTora]

"the travellers had not caused any trouble other than trespass" - trespass is illegal is it not? Typical of some on here to defend the lawless scum.

[Berniecuddles2]

tripe!

[Purist]

If the travellers did not leave the areas they descend upon in such a disgusting mess, communities would be more sympathetic to them, however as long as they continue to defecate and urinate on parkland leaving toilet paper, rubbish and nappies in their wake and being aggressive to people wanting to use the parks, communities are going to be threatening, After all, its the communities that will end up paying the costs of the clear ups time and time again through their taxes.

[vulcan42]

" 'A dispersal notice has been put in place giving officers powers to direct any further protesters to leave the area and not return.'
Why are the protesters only mentioned in the dispersal notice, why doesn't is also apply to the travellers?

[ToraToraTora]

The problem is that the public have had enough and when that happens bad things happen. It's only a matter of time before an exasperated public simply start torching this vermin. *&^%ing plods what a useless shower they should be protecting the public not law breaking lowlives.

[Mamyalynne]

One can understand the frustration and even fury of the locals here - however turning up in huge numbers has to my mind hindered the Police.

Those Officers present don't make the law they are told how to enforce it, rightly or wrongly the eviction process is tedious but screaming at Police Officers won't speed it up and costs money.

[ToraToraTora]

"A spokeswoman for Avon & Somerset Police said the travellers were escorted out of the town late last night" - like they should have done in the first place, what a useless shower. What is happening to the old bill?

[ToraToraTora]

mamy: "turning up in huge numbers has to my mind hindered the Police. " - how? I'd say it helped, they are gone aren't they? normally that takes a fortnight of hassle with assorted yoghurt knitters and oooman rights Horse Cack. Lesson on here for us all.

[ToraToraTora]

"Those Officers present don't make the law they are told how to enforce it, " - trespassing is now a criminal offence, so they can act.

[Mamyalynne]

Well to me they looked hysterical and out of control and to be accusing the Police in that way is alien to me.

Glad the travellers have gone.

[whiskeryron]

Remember the old 'Black Maria' for collecting 'The arrested '. Howsabout we build a special one shaped like a traveller's caravan to make them feel at home whilst they are being transported to the nick ?