This Is Too Far!

[spathiphyllum]

https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/23/brexit-party-pensioner-hit-milkshake-outside-polling-station-9661212/

All well and good lobbing some milkshake at some pompous, arrogant, narcissistic person with warped political ambitions but some poor old pensioner??? OTT.

[spathiphyllum]

The new cool look this summer.

https://i1.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SEI_685111542.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=540%2C810&ssl=1

[dannyk13]

Spath, is it not wrong to lob milkshakes under any circumstances?

[New Judge]

"All well and good lobbing some milkshake at some pompous, arrogant, narcissistic person with warped political ambitions..."

I think that's where your argument begins to develop its cracks, spathi.

[New Judge]

And I suppose you consider Mr Farage pompous and arrogant because he doesn't quite agree with your views? Or have I got that wrong?

[spathiphyllum]

No, it's more his character than his ideologies or thoughts.

[spathiphyllum]

People can think what they like, it's how they share their thoughts and the actions that come with those thoughts is what i have objection to. This man was just sitting at a polling station with a badge.. He's not said anything in a certain way. Farage however has been on TV, at rallies and has said a bloody lot. He has been an antagonist for people who are prone to throw milkshakes. Poor Don was just sat there.

[spathiphyllum]

One is a specific target, the other a victim of being in the same party.

[Calicogirl]

The thing is Farage leaves people who disagree with him with only three choices...

...Chocolate,Vanilla or Strawberry :)

All joking apart you can't go around lobbing Milkshakes at people you disagree with, it makes you look like a plank.

[retrocop]

///Farage however has been on TV, at rallies and has said a bloody lot. //

Hardly surprising he says a lot. That is what canvassers do FCS. In the meantime May and Jezza have said very little. If one has committment to one's cause they sell the product.
No use standing there in the market place like a dumb mute.
No one should have milkshake thrown over them. It is juvenile loutish behaviour committed by low life morons and their brain dead supporters. Besides which it is a Common assault, at least, and criminal damage.

[mushroom25]

//May and Jezza have said very little. If one has committment to one's cause they sell the product. //

the only campaign material I have seen from either Tory or Labour is not anything to do with what they will (or won't do) but rather what hellfire and brimstone will be visited on the electorate if they don't vote for them.

[spathiphyllum]

If someone threw a milkshake at Jeremy Corbyn, i'd have no problem with that.

[spathiphyllum]

"It is juvenile loutish behaviour committed by low life morons and their brain dead supporters. Besides which it is a Common assault, at least, and criminal damage."

That's your opinion of it. Mine is it's a protest.

Yeah maybe but i mean, what they gonna do cry about it and waste so much police time and resources? I'm sure you'd rather the police tackling some real danger rather than this mediocre playground assault. Worse things happen in schools daily.

[dannyk13]

Spath see post at 14.51

[retrocop]

//If someone threw a milkshake at Jeremy Corbyn, i'd have no problem with that//

How am I not surprised. That tells us much as to what sort of person you are although most of your posts say it all.
No one deserves milkshake being poured over them when going about their legitimate business by a moronic brainless coward.
I do not like Corbyn,his type of politics and the party he represents but I would no more commit a moronic juvenile act to prove it.

[spathiphyllum]

"Spath, is it not wrong to lob milkshakes under any circumstances?"

I think there are different degrees of wrongness. If murder was a 100 degree.. milkshake lobbing would be about a -5

[Mamyalynne]

No one should throw anything at anyone else.

[dannyk13]

Spath, you are swerving the question.I did not ask if it was as serious offence, I asked if it was an acceptable think to do in your opinion.

[spathiphyllum]

"No one deserves milkshake being poured over them when going about their legitimate business"

And i disagree.

[retrocop]

It is still wrong and even little boys know it is wrong. That is not a Protest. It is a cowardly attack.

[spathiphyllum]

"Spath, you are swerving the question.I did not ask if it was as serious offence, I asked if it was an acceptable think to do in your opinion."

I wouldn't do it personally. However, i'd support anyone's decision to.