Insulate Britain.

[anneasquith]

Can someone please explain to me why the police have not arrested these people immediately they block traffic . ?

[anneasquith]

Water cannon are not required . Give the police the power to arrest and charge these disrupters now .

[Mamyalynne]

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2021/oct/27/insulate-britain-hundreds-of-arrests-since-action-started-video

[dave50]

Pull them off the road and leave their skin on the tarmac.

[dannyk13]

anne //Give the police the power to arrest and charge these disrupters now .//
They have the powers under a high court injunction, but arresting them is ineffective as they are willing to go to prison.A shower of cold water would be more effective.

[mushroom25]

as i understand it, the protesters objective is to have as many of their number as possible imprisoned before COP26, so they can say to the world "look what this country, which claims to be environment aware, does with its environmental campaigners". the government and the authorities are determined not to let that happen. so they protest, get arrested, released (then repeat ad-infinitum), as the link above ^^ says, hundreds of times.

[anneasquith]

Danny, they would get more than enough cod water in Scotland today ( hissing down). A month in the cells would be more productive and they would be off the roads .

[dannyk13]

Anne// A month in the cells would be more productive//
That is what they want as outlined by Mushroom above ^^.

[ToraToraTora]

dave: "Pull them off the road and leave their skin on the tarmac. " - better to make them do that themselves.

[THECORBYLOON]

I think using cod water is trout of the question...

[Mamyalynne]

I'll leave you to your cod and cannons.

[Deskdiary]

It may be what Tarquin and Jemima want, but will soon change their tune after a month in chokey.

[anneasquith]

Then give it to them. No one in their right mind would accept that their protests were peaceful. They were/ are extremely disruptive. The majority of those simple people could do a weekend in the cell. IMO .

[237SJ]

They should hit them with massive fines. Going to prison won`t make any difference because they are totally brainwashed. Brainwashed people go into prison and are still brainwashed when they come out. They will then just do it again.

[dannyk13]

237 //They should hit them with massive fines.//
They wouldn't pay them, they would just wait to go to jail for non payment.

[MWG14]

These people are anarchists. Why on earth do they assume that 'the Goverment' has money to insulate all homes in the UK? It has no money of its own, it is our money raised through taxes.

[anneasquith]

I never thought I would ever say this ,now the protesters are walking on the motorway to oncoming traffic. They deserve to get run down .

[ToraToraTora]

anne, we don't often agree but I think we do on this subject!

[anneasquith]

Indeed ttt. That frightens me.:-(

[webbo3]

anneasquith @12:56

\\It’s farcical. We can lie down on a busy road , disrupt traffic and it’s not illegal . !!//

Blocking the public highway is an offence.

[William51]

Because in Health and Safety conscious Britain they must be seen to treat people fairly. Bless!.