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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on May 13, 2021, 01:56:34 PM

Title: Protesters block immigration van from leaving Glasgow street
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 13, 2021, 01:56:34 PM

Good

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-57100259

Title: Re: Protesters block immigration van from leaving Glasgow street
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 13, 2021, 05:29:22 PM

The men have been released


https://twitter.com/policescotland/status/1392874548329132035?s=09

Title: Re: Protesters block immigration van from leaving Glasgow street
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 13, 2021, 05:56:04 PM

And video of the event


https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1392882320487636992/pu/vid/720x1280/HxcKXhZ3713rCNjt.mp4?tag=12

Title: Re: Protesters block immigration van from leaving Glasgow street
Post by: Anchorman on May 13, 2021, 07:26:45 PM

The power of peaceful positive protest.

Title: Re: Protesters block immigration van from leaving Glasgow street
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 13, 2021, 08:22:25 PM

Home Office source: "It is completely unacceptable for a mob to stop the lawful removal of people living in our country illegally. We 100% back the frontline in removing those with no right to be here."

Title: Re: Protesters block immigration van from leaving Glasgow street
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 13, 2021, 08:26:49 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 13, 2021, 08:22:25 PM

Home Office source: "It is completely unacceptable for a mob to stop the lawful removal of people living in our country illegally. We 100% back the frontline in removing those with no right to be here."

Which then implies that the police are not the frontline

Title: Re: Protesters block immigration van from leaving Glasgow street
Post by: jeremyp on May 23, 2021, 09:49:48 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 13, 2021, 01:56:34 PM

Good

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-57100259

Why is it good? I don't know what these men did, but it appears they broke the law. Why is it good that a mob can dictate matters?