Sir Winstons Statue Defaced

[R1Geezer]

Do these little thugs not realise that it is because of the activiies of people like Sir Winston that they are free to vandilise his statue?

[jd_1984]

There has been several threads re rioting and different views on the response and actions of the police force. This behaviour is only going to encourage a more forceful approach by the police and the clashing will put innocent and peaceful protestors in harms way. These thugs are not only de-tracting focus from the issues that the protests are aiming to tackle, but people are going to get hurt and property destroyed. If they have no regard for the churchill statue, whats next?

[Booldawg]

national service! sort 'em all out - seeing as they're too poor to go to uni anyway.

[jd_1984]

Good one Booldawg.
To think these thugs are the future, the elite group who want a university education - bunch of clowns!

[youngmafbog]

What I dont understand is why we dont use the hoses.

They use them in Bruxelles so it cant be agains their 'ooman rights and as its freezing that would soon put paid tho the riots.

[anotheoldgit]

Quite agree Water Cannons and Smoke Bombs would sort them out.

If not bring back the good old Rubber Bullets.

[birdie1971]

I've come into this debate very late but I have a question for Jno if he's still following this thread.

Jno states that, “... If the police feel the need to arrest someone for peeing against a piece of concrete, I suppose they'd better go ahead...”

But it's not 'just a block of concrete' is it? It's not just another inanimate object like a bridge abutment or a subway wall – it's a symbolic structure. By urinating on it, this individual is desecrating (knowingly or [moronically] unknowingly) a culturally significant icon.

Describing it as 'a piece of concrete' is disingenuous to say the least.

If all physical objects were treated the same and on equal terms, then presumably it would be completely acceptable and none controversial if I were to purchase a copy of the Koran and the Bible and to urinate on them in public? After all, they're 'just' books aren't they?

[supapapa]

Churchill would`nt let Welsh miners go and fight for their country, he told them to get back down the mines, if they refused to go his instructions were to shoot them. Deface away!

[Khandro]

Supa, Can you please give a reference to your assertion?

[Khandro]

Supa, I'm still waiting for you to substatiate your slander against Winston Churchill.

[jno]

a bit of background here, Khandro

http://en.wikipedia.o...riticism_of_Churchill

[Khandro]

Yes jno, but it is a far cry from saying that if they refused to go down the mines he 'issued instructions to shoot them' Thanks for the contribution anyway.