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[Mike Hill]

How many people were stabbed at yesterday's demonstration?

Were there several hundred arrests and scores of Police officers injured?

 

Yet the press posts pictures of blokes peeing against a wall.Same thing happened I bet during the VE day celebrations in 1945.

 

 

[Mark J]

35 minutes ago, Mike Hill said:

How many people were stabbed at yesterday's demonstration?

Were there several hundred arrests and scores of Police officers injured?

 

Yet the press posts pictures of blokes peeing against a wall.Same thing happened I bet during the VE day celebrations in 1945.

 

 

BBC ON THIS DAY | 31 | 1990: Violence flares in poll tax demonstration

NEWS.BBC.CO.UK

Different events, different people. Nothing to do with each other. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Mark J

[Josey Wales]

@tittyfalar is currently having an argument with Grok about how many attended yesterdays march......

[Josey Wales]

......however, Elon Musk retweeted a picture that clearly shows that the crowds stretched all the way to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris! So his own Grok must be wrong!

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, Mike Hill said:

How many people were stabbed at yesterday's demonstration?

Were there several hundred arrests and scores of Police officers injured?

 

Yet the press posts pictures of blokes peeing against a wall.Same thing happened I bet during the VE day celebrations in 1945.

 

 

Mike some of the reporting has been utterly ridiculous, the dramatic wording and over exaggeration is cringeworthy. I read about a police horse apparently being hit by an object “ the horse and rider staggered back” 🤷‍♂️. Mind you this clip from I think “ the guardian or standard, can’t be sure but it made me laugh” the disgusting sight of kids draped in  their national flags. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Johnsond

[5thelement]

1) Knebworth 125 thousand people

2) Glastonbury 250 thousand people

 

Apparently there were 3 million at the March, however,  2.9 million watched it at home on TV with a Stella and a ruby, well it’s the thought that counts. 

[5thelement]

8 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Mike some of the reporting has been utterly ridiculous, the dramatic wording and over exaggeration is cringeworthy. I read about a police horse apparently being hit by an object “ the horse and rider staggered back” 🤷‍♂️. Mind you this clip from I think “ the guardian or standard, can’t be sure but it made me laugh” the disgusting sight of kids draped their national flags. 

The minimal violence and lack of arrests are pretty staggering compared to the numbers in attendance. 

[Johnsond]

Why is it staggering 🤷‍♂️

[5thelement]

24 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Why is it staggering 🤷‍♂️

Why do you need everything explaining to you?

[Johnsond]

I don’t but “ how is it staggering “ to you maybe, but not to me it isn’t. I know 3 guys who were there, all ex army with about 40 years service. A retired police man, a paramedic and an inspection engineer 🤷‍♂️none of them look for trouble. 
It was a simple question.