Day: December 10, 2010

Here we go again  !!!

A student ends up in hospital and its all the polices fault or so says his mother who wasn’t actually with him when he received his injury.

Who’s to say that he didn’t receive his injury from something thrown by one of his fellow protesters ?

Whilst I sympathise with him regarding his injury at the same time I find myself exasperated. Surely, given the recent media coverage of recent protests, is there anyone who doesn’t understand the risks of being involved in such an event.

Anyone who attends one of these protests, after what has previously occurred over last couple of weeks,  surely does so at their own risk.

He may well be  one of the majority of peaceful protesters but once again I say they are culpable if they don’t stop the anarchic minority from causing mayhem. It  is unfair to automatically blaim the police every time someone gets hurt.

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OK so you disagree with the fee hikes and peaceful protests are your right but you don’t have the right to scare innocent people, you don’t have the right to damage private property and you certainly don’t have the right to attack the police.

I know it’s a minority that typically start the violence, throwing missiles at the police, damaging private property, burning workman’s huts and so forth. However, the majority stand by while the minority do these things. That, in my mind, makes you culpable. Shows that you support these violent acts and therefore you have no rights to complain about the police actions.

As a tax payer I have, through my taxes, subsidised your education for the last 40 plus years. I think you have gotten off lightly. This country is broke so its only fair that you pay a reasonable rate for your education. If that means that the fees have to go up so be it.

I attended college way back but it was on a day release basis. Two and a half days each week finishing at 21:00 in the evening. My employer paid for this and I had to work the other two and a half days. I also had to prove my attendance and show satisfactory progress for that funding to continue.

So let me tell you, protesting is all fine and dandy but rioting, vandalism and thuggery is not.

You aren’t winning any friends with your actions.