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June 7, 2020, 10:33am

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I can sympathise with the peaceful protesters but those scenes of violence and vandalism by the minority in London yesterday were out of order, it's lucky someone didn't receive life threatening injuries or even killed.

Then there's the total lack of social distancing that could cost more lives.



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June 7, 2020, 11:37am

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I think whilst the protestors may have some valid points none of the points are valid enough to protest in the middle of a pandemic. Better ways to make points at the minute (like black out Tuesday the other day). The rioters are nothing to do with the protest. This sort of person always appears at large London demos to cause bother/discredit the cause. Any football fan will tell you that the police at least contribute to disorder starting too and that will be no different in this circumstance.
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Statue brought down in Bristol and lobbed in the river.

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I don't think many will miss a statue that represents the nations slave trading history.


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I don't think many will miss a statue that represents the nations slave trading history.


Agree but surely criminal damage??



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Agree but surely criminal damage??



Definitely criminal damage.

It's been a contentious statue for a long time now and often daubed in graffiti. It should've already been removed really and maybe housed in a museum and not in a city centre as a memorial. Bizarrely Priti Patel reckons the toppling of the statue of a slave trader has distracted from the cause.


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A fitting end for a statue of a slaver given what they would do in the Atlantic to the slaves who wouldn’t last the journey. I hope they keep it submerged.
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Good riddance to the statue.


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. Any football fan will tell you that the police at least contribute to disorder starting too and that will be no different in this circumstance.


So the police trying to keep order and prevent criminal offences upsets football fans and rioters? How flipping sad

Time to start cracking a few skulls



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I think whilst the protestors may have some valid points none of the points are valid enough to protest in the middle of a pandemic.


Maybe if you were a black person who has endured racism throughout your life then you would feel differently.



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