I really was shocked by these so-called "protests". Totally and completely. The outrageous behaviour of the students at the last one was completely unbelievable.
And to top it all off, I got stuck in the bloody traffic down Embankment!!
They were pushing over Police Horses, smashing windows, burning things and throwing all sorts of rubbish. That's not a protest, its a riot.
The two things that really bothered me however, were these;
1. Spraying graffiti on a statue of Winston Churchill. Disrespectful and now yet another expense for the government as it will have to be cleaned.
2. Taking potshots at Royals. And smashing their car windows!
The Graffiti, yes, just another act of mindless destruction. Not forgivable, but understandable. Attacking the Royal Car, what's the excuse for that? Last time I looked neither Her Majesty The Queen Herself nor any of the rest of the Royal Family had any say whatsoever in what happens to university funding!
The most sickening thing however is that the students responsible, if they're caught, will probably just get a slap on the wrist. For committing a crime which was, and still is, known as High Treason to the Crown.
100 years ago you would have swung for that, not been given a few grand of free money and 3 years excused from work to spend getting merrily pissed.
Solution? Close the Universities. That'll do it! No uni, no uni fees, and therefor nothing to whine about!
As for any future protests, (probably over closed unis...) simply give the police rubber bullets and tear gas and film the whole thing!!
I'd pay to watch that.
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