Welsh Pro-hunt protest

This this pro-hunt protest seems to have let the side down. There is no place in the pro-liberty campaign for racist and homophobic insults and I hope that the majority of the protesters will take it upon themselves to eject these idiots from their ranks whenever they find them.

Frankly, I'm surprised at the above.

However, this I am not surprised at:

'Unfortunately, factions within the crowd were intent on a non-peaceful response and caused considerable disruption," he said.

"At one stage, missiles were thrown and previously unseen levels of aggression were shown to police officers.

There are always going to be people who will, when they feel strongly enough, behave in this way towards the police. The police are the enforcement arm of a government that the fox hunters feel has let them down badly and I fear that things will only get worse before they get better.

The same event reported by The Scotsman.

The same event reported by icWales.

The same reported by the Guardian.

Only the Beeb reports racial and homophobic abuse.

Posted by John at November 26, 2004 11:42 AM | TrackBack