Footage proves disabled protester case

Yes, because the guy who can't coordinate his legs well enough to walk is going to be a major threat to armed police, what with all the physical strength he has with which to toss missiles.

The guy can't even operate his own wheelchair, ffs.

When the police are faced with stones and bottles being pelted at them, they're supposed to go for the offenders. Not pick on a disabled guy who couldn't possibly be responsible.

Am I not allowed to complement a disabled? You're supposed to make them feel better about their terrible, unfortunate, often pointless lives not put them down by saying they're not intelligent and the only intelligent person in a wheelchair on this planet is Stephen Hawking. You're both worse than the interviewer. It's pitiful, actually. I pity you.

You are implying that disabled people shouldn't protest? Are you implying that only students reserve the right to be outraged about the education reforms?

If you feel strongly about an issue, then in the UK, you reserve the right to demonstrate. Doesn't matter if you're not affected DIRECTLY by the issue, or if you're disabled. To imply otherwise is disgusting.

If it's absolutely obvious that he knews what he was doing, then why don't you tell us - what is it that was doing and how does what he was doing justify being hauled out of his wheelchair?

I honestly can't believe you're trying to excuse/justify the actions of the police in this incident.

Yeah. Journalists never put themselves in positions of danger.



****ing dummy.

I didnt say journalist, I said disabled people, DUMBO!

A journalist who is in the wheelchair can hardly do anything provocative as he's vulnerable position himself and wouldn't put himself in danger.

You don't have to be a student to protest against raised tuition fees.

if you could find the picture that would help to solve this mystery (:

but i don't think saying "oh well, soviet Russia had it worse" is really the best approach, because by British standards, people feel like the police are behaving in a really out-of-order way towards relatively harmless students - like those in wheelchairs - assuming he was actually harmless
(although in some cases riot control is defo justified)

edot: just watched the video. anchorman was a complete idiot - even if McIntyre had shouted something, did that really justify him being pulled out of his wheelchair/dragged across the road? anchorman seemed determined to show that it did.

Really? The only people I've heard complaining about the Police are students, the public at large are supportive of the police.

Someone's linked to that picture earlier in the thread if you want to see it, it's here somewhere...

The anchorman was asking questions and not jumping to the conclusion that you wanted, particularly when that clip leaves you with many questions.

For example I think asking him about extremist comments he made is important as it helps gain an idea of how he was behaving before the clip etc.

A journalist who is in the wheelchair can hardly do anything provocative as he's vulnerable position himself and wouldn't put himself in danger.

wouldn't put himself in danger? i'm sorry what? he put himself there on the front line in the first place. earlier on he had already put himself in danger and was moved by police for his own safety. The second time he gets in the way and is sat in the middle of the road yet he is the first to start crying when he is treated equally compared to all the other demonstraters. you want equality, you get equality.

i have no sympathy for this man, he has used his disability as a weapon against the police who had been under attack all day from stones and bottles

the police had a difficult job containing the violent protesting tossers. clowns like this made it more difficult for them. no sympathy McIntyre.

edit: see this video



does it really look like the police hate this man? they are clearly explaining why they needed to move him.