Outrage as blind African student is dragged out of Oxford Union

After how long a period of noisy resistance? Anyway, the card appeared to me to be in his hand, held behind his back to prevent the quard getting it.

All I'm saying is that it says his membership was suspended..meaning he had membership and was thus able to book a seat? Dunno.

He wasn’t at fault at all. They dragged him out despite him booking a seat, then the president had the nerve to charge and laugh about that whole ordeal.

The committee was called to face charges brought by McGrath that he had committed ‘violent conduct’ when Union staff forcibly removed him from the Union’s debating chamber after he had been found to be sitting in a seat reserved for committee members.

This is a postcard picture of modern times, nobody seems to know the full extent of event but everyone has a strong opinion on them somehow. I got this from a link in this thread, to add some insight to the 'story':



Sop whether he 'booked a seat' or not is not really known but... this made the BBC News at One, it's a big deal. In it, they said this guy had been 'removed' (misleading, he was moved from where he apparently wasn't supposed to be in the first place and refusing to comply was what sparked the whole thing) and there are all sorts of misconceptions about this.

Now, the BBC said he had been removed for 'reasons that are unclear' and that's where the manipulative bull kicks in. The BBC pretend not to know the full reasons because they actually don't give a f**k about them and all they want is to push their usual 'isn't this country and white people racist' crap. Everytime someone gives a black person in the US a dirty look the BBC get in touch, collect statements from their lawyers and go quiz the alleged offenders in person if that's what it takes. They move the earth for it, surely they have done their best to find a critical angle in this one too. They will have tried and failed in their efforts so they just leave it at that, with everyone talking about something nobody is deliberately not told the full extent of.

PRSOM

Napp has got this Repping system fixed, I virtually can't rep anybody these days and no doubt there are scores of people wanting to show their agreement with my viewpoints but unable to because of him. I can't even rep some people I can't agree with anything on!

As a member of the Union myself, I can confirm that you can't "book" seats.

Napp has got this Repping system fixed, I virtually can't rep anybody these days and no doubt there are scores of people wanting to show their agreement with my viewpoints but unable to because of him. I can't even rep some people I can't agree with anything on!

You can rep who you want. It won’t let you rep the same user multiple times, you need to share the love!

@Good bloke's reasoning is that he had to be dragged out for being in a seat that he didn't book. Those were his words. Not mine.

ew that’s why i hate oxford and anyone who likes that uni.

The Oxford Union has nothing to do with Oxford university. Why are you hating on people that have worked hard and managed to get into one of the top universities in the world? have you met everyone from oxford university? You come across as if you hate people who have achieved a lot in their lives and had success especially if they are white. I think rather than being horrible maybe learn from them. I don't see anybody here laughing at you for failing maths gcse 5 times or how ever long. We support you and likewise you should also support other students.

He 'booked' it by leaving a book on it. That is not allowed and, anyway, the seats in that area were reserved for committee mebers and guests so no ordinary attendee should have been in them.

So why didnt they offer him another seat or offer him to stand?

Why did she blame napp for prsom...lol

So why didnt they offer him another seat or offer him to stand?

Other students didn't help him or protest either. Unbelievable

You didn't even read the headline of the article

Napp has got this Repping system fixed, I virtually can't rep anybody these days and no doubt there are scores of people wanting to show their agreement with my viewpoints but unable to because of him. I can't even rep some people I can't agree with anything on!