Douglas Murray reacts to furious motorist punching a Just Stop Oil protester

Author and commentator Douglas Murray reacts to a video of an angry motorist punching a Just Stop Oil protester after the protest allegedly caused a pregnant woman to crash her vehicle.

[@e210dall3]

Removing Stop Oil Protesters by whatever means necessary should be declared a national sport.

[@captaincapitalism264]

Open season, get your tags now.

[@ahartify]

How about removing CO2 pollution from the air? This could be a greater sport.

[@infinitydreamzz]

I thought the same until I saw a blonde German woman dragging twice a female stop oil protester by the hair like a sack of potatoes, reminding me the countless times I've seen spoilt, privileged, deluded English women becoming violent, something I've always found extremely distasteful and unattractive. These cultists should be fined with mandatory community work, as well any police superintendent allowing them to roam free, instead of using them as an excuse for our violent tendencies

[@paulcroxton6047]

The bloke that punched the idiot was talking his other half to hospital, as she is pregnant, It could have been a scan, or could have been complications...If it was my wife I would have punched the arrogant protesters out....There's ways of protesting without interfering with others...

[@infinitydreamzz]

@@ahartify it's lazy and arrogant thinking lying on a flat surface will accomplish your lofty goal. If you want to reduce CO2 emissions, you should study the science in depth, and then lobby with other similarly minded knowledgeable people to find alternative solutions and exert your collective influence to implement them.

[@hugodacosta]

The right to protests stops when you deprive others from their freedom of movement.

[@Igor-xl4wz]

Basically its, "Your Rights don't extend to infringe upon others Rights."

[@wflyin8574]

Perfect!!!

[@petera4985]

@@Igor-xl4wz Not a right in uk but a concept

[@ImmortalBecoming]

You still can't assault people lol but boys will always be stuck in high school 🤷‍♀️ soon the whole world will be blind anyway

[@shitloveaduck]

Protest on the sidewalk,, not the middle of the road. I live in Alberta, Canada and know of many of the people that blocked the Coutts Border Crossing. They were constantly manipulating law enforcement, setting demands that were Mt then instead of leaving, raising the bar and asking for more!! They were enjoying the party that basically made many of the town residents feel trapped and those same people were terrified. The protesters became more & more bold and when advised they had been infiltrated by anarchists (for lack of a better term) who were planning & gathering arms to kill the police. This is all true & accurate. All the while the “protesters” kept raising their “demands! A protester doesn’t issue demands,,, a domestic terrorist does,,,. Ultimately the police took down the subjects planning the bloodbath and the other protesters realized how dangerous it was and subsequently shut down the blockade! Some are truly embarrassed they got caught up in the conspiracy theories that started the movement in the first place. It destroyed many friendships, even separated families due to how extreme the protesters had become. They would brainstorm and develop even more radical theories to somehow justify their illegal blockade. The police here too messed up and could have stopped it before the protesters had all the trucks and agricultural equipment in place to make a sizeable blockade. They watched them set up. Once a subject starts to infringe on the right of others, break the law, even if it’s traffic obstruction, the police should be taking action immediately. Let the subjects speak about the protest, let those that protest legally do their thing, but any that break the laws are just criminals, minor or otherwise, and need to be dealt with. The police were scared, in my opinion, and didn’t know how to handle the situation. They allowed a molehill become a mountain. These lunatics that whined about a mask somehow taking away their freedom have seriously disrupted the province all the way to the provincial leader!! She’s one of them and officially, now the dumbest Premier this province has ever had,,,,,. It’s ludicrous! Not USA ludicrous, but nonetheless, a terrible situation. I see this as a retired LEO after 30 years.

[@decafmocha211]

The real problem is the lack of law enforcement. It is a disgrace.

[@j_freed]

It's the enabling of Woke law enforcement - which above truth and Justice holds Narrative as the highest value.

[@patagualianmostly7437]

The law is clear: You cannot block a public highway. That is a law that dates back hundreds of years. It is part of the very fabric of the Laws of the UK.... A fundamental, democratic right. And the Police are negating the obligation.

[@Sephcala]

When you stop or prevent people from going where they want to go, it's not called protesting, it's called kidnapping.

[@absue]

Either kidnapping or unlawful confinement. Both of these are crimes.

[@homeytoyet1886]

an what happens to kidnappers?

[@mikemontgomery2654]

The level of dishonesty in that woman’s argument is also what infuriates the public. Those people aren’t protesting, they’re harassing the general public.

[@MrKanilammit]

They are also resulting in more emissions and consumption of oil by forcing the motorists to idle in traffic and not getting to their destination in a timely manner. Removing them from the streets is protecting the environment.

[@Whalewraith]

They are basically picking fights with random people, not many would have the guts to try it in a bar but they seem oblivious to the danger they are in.

[@michaelmcgee335]

Cognitive dissonance complete.

[@freddykruger1086]

Truckers protest = emergency act Useless college kids that never worked a day in their life=not even police presence removing them. All by design kiddos.

[@RespectMyAuthoritaah]

The "protesters" are committing crimes. You are free to protest, but you are not free to break the law while doing so. These nut jobs don't care so why should I?

[@vacuumunit]

Police inaction is causing this violence

[@ddoherty5956]

Khan is the police commissioner, he is also chair of C40 he wants the drivers illegally detained.

[@DucknCoverin]

⁠@@ddoherty5956If they were truckers parked at parliament demanding Justice for the tyranny that took place during the lockdowns….they’d have been beaten by the military long ago and cast as terrorists. Certain groups get a pass to do whatever they want.

[@stephenw2992]

@@DucknCoverin They work for the government of the day like BLM and other approved violent protesters

[@ddoherty5956]

@@DucknCoverin yeah because the people paying them are also paying the Lawyers, Judges, Press and Politicians 😡

[@anacc3257]

Police can't be everywhere constantly at all times. People need to deal with their road rage and uncontrollable anger that leads to them getting violent and criminal and those who protest should refrain from blocking the roads. Alternatively, find a healthier, more efficient way of transport that don't involve driving.

[@tominva4121]

I hope that man didn't hurt his hand.

[@downbytheriver501]

“The violence is unacceptable.” No, Pierce. I think it’s time to accept the fact that people like this don’t deserve fundamental protections that ordinary citizens do.

[@dorianshadesofgray2981]

This beating never would have happened if the police did their job and stop this restriction of freedom to freely travel

[@Clint52279]

Exactly, at least people who haven't passed the proper ideologically based IQ tests, possess a liberal University education, drives a Tesla (under duress, though, due to Elon Musks buying Twitter), and if they're a member of the LGBTQIA2S community they are excluded from the requirements. POC are as well provided they're sponsored by a member of the Queer Community.

[@oldbloke204]

It really can't be that hard to fix can it? Sort the laws out, a couple of vans on standby and huge fines for disrupting other people's lives perhaps. Mind you a lot of those that would sook about it on here about it all would likely have supported the pandemic protests so I guess it depends on what you think is important really. I'm just waiting for the day that they upset someone having a really really bad day and there's a serious incident.

[@dorianshadesofgray2981]

@@oldbloke204 these guys can protest all they like, no one cares ! It’s the fact that they are encroaching on other peoples right to freely travel that is the issue

[@Coltnz1]

“It is illegal to obstruct the road. If somebody unlawfully assumes ownership of areas of a road, they are breaking the law. If a person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstructs the free passage along a road, they are also guilty of an offence.”

[@oldbloke204]

@@dorianshadesofgray2981 How about the Canadian truckers protest that negatively affected so many or the protests here that basically shut down the areas they were in and encroached on other peoples rights to "freely travel" there? Wriggle and squirm all you like but the fact is that you agree with one and not the other when they're basically exactly the same behaviour. Hypocrisy much?

[@stephenowens3687]

When your pregnant wife needs to get to the hospital and is highly stressed, no wonder that guy lost it.

[@RMEDM]

Exactly vi was thinking the same thing. First of all, they shouldn't do that in the streets where there is traffic, because you would find a murderer who is going to run you over. People aren't that smart these days. I tell you, if you do that here, someone will run you over. The streets are for cars, not for doing this. Someone is going to kill you with a car, and then they will say the driver is guilty. NO, you sought death. I know they are protesting, but go to the government office or building to protest. Don't blame people who go to work, who want to take their children to school or pick them up, maybe they are in daycare who knows. The drivers are trying to get back to their daily routine. Imagine someone having a life or death emergency, and that person dies, because of these protesters who are blocking the streets? Gentleman. Please, you have to love each other in life. I'm smart enough not to get in the way of cars. Someone is going to die!

[@WilliamStewart1]

​@a.m.2066 While they're incredibly stupid and selfish, you can't go around smashing people. Realistically, this is just a failure on the government.

[@stphenwilson7464]

Agreed.!..I would have done the same.

[@peacepuffz]

I watched the video & they seemed to be going in the other direction, hit by a van.

[@victortorok9519]

Hundreds of millions will die if we don't change course.thats the kind of response you get from these totally brainwashed morons.that is one stupid individual climate change only exists to make certain people very rich

[@chuckhelson3744]

Everybody has the right to speak their mind. What they don’t have the right to do is ram their opinion down someone’s throat or through their actions disrupt the lives of others in trying to force their opinions. At the very least, that is a form of bullying.

[@gardenjoy5223]

Indeed. Just terrorize others in doing what you want them to do. The filth of society.

[@smerchly]

So we bully them back ! An eye for an eye ...... 🙂

[@cardcollector0385]

Douglas Murray is absolutely brilliant. I could listen to his views for hours. If only we had more people in power and politicians with his views and willing to move upon them, our society would be far better off.

[@damedusa5107]

He’s completely wrong tho. The stop oil is right about the consequences, they are just completely wrong how they go about it. No one supports them. Doesn’t mean they are wrong .

[@jcgoogle1808]

"Free speech" is not BLOCKING TRAFFIC, DAMAGING PROPERTY, BURNING INNER CITIES and OTHERWISE DISRUPTING SOCIETY FOR A RELIGIOUS BELIEF YOUDUMBBITCH. There is absolutely nothing the a 0.01% change in atmospheric CO2 could do that the 5% to 100% atmospheric water vapor (the most abundant and powerful greenhouse gas in the atmosphere) wouldn't have already done.

[@docequis9796]

Douglas is only partially awake. He thinks the 2020 election wasn't suspiciously, statistically improbable in its outcome. 😂

[@robertgannon-cx2mm]

Just because you may be intelligent, or considered as an intellectual, as some delusional people consider Murray to be, doesn't make you a good human being, and Murray is far from that! He is a horrible person, and disturbingly, a dangerous and sinister one!!

[@antonyideas2796]

@@damedusa5107 then they should go protest in China with very high CO2 emissions.

[@stubones]

The motorist is a hero.

[@daddyrabbit835]

Agreed. Maybe normal people should make this the default reaction.

[@robsurname4054]

the motorist is a killer, slowly and surely killing our planet

[@smedleyfarnsworth263]

@@daddyrabbit835 It will become the default app for .JSO

[@Vyrene]

Agreed. THESE people are the real time-saver and a hero to normal and sane person

[@gibsonduvall]

stubones; He is a hero and well said. I'm always at a loss as to why these morons never protest at football league matches, hmm it's a mystery for sure! (Yes, that is loaded with irony). I would willingly pay to watch to watch JSO twats at any number of grounds and watch how a bunch of old time 70's hooligans would deal with this lot. Come on JSO, the football season starts soon, you're all big and brave at snooker, golf, tennis events and throwing paint in museums etc, lets see how much you truly believe in your cause😂.

[@unavailableusername9694]

I don't get why people think violence is never the answer. Sometimes violence is exactly the answer. Edit: And sometimes I get it wrong on purpose. 😉

[@jimlewis2395]

Most definitely.....Liberals live in fantasyland

[@mikeyaeger9279]

Amen!! 🤙🏻😇🤫

[@BWrampage]

Hints why all countries have a military

[@why6212]

Incivility is what you should expect if you ignore the rules of civilization.

[@cjy42000]

totally agree

[@janetsaggus7408]

This woman is like the protesters .. won't keep quiet . Keeps butting in .. it's Piers show .. he says when you speak ..

[@gardenjoy5223]

Yes, she is just like those vile protesters. A total waste of good air.

[@zesteecheeze]

I feel the only mistake he made was not covering his face.

[@neilnewinger3059]

The most important concept of liberalism is, that your freedom stops where freedom of somebody else starts. They are not liberals, they are terrorists.

[@captaincapitalism264]

Spot on.

[@indigocheetah4172]

They are domestic terrorists , and they are holding the country to ransom. I can't imagine sitting in front of the truck , thinking that the drivers will not hurt them. As people are very angry. I don't blame the drivers.

[@jimbobelvis3295]

I agree in principle, but terror seems a bit much. These floppy twisted, soy guzzlers couldn’t scare a child. Can we refer to them as ‘inconveniencists’,

[@donquijote6030]

Well stated!

[@quigglebert]

​@indigocheetah4172 they're not people, they're fleshy speed bumps, and they need reminding that they are not indestructible

[@BionicRusty]

The police are absolutely to blame for this, and any other similar incident.

[@sahhull]

JSO are to blame

[@cyberpleb2472]

I suspect the police have been told not to get involved for fear of escalation.

[@sidnotvicious8442]

@@sahhull Yes but the police seem to be supporting them in their illegal protests.

[@dianecameron137]

it is escalating for the worse public sick of them@@cyberpleb2472

[@rpaul23455]

Police follow orders. Can't really blame them.

[@gardenjoy5223]

What a ridiculous young woman! Constantly coming in between. Not letting people finish their sentences. A BIG SHAME to her parents. She's just there to stand in the spotlight. Hope she doesn't earn a salary for being so obnoxious and tasteless...

[@gustabeumer688]

She should stand on the street corner in a mini and fishnet stockings.

[@stuarthunter7559]

Personally I find it worrying that we obviously have more people out there with Mental health issues than we thought. 😢

[@BRAX-Detailing]

That's what happens, when you close down asylums and let mental cases roam the streets. It's funny....because its true.

[@brucemcpherson1651]

Yes that is a great point, the police should detain them for psychological evaluation before they are allowed back in public. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@TheMiraculousOne]

Woke culture in USA, and now these insan cult in europe. 😂😂😂 Damn.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

Anyone else see the weird correlation between the decriminalization of hard drug use...and the sudden rise in "mental health issues"?

[@stoamnyfarms]

No, Piers, you are wrong. Most people would not think it's unacceptable to punch these idiots anymore.

[@Vic-yv8uy]

Oh you

[@pauldavis5665]

Exactly. Anyone that is stopping you from getting to your job and preventing you from making the money you need to support your family is directly attacking you. You have every right to fight back.

[@HondoTrailside]

A particular act is not going to be justified in all cases, but the JSO people are comitting assault, and there can be a response to an assault. Force has to be reasonable, and non-escalating, etc... Just loosing your mind when you top out is not probably going to meet the standard. Ideally private security could be hired by some fund raising and could respond to these widespread criminal acts that are causing localized pollution, and property loss. Apparently the police aren't interested, and possibly some law suits for unequal enforcement of the law should be considered.

[@ub2bn]

To me, NOT punching them is unreasonable and unacceptable behaviour.

[@LB-wn6ur]

People have gotten to comfortable with not getting a punch in the mouth, what you get when people act like words almost killed them, a punch in the mouth a day keeps the woke away.

[@Ange65230]

The husband who punched the protester should receive a huge pat on the back!

[@Ange65230]

@@marc-andrehould7368 I think he did get Victoria cross! 🤣🤣🤣

[@nelsonmcatee3721]

And a beer 🍺!

[@NSResponder]

When you put extraordinary effort into provoking people, you shouldn't be surprised when you eventually succeed.

[@thurmanmayo1532]

Once upon a time, long, long ago people understood that rights have limits. It was best stated in the axiom "Your right to swing your arms ends where my nose begins". Your right to protest does not extend to defacing private property or impeding someone's right to freedom of movement.

[@JimKoonz]

He's not a furious motorist. He's a "Just Stop Blocking Traffic" activist!!

[@mickzammit6794]

I like that one. So true.

[@dontwastetimetoday493]

Very good , do you sell tee shirts lol

[@duncanmacdonald4271]

😁😁

[@zulutgseta8276]

Nope.. he's just the -- Motorious 😅

[@unbreakable7633]

I think he's a member of JSS: Just Stop Stupidity.

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

That wasn’t violence. It was justice.

[@MelodyMan69]

Let the demonstrators BLOCK Politicians cars arriving at Parliament and see what the reaction is. Its the pollies that need to be lobbied not the public.

[@leeboy29680-ol7gf]

if you stop a man from getting home after a 12 hour day of hard manual labor, you deserve a real hiding

[@callummcintyre713]

​@@noneyabusiness8022let me guess, unemployed idle cunt who requires "modern slaves" to live the way he wants?

[@johnowens5342]

​@noneyabusiness8022 you may not be a slave but you are an idiot. A surgeon may operate for 18 hrs, I previously worked on Fiberoptic networks and in an emergency cut on a government lines I might work 36 hrs non stop to restore it. Business owners work long hrs for themselves. The more essential and individual is due to a specialized skill set the more likely they are to have to see a project through. You didn't know that because you are not essential 😂

[@stephenowens3687]

Especially when they've never done a stroke of work their entire lives.

[@w0undedmakers251]

@@noneyabusiness8022someone has to pay for ya momma’s EBT card..and dat bread aint come from da gubbermint. Us “modern slaves” must work DOUBLE hard so that we can first financially support you “descendent slaves” and hopefully have a few bucks left to support our own “modern slave” families. You’re welcome.

[@marclewis1199]

@@noneyabusiness8022👈🏼 useless bums that live off hard working people suck worse than any other human in this world.

[@Qkano]

Best way to deal with this is to stand the police down and allow the public to sort it out.

[@hiddenwoodsben]

from my gutt, i think the same. i really do. but even with a police impotent and/or unwilling, we still should be bloody thankful that we do not live in a society where stuff is handled that way.

[@DJVIIIMan]

​@@hiddenwoodsben: Some psychopath will always take it too far.

[@shyltearmagoch6973]

Cheerio...do that!!

[@ianreid]

Disband them and give job to veterans

[@paulmccloud9395]

@@DJVIIIMan And that's why the police should be dealing with this properly. The longer they leave it, the longer they turn a blind eye, the more frustrated the public will get. Emotions will boil over, even with people who are usually calm, and accidents are bound to happen. The 'do nothing' attitude of the police is going to lead to injuries, even deaths.

[@tymz-r-achangin]

NO the violence is NOT unacceptable! When the government and police refuse to do anything about the utterly careless people blocking road ways and preventing people from getting to the hospitals, then we have no choice but to show violence due to the gross incompetence of the government and police and also the gross carelessness of the protestors. Nothing serious having been done and so the protestors feel invincible and can do whatever they want to cause serious situations of people not even able to get to hospitals. What's next is the protestors blocking the entrances to the hospitals!

[@shirlawstein9320]

When the police stop doing their job, people will start protecting their livihood, health, and freedoms.

[@moekiemissa5731]

I'm so done with people like that woman saying "millions are going to die if we don't do something now!" without knowing the first thing about our planet

[@rustyhowe3907]

Nor do they have a clue about basic economy nor will give up their fancy tech and "emission friendly" cars which do more environmental damage than others, gotta get them likes on Twitter after all. Yet not one of them will ride a bicycle.

[@donmooney8047]

Bad enough she's wrong, but has a terribly annoying voice while she's being wrong.

[@pingpong9656]

She is classic low IQ feminist = disgrace to humanity - only desperate weak man would marry her

[@thomasjoseph5876]

@@rustyhowe3907 The problem is that many around the world, especially in America who are on the political left have invested tons of their money, in many instances, nearly ALL of their family fortunes into a failed Green Tech Philosophy and Programs. They are taking huge losses and the only way they can recoup is to mandate these flawed Green Tech Programs into action and make them the "Law of the Land". They did this thinking Clinton would win in 2016 and push hard for Green Tech Mandates before the general public realized how flawed they really are. The Democrats HATE the fact that most of the world's oil is controlled by people who are mostly Conservative by nature. "Energy" is the last and the most powerful area that they don't control and they are big mad about it. If the garbage threats about "Man-made Climate Change" are real and the oceans are rising every day then why would ALL of the "elites" on the Political Left (Democrats) who are screaming about this coming true, spending tens of millions of dollars buying beachfront property during the last 10-15 years??? According to Al Gore, ALL of this beachfront property was already supposed to be underwater LOLOLOLOL.

[@peterdelmonte9832]

@@rustyhowe3907Pretty much 100% factually incorrect. Denying virtually all research, presumably going la, la, la when the weatherman is telling you the jet stream has been moved permanently by the polar ice cap melting and the news is predominantly comprised of forest fires on more than one continent and several islands. Will your own arse have to spontaneously combust before the penny drops with you? As for your incorrect views on electric cars, you need to accept that virtually all of your beloved oil guzzlers will be history quite soon. Only electric cars are being made other than the last hurrahs from the super car makers. Hydrogen might follow but for now it’s electric. Read a bit about Norway. You can huff and puff all you like but ULEZ will extend…and save many lives…, car and plane and cruise liner use will reduce and Piers Morgan will become an even more silly moaner. And those brave souls protesting now are as right as you are wrong.

[@forcedindenturedservant6881]

Someone should go to this woman’s front yard and block her from going inside her house. We’ll see how tolerant she is when it effects her schedule and personal property.

[@johnwarner8569]

As if he has a house... maybe her mommies

[@PeaShooter33]

​@@johnwarner8569sugardaddies morelike

[@AsifAnsari-nn8kk]

They are jobless. Her only schedule is eating, annoying, sleeping and shitting.

[@thomasgirty6397]

also, make her bike everywhere so SHE uses no oil. see how long that lasts

[@dougdownunder5622]

You mean her parents' house.

[@anakelly76512]

It stops being a peaceful protest when they blocked motorists from getting to their destination and vandalizing property with powder and spray paint. People have to work. And, God forbid an ambulance needed to get through in a hurry. Peacefully protest all you want. Just stay out of people's way!

[@timsmith1125]

As we say here in the USA, “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” Also, the consequences for these “protesters” in certain would be much more severe in certain non-western countries.

[@gardenjoy5223]

Yeah, try that in China and it was the last thing your mother ever knew of you.

[@sicksquid3258]

These same cops were arresting folk for having a coffee in a park a short time ago.Never forget,Never forgive.

[@4Kandlez]

Never forget how they treated people protesting mask wearing, they were all to willing to bash people about then weren't they. Seems the police can now choose which laws they want to enforce on any one day

[@googlekillsfreespeech4370]

Protest yes, in the middle of the road no. Simple.

[@rexsceleratorum1632]

Now the real question is, do people have a right to protest with a fist on other people's faces. As long as it is for a good cause, of course.

[@googlekillsfreespeech4370]

@@rexsceleratorum1632 I just stated their rights. A fist in the face is a reaction to their actions. Lol. Oops!

[@ConstantBit9]

Now I know why people prefer to evade taxes rather than pay them.

[@RurouniSanj]

What Piers say is absolutely right, one of these days, those folks from JSO would stop the wrong person and then they would be run over by someone who has a major emergency, these fools are putting their lives on the line not understanding that instead of endearing people to their cause they are actually driving them away from their cause. We can only hope that such a thing won't happen but then again JSO have stepped on too many people's toes that the people just might do it.

[@gardenjoy5223]

Since their lives are utterly worthless, I won't lose any sleep over it.

[@tillyt4054]

Calm down Grace , You're just proving Pier's case by being over emotional and rude

[@bugsan]

There is nothing she can do about that, it's biological 😆

[@sherbetdab1200]

On a technical note, Grace’s voice sits on the frequency scale around 1 and 2ghz, which explains its titanium piercing ability.

[@satyricon65]

With Grace, emotion dictates rhetoric.

[@daddyrabbit835]

​@@bugsanShe needs to be making her man a sandwich, she'd be a lot happier.

[@nl8819]

​@@sherbetdab1200😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

[@saneman8147]

Hope he didn't hurt his fist.

[@williamwallace4924]

He is a cowardly uneducated woman beater bully. He needs to be approached and knocked flat out.

[@ddoherty5956]

He didn't hit him hard it was the overly dramatic for the camera acting they all do.

[@isfrenchjei]

I'm gonna pay for his insurances

[@1966Depeche]

The irony would have been the protestor being kicked in the head by man wearing oil based trainers !!

[@ddoherty5956]

@@1966Depeche I think he kicked the camera not the boy

[@stevenobrien3722]

The only person who did anything wrong here is people blocking traffic, which should be a felony. The potential for massive deaths, due to emergency vehicles not being able to get from point a to point B is Extreme.

[@coolmojito]

The violence he commits is the most ACCEPTABLE thing I have witnessed all year.

[@david-1775]

If the police refuse to enforce the laws then people will begin enforcing their own. This is 100% on the police and local government.

[@david-1775]

@@SimonLloydGuitar LOL !!! The depressing part is that you "exaggeration" isn't really too far from the truth.

[@tech10k14]

The 'right to protest' entirely depends on which side of the Far Left state you're on.

[@mikezooper]

@@SimonLloydGuitarStop telling the truth Simon, you know it isn’t acceptable to do so 😂

[@joestalin2375]

That's the plan ! Create anarchy,mass confusion, prostrate economy,some starvation and MARSHALL LAW !!! Same what you and i already seen with lock downs from a fake bug ,so big Pharma used as a liberty cudgel against FREEDOM LOVING PEOPLE !

[@godra051]

Police are neoliberalism terrorists

[@ray9520]

Man had a pregnant lady and needed to get somewhere. Protestors stopping them from getting to doctors

[@christosnikitakis6675]

If that was my wife and my unborn baby, I'd make sure my 5000 lb vehicle would slowly but surely move them out of the way. Mark me.

[@lancepage1914]

Any normal person who values their loved ones in this situation would gladly use violence against these climate activist, I know I would and I would gladly suffer the consequences afterwards. Imagine doing that to an off duty cop, they would snap you no questions asked.

[@robsurname4054]

Doctors are on strike right now, do you encourage violence upon them too ?

[@ray9520]

@@robsurname4054 lol 😂

[@billywilds1779]

When the police don't step in. Then they need to let the people who are taking care of these cry babies, keep doing it.

[@biscaynediver]

_"The violence he then commits is unacceptable and most people would agree with that."_ Uh, no Piers, most people would say it is absolutely warranted. They were given every opportunity to clear the lanes of traffic. They were given every opportunity to avoid violence. They chose the violence. They deserve what they got. Good on him.

[@gardenjoy5223]

Agree with you. Piers was just speaking 'politically correct' there. I hate that nonsense.

[@nigebkk]

This woman proved the very point that was made at the start of the piece. Losing her rag and raising her voice whilst talking over the others in the conversation. Protest all you want but don't make it personal. I can see one of these orange clad people getting seriously hurt . Chicken Little comes to mind every time I see them on the TV.

[@dr9465]

She does surprisingly though make a good point that people's right to protest are under threat. It all looks staged to me, the jso group and the paid for media. You will need to protest and stand up for your freedom soon, believe me.

[@ogcowboy5743]

The Sky is Falling!

[@only1thatmakessense]

If she didnt speak over them they would speak over her , thats how it works

[@ruudvanderzanden8013]

​@@only1thatmakessensefalse, these "protesters" think they are better than others...

[@jawashasalan56]

​@@only1thatmakessense bullshit, both were giving each other time to speak in a calm matter and all she had to do was just to find a time to cut in. At which time they would have given her space and room to do so, as it evidently happened between them before she interrupted. Just be reasonable and patient. You can of course also be a bit demanding at times but she was just chaotically puking her emotions out. The conversation was going in order before her childish demeanor disrupted it.

[@davelordy]

_"The violence he commits is unacceptable"_ His wife is pregnant, these protesters have (apparently) led to them being involved in a car crash, for all this guy knows the impact of the crash means his wife will be in A&E later that evening miscarrying their child . . . so sure, you might think his actions are unacceptable, but for all he knows these idiots may well have killed his child, an outburst of violence seems perfectly normal given the circumstances, I would've done the same.

[@elizabethanthony3916]

Understandable, but still unacceptable in a civilised society. It should be treated like a crime of passion and a judge should treat it as such and have compassion and leniency, but the law applies to everyone and in every circumstance. We are encountering just this kind inequality in how justice is dispensed, currently because certain minorities are given softer punishments because of " trauma", "oppression" and "mental health issues" which just seems to encourage this entitled behaviour. In Britain, the law is supposed to apply to all " Without fear or favour" and despite his situation, it's still illegal to assault someone. I hope he gets a compassionate judge and that those infantile " protesters" get prison time. But blurring the strict guidelines of a civilised society on behalf of feelings, no matter how righteous, is not the way, we see evidence of that coming hellscape, because these people use feelings to justify criminal acts. No one should above the law.

[@dark3031]

A perfect situation for the quote "When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty".

[@KanXibChaac]

@@elizabethanthony3916 What about people being detained during the pandemic for being out in the streets? What privilege do these people have to ruin someone's day? So let's say that this lady is in labor and she loses her child because of these idiots? Are you still going to use those same statements? "unacceptable in a civilised society?" If they were "civilised" wouldn't they be protesting in a "civilised" way and not interfering with the other people's right to free transit? You might not understand because it does not apply to you, but if you were that husband or partner, perhaps you would be enraged too and you would do whatever it'd take to take those fools out of the streets

[@af4396]

@@elizabethanthony3916 There shouldn't be anything wrong with assaulting someone for disrupting society and causing danger to people. People should have to fear consequences from any citizen for breaking the social contract. When you're in an environment like that, people tend to behave.

[@elizabethanthony3916]

@@af4396 Yes, there should be consequences, and they should be dispensed by those who represent the law, police officers, lawyers and judges, not other civilians, otherwise your just back in the Wild West. If the justice system and the police aren't t doing their job properly then that should be addressed. Taking the law into your own hands will not solve anything.

[@davidmcdowell3533]

How ironic that "Grace" doesn't actually have any.

[@videosfromelsewhere926]

Freedom of Speech includes the right to peacefully ignore the speech of others. In the US, any person has the right to preach hellfire on a public sidewalk, but passersby must be able to freely and peacefully leave and ignore them. If that sidewalk preacher was physically detaining passersby to compel them to listen, he invalidates his own right to speak by impinging on the rights of others. The US Supreme Court has heard hundreds of cases and has sought to balance these rights. Freedom of speech is not unabridged by other rights.

[@peterwilliamson8963]

Sorry Piers, the State is NOT 'tolerating' them - it is actively aiding and abetting them. That this is so is an indictment of the so-called 'conservative' government

[@megapintofwine1068]

why isnt the police arresting them for standing on bloody road then ?

[@TheMufcmark]

Labour would be just as bad, if not worse.

[@MarkJones-ji8fd]

​@@megapintofwine1068because when/if someone dies they can ban all protests. Problem, reaction, solution

[@paulcroxton6047]

Idiots being played like chess pieces, and so brainwashed they fail to see it

[@alexdewar6584]

It's almost as if there is a plan.

[@aldridkg]

You can protest and that’s not the issue. The issue is that you cannot protest in a manner that stops society from functioning. That’s the point!

[@iamshredder3587]

Yeah we know why the marxist leftists in our midst are allowing and encouraging it though. How ridiculous weve allowed it to get like this without even a fight?

[@NightStalkerDNS]

I am on the fence of that. Because protests are meant to disrupt things else government can and will just ignore it. But then at the same time it needs to be a real issue and not this BS and needs more widespread support

[@cryptobuddy2382]

That's the point to stop society cogs in motion and have them focus on values that matter the earth the planet u live on matters if it has enough of us one day earth will get rid of us we caused enough dmg that it's aware just like the damn dinosaurs except there was a lot of heavy dinos so much that asteroids would come hit earth more often

[@martijnkoning3354]

​@NightStalkerDNS to add, disruption should take place in the area of conflict, not pain people that are not the issue. Go protest at Shell, BP whatever locations they have. Go protest in front of parlement to bring attention to the problem closer to politics. Shit like this can literally kill people if they need to go to the hospital and get stuck. It can stop someone from having a final moment with a dying dear one while not having any positive influence to a greener future. Ridiculous

[@guntertorfs6486]

She knows perfectly well what the point is , everybody with half a brain knows , but chooses to be the annoying , inaccurate little S she is. Morgan is way to lenient with her , so she can articulate her ridiculous comments.

[@stevewiles7132]

soak them in oil.

[@christosnikitakis6675]

Hot, I'm presuming....

[@duke68318]

@@christosnikitakis6675I’ve got the flare gun ready. 🔥

[@johncorlett3699]

or the contents of a caravan dunny cartridge

[@robsurname4054]

that is similar to saying .. slash their tyres because they kill thousands including children every year

[@montegeorge230]

The blonde lady rattles on like a budgie-bird, and has the brain of one. "Millions of people" are not "going to die" if we don't stop oil. But billions of people will die if we destroy our access to energy and food. Defeating these hysterical maniacs is an existential necessity for the rest of us.

[@jcgoogle1808]

Exactly,.. "Free speech" is not BLOCKING TRAFFIC, DAMAGING PROPERTY, BURNING INNER CITIES and OTHERWISE DISRUPTING SOCIETY FOR A RELIGIOUS BELIEF YOUDUMBBITCH. There is absolutely nothing a 0.01% change in atmospheric CO2 could do that the 5% to 100% atmospheric water vapor (the most abundant and powerful greenhouse gas in the atmosphere) wouldn't have already done.

[@BrotherPercival]

Sue the organization itself into oblivion. A class action lawsuit filed by every person that had been affected/impacted by these protesters should curb the disruption on the motorways.

[@alvnphmn]

Lady is trying her best to misdirect and change the narrative without realizing everyone can see through her bs.

[@Station9.75]

They said quite clearly that no one’s against protesting. She clearly wasn’t listening.

[@RobynNicholson-Reid-bz4hw]

These “ladies” think they have to speak really quickly, loudly and aggressively to get their point across but they just don’t have the ability to calmy hold their opinions like for instance Douglas Murray who I have never seen raise his voice or aggressively shout down another guest or the show presenter. Pity.

[@enbonj5842]

​@@RobynNicholson-Reid-bz4hwpiers is even worse tho

[@petera4985]

@@RobynNicholson-Reid-bz4hw hes passive agressive and yes it works for him

[@theculturedthug6609]

​@@Station9.75they do not have to protest in the middle of the road do they.

[@bigheadrhino]

The problem is not that they are protesting, it’s that they are physically trapping people. Sure, they aren’t toally trapped because they can abandon their vehicle but Imagine if someone trapped you on the sidewalk and the only way to get away was to leave your shoes and phone behind. This is a form of false imprisonment.

[@edwardcullen1739]

Excellent framing!

[@UncleBoratagain]

Well you don't really want to spend too much time in the open in London, it's like being in a tin of overly violent sardines haha!

[@tommccormick9290]

Corporal punishment in these circumstances shouldn't just be legal, it should be rewarded.

[@davidswanson5669]

Not a bad thought. However, the Canadian trucker protest may also be considered blocking people, or essentially protesting in similar ways that the right has now condemned. How do we draw a principled line? I don’t want to give people like Trudeau the moral justification to punish protestors just because they block roads and cause inconvenience to fellow citizens. Perhaps these oil protestors should be allowed to do wha they want? I promise, even if life sucks for a while, for some people who get trapped on the road, these antics will backfire, and such tactics will become unattractive once more angry citizens decide to commit violence against them. Those citizens ought to see proper punishment for such violent actions, and we should not gloat about it.

[@olivertaylor4779]

These protesters don't care about other people only their cause, the government recently brought in rules that said as long as they keep moving it's ok to protest, at least this stops them gluing themselves to the road. I'm ok with them at the side of the road but they know that would not have the same impact, they know we would just ignore them lol.

[@user-yj7sn2xs8w]

Preventing someone from going about their lawful business is a crime which is not over-ridden by someone's right to free speech.

[@slamboy66]

That punch should have been from the fools parents years ago. 🤘😝🤘

[@csiegert83]

His reaction was 100% acceptable!

[@robsurname4054]

Is violence upon motorists going to be acceptable. They kill thousands every year, they are slowly killing millions on the planet.

[@madganser]

There is another video out there, where a woman grabbed a female Just Stop Oil protestor, and pulled her off the street by her hair. And she didn't do it once, but multiple times. I don't think I've cheered watching a KZbin video before that one.

[@robsurname4054]

@@madganser Motorists are killing people and realise now that they must stop. They are getting frustrated because they cannot have their way. Having seen this violence I will join JSO and advise them to start using cars to slow traffic so that they can keep themselves safe whilst trying to stop motorists from killing us all

[@bill944]

Don't get me wrong, people have a right to peacefully protest but not when it infringes on another person's rights. When people get a physical reminder, black eye, swollen lip etc., they'll think twice before they go back for a second dose.

[@about-time3887]

​@@madganserLOL I saw that one it was hilarious! 🤣

[@leejones5810]

They are not just standing around telling people their opinions, they are blocking traffic, impeding people's ability to go about their business

[@joelwillems4081]

They are 100% breaking the law. And there is no valid reason at all why this small fringe group is being treated with kid gloves and aren't all arrested or at least ticketed. When society sees one person or group getting away with crimes, they are going to wonder why they can't get away with breaking the law too. It's supposed to be the main reason why we have governments and police.

[@MrClobbertime]

@@joelwillems4081 The more they're allowed to get away with the more they will try to get away with.

[@chilled91]

@@joelwillems4081 fully on board with you here but what law is it they are breaking? is it the Public order Act 2023? I think some have been given fines but I'm not sure if it's for blocking traffic

[@spm36]

​@@chilled91wilful obstruction of the highway

[@christinalaw6367]

Too right, stopping emergency vehicles, threatening life but don't react, let them do what they like, when they like to whom they like.

[@drsch]

Violence, vandalism and assault are not protest, they're crimes.

[@CharmsRice]

The right to protest is fine - the right to stop other peoples lives is NOT.

[@Wagnar6000]

funny how just before that lady got all worked up, Piers was saying how people like her get way to emotional on this topic and she proved the point within seconds

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Well yeah, she’s a woman. What did you expect?

[@chrispekel5709]

@@lawrencetalbot8346 Nothing wrong with being passionate - it always annoys me when people want to bring others down like this. The issue was she's too damn dumb to see the difference between protesting off the street and protesting on it.

[@SeanTheEvans]

@@chrispekel5709 yes, she hides her ignorance behind her "passion". This is why passion isn't useful if you have no strong fundamentals. I can PASSIONATELY play any sport, but if I don't have a base of skills and knowledge, I will absolutely suck at whatever I'm attempting to do. So yeah, the problem is using passion as your sole resource, ignoring things like logic and rule of law.

[@movingforward1981]

The country is falling apart, teachers / train drivers / nhs are all going on strike, oil protestors blocking the roads, immigration at its highest. And guess what it effects all the everyday individuals just trying to mind their own business, earn a living and just generally survive.

[@LadyOcelot]

I could easily see Grace losing it on one of those protesters if she was taking a family member to the hospital and they were preventing her from getting there

[@jeffsimon9594]

God can you imagine that Head Prefect voice shrieking in your ear.. I'd be moving out of the road for sure..

[@vernonhoover3060]

If someone pushes someone else to the point of violence, why is it unacceptable?

[@mlechfeld4132]

If you tear long enough at the seams of a modern legal society, don't be surprised if you loose it and its protective environment.

[@johnrew5713]

"All I want to do is highlight the fact"...... No that isn't all they wanted to do . They also wanted to block traffic and annoy people. She acts as if blocking the traffic is an unintended side effect when that is what they were specifically there to do.

[@richardfox6595]

They are not highlighting any facts. Stop pretending there is anything valid behind the climate cult.

[@robsurname4054]

motorists are killing millions of people.. the slow sure poisoning of this planet .. when you can't breathe, blame a motorist

[@susanbetts761]

Douglas Murray is so brilliant...so rational and clear headed. Good on him!

[@robsurname4054]

A message for those of you who wish to tolerate violence towards these peaceful people. Are you also in favour of starting violence upon people who are polluting the planet and slowly poisoning us ? Are you in favour of violence upon those who buy cars because they intend to risk accidents upon us and to pollute our planet ? Are you also in favour of starting violence upon those who drink alcohol and go out driving their cars ? are you in favour of starting violence upon those who speed and are reckless ? Are you in favour of starting violence on doctors who are striking right now instead of saving lives ? No you are not, you are just a little coward who wants to start violence on a group of people who have committed to peaceful non-violent protest.

[@Kayze4]

If Mike Tyson became a just stop oil protester and walked slowly in front of your car will you drag him off the road...course you wont because you will get your arse handed to you, so u only do it because you can physically intimidate the protesters not because you are angry. If it was justifiable anger you would alao drag Mike Tyson off the road too wouldnt you?

[@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517]

1:10 ... he's wrong there though. See Canadian truckers.

[@jasonvoorhies6431]

Whose the loud mouthed nose that came out of nowhere? 😂

[@enterpassword3313]

​@@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517that doesnt make him wrong, there is an important difference in the political context

[@fredwaller3234]

The motorist deserves a medal

[@gardenjoy5223]

Just wrote the same thing somewhere else. A sane man amidst degenerates.

[@geoffnichols3831]

You have a right to protest peacefully, not a right to stop people going about their everyday lives.

[@frankcompagnone8550]

That man had to bring his child to a doctor's appointment.. how dare piers defend the extreme danger these people are putting innocent peoples lives in danger...

[@allytrudie864]

Piers has a boss. I suspect Piers says much worse things off air and he does personally condone this specific punch. But his boss won’t let him say that because in his position in a court of law it could be painted as starting shit.

[@hiddenwoodsben]

@@allytrudie864 i second that. just watch how he gleefully tears into these folks whenever he get's the chance, but physical violence just is a non-starter (and we (still) should be thankful for that (even though i personally think these people could really profit from a good whooping))

[@zMolly]

piers is left extremist and woke capitan what do you expect

[@Endor2001]

​@@allytrudie864he should then quit snd start his own program. As far as im concerned, piers is part of the problem by defensing these liberals.

[@ianraymondback]

He didn't

[@sketchartist1964]

Those are nothing more than adult tantrums. Children do it by irrational crying and screaming and adults do it by irrational narcissisms and protests.

[@meredithisme3752]

Actually it's terrorists

[@Leanzazzy]

I've always found protests very childish and immature. It's really like adults throwing tantrums.

[@sketchartist1964]

@@Leanzazzy I'm pretty sure they were spoiled by somebody in their childhood.

[@joelwillems4081]

There are No Men in these protests. Oh, there might be some males but real Men sort out and fix problems. You don't like Oil being used? Then figure out a way to use less of it or an alternative to oil. Protesting or demanding others use less isn't useful.

[@geraldaird9390]

Exactly how do thugs do it? Seems it is by lashing out at legal protesters.

[@HamilcarBarca-jm3ey]

Douglas Murray is a voice of reason. The young lady is out of her mind.

[@lindaselander9602]

These guys are great, keep speaking the truth!

[@bmacaulay18]

Violence is not always the answer. But sometimes it is. 😂😅😂😅😂

[@carmiethompson2676]

Well violence it's never an answer but it's a logical reaction & understandable for the frustration that motorists have towards these entitled know-it-all crybabies. I agree w/ many of the comments that it's the Police not doing their jobs that's the problem. What do you think about this: The Police arrest the protesters & they serve their jail time & are accessed a fine. Once they've served their time, they're released from jail only to be sent to a mental ward for a psychological assessment regarding their 'Suicidal Tendencies'. So they become wards of the State & have to pay a percentage of their stay. That gives the State a reason to retain these people...for their own 'safety'. I think it's justifiable & legal. You?

[@bmacaulay18]

@@carmiethompson2676 it would be fine with me if someone with a snowplow on the front of their truck removed them at rapid speed from the motorway. I was taught at a young age not to play in the streets. 🤣😂🤣🤣

[@DM-ki1bs]

Not using someone's pronouns is considered an act of violence to these zealots. Locking people up not being able to see their loved ones before they died was seen as compassionate and a necessary act to save no one from an inferior virus that had no more affect on the nation than the common cold.

[@bigsam5171]

Violence is often the answer, take a look through history. Every major change has been achieved through violence

[@marteumar8429]

@@carmiethompson2676No. sometimes violence is the answer, that is true for humans and it’s true for all the other animals in the animal kingdom. No amount of leftist utopia will ever trump nature, and violence is nature.

[@juliesteimle3867]

Personally, I think the right to protest ends when they are hindering the lives of others. Get off the street. Protest on the damn sidewalk. People can still see the message. But they also have the right to reject that message.

[@amarissimus29]

Give them a break. Their message is too stupid to pay attention to unless it's physically smashed into your face. Arrested development precludes the employment of persuasion; tantrums are the height of rhetoric in the anti-enlightenment.

[@jlr1569]

@juliesteimle3867 -- They don't go on the 'sidewalk' BC like spoiled immature children, they don't want to bring a discussion about their message, they want to FORCE people to accept / adopt the message IMMEDIATELY and will continue until it happens.

[@thomasvincennie3910]

You are correct....but these moron think that they have the right to force their opinions on everyone because they believe they are right and everyone else is wrong and they are going to force everyone to listen to their stupidity.

[@shelleyalma3685]

A protest is designed to cause disruption for goodness sake. That's how it sends a message but there is actually never ever justification for violence, and shame on anyone for suggesting otherwise

[@MyAteSpiders]

As a father I stand with any mans actions that protect their family. These cretons need to be put in a soft cell under heavy medication.

[@Indian21ubet]

they have every right to protest,they DONT have a right to FORCE me to be part of it by stopping my life......

[@jakobgiancola6549]

Committing crimes should stop being called protests. I could watch them get punched all day.

[@kenjohnson8785]

Hell yes

[@6point5by55]

It can be a new national sport.

[@frankregg9048]

Video games

[@phillyphan1225]

I come to the clips to watch them get punched. They make me want to burn more oil.

[@jcgoogle1808]

"Free speech" is not BLOCKING TRAFFIC, DAMAGING PROPERTY, BURNING INNER CITIES and OTHERWISE DISRUPTING SOCIETY FOR A RELIGIOUS BELIEF YOUDUMBBITCH. There is absolutely nothing the a 0.01% change in atmospheric CO2 could do that the 5% to 100% atmospheric water vapor (the most abundant and powerful greenhouse gas in the atmosphere) wouldn't have already done.

[@chrisferguson1911]

No, Piers, that violence was perfectly acceptable.🇬🇧👍🇺🇸

[@MoistYoghurt]

Piers opinion on anything is always invalid

[@Macsavage1975]

Justifiable twat smack

[@davet2825]

He has got to say that and not condone it otherwise he would be in the Sht. He agrees you can tell.

[@jcgoogle1808]

Exactly,.. "Free speech" is not BLOCKING TRAFFIC, DAMAGING PROPERTY, BURNING INNER CITIES and OTHERWISE DISRUPTING SOCIETY FOR A RELIGIOUS BELIEF YOUDUMBBITCH. There is absolutely nothing the a 0.01% change in atmospheric CO2 could do that the 5% to 100% atmospheric water vapor (the most abundant and powerful greenhouse gas in the atmosphere) wouldn't have already done.

[@trace7936]

I think you should expect it. Try that in the wrong place, hwwwickt!

[@pbear7814]

Hundreds of millions will die if we don’t change? Oh my gosh, she is such a liar!!!

[@jbalzey]

Well Pierce, it is illegal to impede commerce, blocking highways, borders, bridges and storefronts. Did you know that Pierce... Did you? If the police are not going to do the job, it falls on everyday people to defend themselves and their businesses..,. PERIOD!

[@bitchwongfoo5084]

100% acceptable

[@robsurname4054]

Really ? You seem to suggest that violence upon motorists for the thousands of deaths they cause by accidents and millions of deaths caused by pollution is acceptable ?

[@bitchwongfoo5084]

@@robsurname4054 go play in traffic

[@shanedebarra4986]

If the police will not enforce the social contract that we all tacitly agree to then why shouldn't people take things into their own hands ...

[@7manifest1]

That is probably exactly what the powers-that-be are hoping for.

[@AdeboFunkyVoodoo]

Because it's a crime.

[@captainmcfilthy8569]

Because when they do stop it you blue haired weirdo’s cry for months on end 😂😂😂😂😂

[@frankwren8215]

Social contract is a far-left ideal. There is no social contract. People have a right to move freely.

[@luckyone7878]

There is no social contract ...

[@CheyenneMarket]

That man had every right to punch the terrorist who endangered a pregnant woman. Every country needs a people who can handle situations like this without government interference, because a population dependent on the government is under that government’s thumb.

[@rogervargas1386]

God bless that motorist!

[@davidmatthews3093]

Let’s hope he has a sterner judge than god, one who locks him up for a while. I love the fact that you promote your religion and violence. That says so much about you and your religion, none I& it good.

[@jonsmith1162]

​@@davidmatthews3093 Cry harder 😂😂 if he ends up in Court, watch the Go Fund me reache record levels to defend him.

[@rogervargas1386]

@@davidmatthews3093 How would you feel about losing your children's medical appointment, university's thesis defense. Mind being under an asthma crisis...!?

[@blargblarg5657]

​@@rogervargas1386 you do realize you're trying to reason with a troll, right? It can't be done.

[@scorpnz4433]

They can protest on the sidewalk, there's no need to block a road & enrage drivers. I have no sympathy for these clowns if they're punched. Cops also should be doing their dam job

[@only1thatmakessense]

Harsh

[@stephenw2992]

Dont forget to vote for more fossil fuels at the next election as revenge

[@shaunmichael2477]

You have to question why are they doing this to the public when we have no power to make any changes why aren't they doing this outside if Westminster where they have the power to make changes

[@Aysaph]

@@shaunmichael2477the UK isn’t even in the top 10 polluters I guess walking in the road is building new wind farms more solar panels and planting new trees right?

[@shaunmichael2477]

@@Aysaph yet we just paid China 250mil toward climate change its all a money grabbing con and exactly and holding the traffic up having ques of cars stuck in idle is helping reduce emissions

[@garydouglas9413]

If a woman in labor was having a breech baby, and she and the baby perished because they didn't get to a hospital, will the "protesters" be charged with murder? They should be.

[@ginettechiverton7113]

Police seem more interested in stopping drivers from assaulting protesters, than stopping protester from obstructing traffic !! Makes No Sense At All !!

[@trishlangford5773]

Don't blame the motorists in the least. This is what these idiots need. The public standing up for themselves. And no Piers most of us don't agree with you on this. I'm right with the man who punched the daylights out of the protester for endangering his pregnant partner. Threatening two lives. Enough is enough.

[@vic5594]

I'm surprised that a few more of these morons haven't had their lights punched out

[@soulscanner66]

You need to stop justifying violence. The right is getting very violent.

[@smelltheglove2038]

Punched? Wasn’t it a kick in the head.

[@gowokeyoubecomebroke.4747]

Kick, punch, slap, take it like a man. Or don't be a dick.

[@cindy-mq6pl]

The police and government are spurring these disruptive incidents on by doing absolutely nothing! The JSO idiots are endangering the lives and livelihoods of people by sitting in the middle of the road. Of course the drivers are going to take matters into their own hands and someone WILL get killed because law enforcement did nothing! I just hope it’s not a driver or passenger who pays the ultimate price for this stupidity.

[@tantona9315]

'The violence he commits is unacceptable' - most would disagree Piers.

[@eddarby469]

If the police refuse to show up, are they not saying, y'all sort it out yourselves?

[@agonsfitness7308]

Bahaha literally my thought when he said that. I thought it was entirely understandable.

[@hanswurscht6625]

Not only do I think the violence is acceptable, I actually commend it. Sometimes people need some sense slapped into them.

[@mankybrains]

Pierce is a grifter and a cuck. He has no backbone. Never liked him. He siad that so he could sound good to the wahmen and the wokies.

[@dannyspelman1468]

The second she started speaking, she proved Douglas' point.

[@bernadettezelenski3491]

They need to take their beef out with the appropriate companies not the working class citizens.

[@malingehring165]

If I am driving down a public street, and I am stopped by a gang of angry people and not allowed to pass, then I will handle it like a potential carjacking or robbery. I will defend myself, and if necessary drive through the criminals.

[@NickMeisher]

Be prepared for 30 years in prison with booty bandits and gangs. We need to organize too, but then they will call us neo-ulta-something.

[@stuartfury3390]

and then you will go to jail because you've allowed yourselves to be ruled by lunatics

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

Amen brother

[@benjaminblain4987]

Sure you will 🙄

[@rechitsapivo]

Exactly you were in fear for your life, so you have to get out of that situation really fast. One way you can do it is to plow through these people and then go directly to the hospital and tell them you were having chest pains and had to get to the hospital fast and they were blocking you.

[@Beenbarian]

"someone who is getting their wife to the hospital because she's dying and they get stopped by Just Stop Oil protests" and she just starts sighing, eye-rolling and just completely ignoring the major point as if it has no merit or won't happen, or even worse, she thinks that getting that person's wife to the hospital is "irrelevant" because the planet is gonna die in 100s of years. Some serious mental health issues are present in these people

[@robsurname4054]

Some kid who is dying of lung problems brought on my motorists ... are you suggesting that violence upon motorists is acceptable for all the harm and deaths that they cause ?

[@Beenbarian]

Typical woke person putting words in other people's mouths. I never said that the violence was warrented. I was stating her lack of concern for that type of situation is callus. Regarding your point of "some kid". If 1 kid is sick then this is not due to motorists, there will be other underlying causes for that to happen. If the motorists were alone capable of causing it then every kid and adult would be dying of lung problems. Please think before you speak.

[@robsurname4054]

You are blocking out a whole mass of truth.. Motorists are RIGHT NOW killing thousands of innocent people and children by way of accidents. They are also causing illness and discomfort to all of us because they pollute the air. They are killing millions by way of pollution and melting of the ice caps. These large numbers of deaths, illness and discomfort are of more concern that one single persons lie about his pregnant wife being in danger. It was a lie wasn't it ? Otherwise why didn the guy ask nicely and invite the protesters to his car to see his wife ? I'm sure they would have let him through. There is no excuse for violence.

[@janicesullivan8942]

Grace doesn’t care about anyone else’s rights, UNTIL it happens to her.

[@janicesullivan8942]

@@robsurname4054 Nonsense! Prove it!

[@MatthewSmith-wv5fi]

Say it: the right to protest is a right to free speech and association, not a right to break the fucking law.

[@susandesaulniers824]

In America you have the right to Peaceably protest. This means not blocking, harrasing, touching , or screaming in peoples faces. Otherwise off to jail you go for inviting a riot which is illegal and punishable by law.

[@approximately27goats]

Oh my god it is insufferable when people like her just interject and talk over others. She literally started more comments during OTHER peoples' turns to speak than talking on her own turn.

[@BonBonToro]

*_mY oPiNIoN iS mOrE IMpOrTaNT THaN yOUrS sO LeT mE TAlK OVeR yOUrS_* like bitch, grow tf up She's so disillusioned by her own thoughts that she is completely missing the point and for this I honest to god hope she has like the biggest delay in her routine from something like this so she can get a taste of what she thinks it's right or wrong She can only be this bratty about it probably because _she_ hasn't had to deal with this issue in her daily routine yet but man is she just annoying af

[@glennbeadshaw727]

And her voice ratchets down the back of my spine

[@joeytomato]

She should go stand in the road... Maybe the right person will come along, and make her lip swell up.

[@mjcamp01]

She couldn't get a word in, they didn't give her chance

[@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968]

This is all they have.