They're losing my sympathy
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325818)
Rockingham, Australia
January 18, 2017 8:54pm CST
There is a new highway being put in just outside our capital city, Perth, in Western Australia. It is designed to divert big trucks off the freeways and generally improve traffic flow.
Because it is going through wetlands, there is a hostile response from environmentalists against the road. There have been a number of protests with people chaining themselves to bull-dozers, pushing over fences around the site, taunting the police, etc, etc.
While I have some sympathy for them, I'm getting a bit tired of the melodramatic live footage being put up on Facebook. I don't go on FB but it comes on Vince's computer which is at right angles to mine so I hear all the stuff going on.
The latest is that someone has put 40 metres of heavy wire found some trees in a low visibility area and now a police horse has been injured. The protest group have been quick to deny that any of their supporters would do such a thing as install a trip-wire. But someone has done it. What a despicable act.
Photo is of police horses in Melbourne, Victoria.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jan 17
Yeah, environmental protesters tend to go a bit overboard sometimes.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 Jan 17
I can understand your frustration. When protests get out of control they lose effectiveness.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
19 Jan 17
I believe in peaceful demonstrations, such as the one I will be attending this Saturday ... the Women's March on Washington. However, I don't believe it helps any cause if people, animals or property is hurt. It only hurts your cause.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Jan 17
@JudyEv - Thank you. I know that peaceful demonstrations can turn ugly, but I am going to one in a very upscale neighborhood, so I think it will be OK.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
19 Jan 17
I think the environmental protestors attimes go crazy
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
19 Jan 17
@JudyEv may be they simply don't think before they act
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan 17
@amitkokiladitya That could be true but in the meantime an innocent animal gets hurt.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
20 Jan 17
The poor horse. Yes I'm all for environmental protests, as I also believe in saving the environment.. but sometimes there's only so much you can do before you have to just give in. I think sending e-mails and writing letters to the government would be far more helpful than putting up wire that could injure a person or animal.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
20 Jan 17
@JudyEv I'm sure most of the protestors are animal lovers, hence the reason for their protests, so yes, this would upset many of them.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 17
They would lose a lot of support through these types of actions, even if they deny it.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Jan 17
yeah, hurting a poor innocent animal, bad!!!!
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Jan 17
@JudyEv and honestly, I am against property damage or anything that could harm a person/animal
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 17
@Jessicalynnt The protests are still going on. It's all quite nasty really.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Jan 17
Some people just don't consider the consequences of their actions @JudyEv .
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Jan 17
Many a time, environmentalists overdo their stuff. Those police officers look smart on horses just like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police :)
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Jan 17
@JudyEv I wonder which would be more expensive to maintain - horses or motorcycles?
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 17
@sunrisefan Probably horses but they are good for crowd control and for work in bush where a motorbike might be at a slight disadvantage. And maybe they think people will be loath to hurt horses so may not get so violent.
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@Clairelouiser (684)
• United Kingdom
19 Jan 17
Oh that's dreadful! Poor mate, I hope the horse is okay?
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan 17
The report said 'slightly injured' so hopefully it isn't anything too serious.
@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
21 Jan 17
Exactly! People on the side of good and right don't do things like setting trip wires.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 17
That's my opinion too. They won't win any supporters doing stuff like that.
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
19 Jan 17
It's a shame that in protesting to protect the environment they (if they did it) - injured a horse
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan 17
They are saying they didn't do it but someone had to. The wire didn't get there by itself.
