- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
That farmer has just invited insurance and dangerous driving claims against himself.
I don't agree with them but they were doing no harm, at the end of the day its some ones father, son or brother that could have been killed quite easily.
Go outside and stand in the road, see how many people think you're doing no harm, tractor driver was doing no harm going about his lawful work.
That is the first thing I thought of and probably the last thing the driver or protestor thought of.Couldn't have done the animals on the trailer much good either.
Abattoirs ring all deliveries informing them if they have protestors, so he will have had notice. Furthermore the tractor driver probably would have saved 3 seconds had the protestors not been there, yet he will spend the best part of 2 days attending court hearings. Where is the logic and purpose.
Whilst i agree with the sentiments (i just stop for their 2 minutes, no skin off my nose when there's a queue anyway), we don't get notified about protestors and the groups have stopped making it public on facebook. Admittedly we're not massive but this guy is clearly just a farmer too, otherwise he'd be in a truck surely?
Indeed, of course I'd rather they not be there but we have to deal with the situation as it is. I used to just creep through but now the girls sit on the floor in front of you, not much you can do about that.
Indeed, of course I'd rather they not be there but we have to deal with the situation as it is. I used to just creep through but now the girls sit on the floor in front of you, not much you can do about that.
That farmer has just invited insurance and dangerous driving claims against himself.
I don't agree with them but they were doing no harm, at the end of the day its some ones father, son or brother that could have been killed quite easily.
The driver has no idea of the intentions of the people in hi vis. None. Not a clue. But they appear hostile.
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What’s that tractor and trailer combo worth? Easily over £100,000. To my mind that’s pretty valuable plant.
The driver has no idea of the intentions of the people in hi vis. None. Not a clue. But they appear hostile.
So we have a driver in charge of plant worth a lot of money, and unknown persons of unknown intent and hostile appearance attempting to make the driver stop for reasons unknown. Are they going to “bear witness” by photographing the livestock, then allow the driver to proceed? Or are they going to drag him from his cab, beat him and steal the equipment?
Bear in mind some of the people that attend these demos have links to extremely violent terrorists who think nothing of arson attacks, letter bombs and desecrating graves.
The driver did nothing wrong in my mind. Some may think I’m being dramatic, but I recall a mob dragging two men from their car, beating them unconscious and shooting them dead after they were stopped by persons unknown. This happened on British soil as well.
YetI think you are being dramatic. I presume the instance in your last para was the sad demise of the two undercover soldiers observing an IRA funeral. That really sickened me to the pit of my stomach but I don't think we are talking anything like that here. Yes there have been arson and other attacks but not at these protests.