From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Jeff Shultz wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 06:51:55 +0100, Adam wrote:
>
>
>>Rich Gauszka wrote:
>>
>>>They knew what they were doing by not giving us the ammunition. One
>>>doesn't have to act on one's feeling just cause they're there. I still
>>>don't have any sympathy for violent protestors who get injured as a
>>>reslult of their actions
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Those dumping tea in the harbour will be hung....
>>
>
> Indeed - they might have been, had they been caught.
>
> How many people were hung/shipped to Australia for simple theft in the 100
> years after tha act... from Britain, of course.
>

That is entirely different from attacking demonstrators with lethal
weapons. We had the "Peterloo massacre" which again galvanized
lots of people.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1819peterloo.html




Adam

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