AIBU to want to express support for women who were assaulted at a political conference?

Just to be clear. You’re comparing an incident where a young man hits an older man at point blank range with an egg (and goes on to punch him) and the older man throws a punch with an incident where a woman shouts something and is beaten by several people? You think these two things are the same?

From what you describe, it's assault. What now?

I would have no part in any political party where the leadership conducted themselves in that manner

Out of interest, did you vote for Labour in 2001 after the 'Prescott Punch'?

I am anti reform you are correct. But notwithstanding that I would be reacting the same way had this occurred at any party conference and I would have no part in any political party where the leadership conducted themselves in that manner.

Milkshake anyone?

As an aside, that reminds me - back in 2001 when Labour's then-Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, punched a protester in the face after he threw an egg. Prescott wasn't sacked or prosecuted and Labour won the election;

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/inside-john-prescotts-famous-punch-34155196

Blimey. So attacking women for exercising free speech is now acceptable? Not in the Britain I love. Just shows how immoral, ignorant and hypocritical Reform supporters are. Milkshake anyone?

Not sure about that Are you legally allowed to assault people trespassing on someone else's property? Like if you cross a field which doesn't have a right of way can a member of the public assault you?

I'd love to hear your explanation on that one. Does a little thing called fascism not figure?

Farage was vocal enough about Sir Keir's sunglasses, yet expects to be left alone over £5 million. Can you not see the sheer bloody hypocrisy in that?

This is ludicrous the whole bloody lot of them , all politicians are self serving . Where were the placards when Sir Keir took free clothes , glasses , concert tickets , sports tickets , accommodation etc or Angela Rayners highly dubious property and council tax affairs or what about Polanski gifting £1500 to his own party which isn’t allowed .
All of them have their hands in the trough , just because Farage was given millions supposedly for security ( and given the murder of AW and these conference. gatecrashers who could have had weapons you can see exactly why he’d be nervous ) the principle is the same and the left can’t portray a holier than though attitude when socialist politicians avail themselves of an awful lot .

Unless you're trying to protect the rights of the British people of course.
Try that and you are labelled a right wing thug

I think manhandling, pushing and dragging her away seem borderline to me ( and I am vehemently anti reform). Of course she had the right to protest but I'd say as she was in a private area and causing a disturbance, reform should be able to remove her by using reasonable force if necessary so some manhandling night have been OK if she refused to leave

However, they should have asked her to leave first and hitting her with a stick as an initial immediate response to something she said and then piling on her when she was on the ground absolutely falls outside of reasonable force in my opinion. It certainly looked like a common assault to me on the video, but I am not a lawyer, what do I know

Unless you're trying to protect the rights of the British people of course.
Try that and you are labelled a right wing thug

It’s so tedious . She didn’t even need to be there . No-one in that room would have had any interest in what she had to say . You and your ilk don’t like Reform , so what , plenty of others do so get over it . We live in a democracy, everyone can choose who they support and no amount of unwanted disruption will change that .

And democracies (last time I looked) enshrine the right to protect peacefully…

It was an elderly women doing it , she obviously felt threatened aswell . I cannot fathom that you refuse to accept that just because someone’s a woman doesn’t mean they are immune from making poor choices and judgement.

Well here’s the thing . Don’t disrupt and enrage people and the chances are you won’t get your hair pulled .

I agree. However, are people forgetting that one of their associates has just been murdered. If anyone thinks what this woman did was remotely clever, especially at this time, then perhaps it's time we all checked our standards. She shouldn't have been assaulted and she shouldn't have been there. It was downright fucking stupidity.

It was an elderly women doing it , she obviously felt threatened aswell . I cannot fathom that you refuse to accept that just because someone’s a woman doesn’t mean they are immune from making poor choices and judgement.

This is ludicrous the whole bloody lot of them , all politicians are self serving . Where were the placards when Sir Keir took free clothes , glasses , concert tickets , sports tickets , accommodation etc or Angela Rayners highly dubious property and council tax affairs or what about Polanski gifting £1500 to his own party which isn’t allowed .
All of them have their hands in the trough , just because Farage was given millions supposedly for security ( and given the murder of AW and these conference. gatecrashers who could have had weapons you can see exactly why he’d be nervous ) the principle is the same and the left can’t portray a holier than though attitude when socialist politicians avail themselves of an awful lot .

"we live in a democracy" from the person excusing violence towards a woman

You, with your own eyes, presumably having seen the video

Do you think the manhandling, pushing, face grabbing, hair pulling and hitting with a walking stick are not assault?

"Where's the 5 million?" is a legitimate question that Farage needs to be asked every single day in every interaction.

Indeed.

"we live in a democracy" from the person excusing violence towards a woman

It’s so tedious . She didn’t even need to be there . No-one in that room would have had any interest in what she had to say . You and your ilk don’t like Reform , so what , plenty of others do so get over it . We live in a democracy, everyone can choose who they support and no amount of unwanted disruption will change that .