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Trans activists smoke bomb protest the metro

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Bonions · 19/10/2018 17:35

Jim Waterson
@jimwaterson
Trans activists have set off smoke bombs outside the entrance to Northcliffe House, HQ of the Daily Mail/Metro/Independent. Unclear if they're protesting against the Mail - or the Metro taking the advert last week - but staff leaving by side entrance.

Consensus seems to be they're protesting against The Metro, which took an anti-trans ad last week. Unfortunately Metro print edition staff don't work Fridays. (The entirely separate Metro website has also had some trouble over the sister paper taking the ad, apparently.)

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ohello · 19/10/2018 20:43

This is narcissistic rage and it will get worse before it gets better. Be safe out there!

flyingmonkeysdenied.com/2015/11/12/why-the-narcissistic-cycle-of-abuse-inevitably-comes-full-circle/

The idea of these people dumped into women's prisons just chills me to my bones.

BlackeyedGruesome · 19/10/2018 20:42

don't forget the bomb threat and police finding some sort of explosive?

OvaHere · 19/10/2018 20:41

It's surprising what people are allergic to. My friend once ended up in hospital because a party popper went off too close to her. Her face and airways swelled massively.

IfNotNowThenWooOoOoo · 19/10/2018 20:41

For Hamster Cake

IfNotNowThenWooOoOoo · 19/10/2018 20:41

I hope the anti terror squad throw the fucking book at them. They are REALLY not going to be impressed.

cleanhousewastedlife · 19/10/2018 20:40

Hamster00 this is one of the things about all this that upsets me so much. I really hope that your right to live peacefully, freely and without prejudice is not being hindered by the actions of others who claim to speak 'for you'. Thank you for standing with women and girls, as we stand with you.

IfNotNowThenWooOoOoo · 19/10/2018 20:39

Sooo..women hand out earnest leaflets explaining why they are quite worried about their safety , and put up posters with a dictionary definition of Woman= hate crimes and incitement to violence.

TRA s punch pensioners, tell women to suck their lady dick, dox children, prevent democratic meetings using threat, trap people in buildings and block their way wearing masks =women's opinions made us do it.

Yep, this is definitely "both sides" behaving badly isn't it BBC?

HelenaDove · 19/10/2018 20:38

DH has COPD That kind of smoke would have huge health consequences for him.

ShineyNewName5032 · 19/10/2018 20:36

Tweeted by the Independent: twitter.com/Independent/status/1053337555628777472

FekkoTheLawyer · 19/10/2018 20:36

Didn't anyone call the police? I'm sorry but calling the police because 3 ladies were hanging out leaflets (and getting the police our and their horse) pales I to I significance where there are literally a handful of dudes yelling and letting off smoke bombs. Smoke bombs in fucking central London? What we're their little brains thinking?

Turph · 19/10/2018 20:35

if people thought it was a fire or serious terrorist incident
Exactly. It's an old building, I bet the stairwells aren't great, evacuations are dangerous even when managed. Absolutely disgusting behaviour by the protestors.

AspieAndProud · 19/10/2018 20:33

And I dread the thought of how this would effect people like myself with anxiety and sensory issues.

Prawnofthepatriarchy · 19/10/2018 20:32

I've been in hospital twice in the last year with breathing difficulties, once for a week. Bloody glad I wasn't there. I'd need an ambulance.

HelenaDove · 19/10/2018 20:31

India Willoughby knows fine fucking well it was the TRAs who did it given that the plans for it are there for all to see. She sounds downright emotionally abusive and gaslighty.

@Hamster00 Thanks

MustBeDreaming · 19/10/2018 20:31

The smoke on its own could have caused injuries or deaths if people thought it was a fire or serious terrorist incident and had stampeded for fire exits. Even without physical injuries a lot of people could have been left traumatised.

AspieAndProud · 19/10/2018 20:29

I can’t imagine anything more terrifying than being stuck on a smoke filled staircase.

From a distance the smoke is obviously blue but when you are inside it it is dark and your eyes are streaming and it smells of any other burning material.

I can’t help thinking of the Kings Cross fire.

DereksSexyPyjamas · 19/10/2018 20:25

If the building smells of smoke, wouldn’t that constitute damage to property?

SaskiaRembrandtWasFramed · 19/10/2018 20:25

So if football fans use flares and smoke bombs, they are labelled as yobs and taken to court. But if you're brave and stunning and very middle class is all fine?

AspieAndProud · 19/10/2018 20:24

Allegedly?

Maybe they’re hoping there’s some wiggle room over whether they were ‘thrown’ or just ‘dropped’.

Turph · 19/10/2018 20:23

AspieAndProud thanks for that. Puts it in perspective. If nothing else, it's negligent behaviour, the entire smoke alarm system for the building could have gone off, or been damaged, people could have been burnt, asthmatics could have died, people trying to get out could have missed their evening appointments with clients or bathtime or a flight or a date or anything really.
It's just bullying. You dared disagree with us (once or twice, not even regularly) so we're going to cause havoc and put you at risk. Disgusting behaviour.

AspieAndProud · 19/10/2018 20:22

These are the same people who condemn free speech on the grounds ‘Nobody has the right to shout Fire! in the theatre.’

It’s okay to cause panic and alarm - and a genuine risk of fire (there’s no smoke without it) - by setting off smoke bombs in a confined space though...

deepwatersolo · 19/10/2018 20:18

Allegedly?

AspieAndProud · 19/10/2018 20:16

A doorway is a confined space.

If anyone disagrees see what happens if your boss catches you smoking there.

Prawnofthepatriarchy · 19/10/2018 20:13

The courts take these offences very seriously. Thanks for that information, AspieAndProud. It's good to know.