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Woman driving at protesters

312 replies

ivykaty44 · 17/10/2021 15:43

The woman driving at protestors this week in the news, in a range rover that it turns out, isn’t taxed, hasn’t got a valid MOT & therefore insurance

Should have it impounded as she’s driving it illegally to take her son to school AIBU to think you can’t driving round illegally and then shout at protestors blocking the road - regardless of the rights or wrongs of the protestors or how annoying she may find them

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CovidCorvid · 17/10/2021 17:51

Did she actually hit anyone or did she just drive at them? Because I’d say the latter is fair enough.

Bumblenums1234 · 17/10/2021 17:51

I'm general obviously I wouldn't do anything to harm them but if my child was stuck in an ambulance behind these utter selfish cunts, I honestly don't know what I would do. I think I would have to drag them out of the way, glue or not.

CovidCorvid · 17/10/2021 17:52

And I could be tempted by the former.

Bumblenums1234 · 17/10/2021 17:52

@CovidCorvid

Did she actually hit anyone or did she just drive at them? Because I’d say the latter is fair enough.
The problem is, in the video they are sat against the car, but they often run over and sit against cars anyway. That is no indication that she drove into them.
CovidCorvid · 17/10/2021 17:57

I think a bit of slow pushing is fine. Obviously the legality of that if caught on tape may be different. Driving into people at speed not so good.

EdgeOfTheSky · 17/10/2021 17:59

@ivykaty44 WHAT woman?

Please post link.

MrsSChylowen · 17/10/2021 18:01

@Bumblenums1234

I'm general obviously I wouldn't do anything to harm them but if my child was stuck in an ambulance behind these utter selfish cunts, I honestly don't know what I would do. I think I would have to drag them out of the way, glue or not.
Well said!
ABCeasyasdohrayme · 17/10/2021 18:04

@Dojacatpaws

You can't go around running people over because they annoy you
Shame.

Someone will do it one day and I won't feel an ounce of sympathy. They are playing with the lives of other people while being perfectly safe and protected by the police themselves.

They don't get to decide who and what to sacrifice for their cause. They can't decide others should suffer or die for what they believe in, especially as half of them don't live up to their own beliefs.

ivykaty44 · 17/10/2021 18:14

twitter.com/insulatelove?lang=en

found this video on twitter

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ivykaty44 · 17/10/2021 18:14

its the second video down, the female in the rangerover

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Dojacatpaws · 17/10/2021 18:16

Momwon but people who don't drive won't caught in those traffic jams

ivykaty44 · 17/10/2021 18:16

@EdgeOfTheSky post link

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takenforgrantednana · 17/10/2021 18:33

@billyt

'isn’t taxed, hasn’t got a valid MOT & therefore insurance'

No Mot does not mean no insurance....

unless its been driven on the road then it invalidates everything!

you can have a car on your drive with no mot but still be insured

Dreamstate · 17/10/2021 18:39

That poor women who has been left disabled, she may not have been that ill when they set off to go to hospital but wtaf her remaining years have now been ruined because of some selfish prices demanding homes are insulated. Well my home is mid terrace single brick wall how da fuck is the government meant to insulate my home unless they build cavity walls meaning I'd lose inches of spaces in every room.

God they are so stupid!

Dreamstate · 17/10/2021 18:40

Not to even mean that we are somewhere else 2% in carbon emissions compared to other countries like China, Pakistan where its like almost 30%.

Whats the point of getting to 0% when other countries are so much worse than we are.

EdgeOfTheSky · 17/10/2021 18:40

@ivykaty44

twitter.com/insulatelove?lang=en

found this video on twitter

Absolutely shocking behaviour.

She should be cautioned.

No matter how annoyed you are you can’t deliberately drive several tons of Range Rover into someone. She physically hits 2 of them. I doubt she is a professional stunt driver, she could easily be facing a GBH if not manslaughter or murder charge.

Police should speak with her.

EdgeOfTheSky · 17/10/2021 18:44

P.S I have no patience with the protesters and think their behaviour irresponsible and potentially catastrophic. But I am not prepared to see justice handed to irate Range Rover drivers.

APALLING to do that with her much screeched about 11 year old sittin in the front seat, too.

My Dc would have been terrified had I deliberately hit a person when I was driving.

Shame on her.

ReeseWitherfork · 17/10/2021 18:45

Why the devil didn't those people get up?!

I'm not overly shocked that someone who would deliberately drive a car at numptys sat in the road wouldn't give a shit about road tax.

But no, I don't think her car should be impounded, I think she should just pay her road tax bill.

People sitting in the road do take the risk of being run over.

Snoozer11 · 17/10/2021 18:54

That woman is my hero.

If I was her I wouldn't have been so gentle.

Snoozer11 · 17/10/2021 18:56

@EdgeOfTheSky

P.S I have no patience with the protesters and think their behaviour irresponsible and potentially catastrophic. But I am not prepared to see justice handed to irate Range Rover drivers.

APALLING to do that with her much screeched about 11 year old sittin in the front seat, too.

My Dc would have been terrified had I deliberately hit a person when I was driving.

Shame on her.

It's not appalling. She has to get to work, her son has to get to school and there are idiots sat in the road.

They took that risk when they chose to sit there. She gave them chance to get up and they didn't.

Who the fuck gives a shit about a bit of screeching?

EdgeOfTheSky · 17/10/2021 18:59

Of course it is appalling to drive your vehicle at human beings and hit them.

The screeching demonstrates that she was in a rage and out of control.

Dojacatpaws · 17/10/2021 19:00

What does she do when roads are closed for other reasons such as roadworks and accidents, does she go bat shit then?

ufucoffee · 17/10/2021 19:02

@Dojacatpaws

What does she do when roads are closed for other reasons such as roadworks and accidents, does she go bat shit then?
Neither of those things are designed to deliberately stop people going to where they need to go. What a daft thing to say.
BlackberrySky · 17/10/2021 19:03

Good on her. These idiots are pushing the boundaries of acceptable protest, she is pushing back.

ufucoffee · 17/10/2021 19:04

Just watched the footage. I was getting irate watching. I absolutely despise every one of insulate Britain. They make me want to rip the insulation out of my house.

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