Page 18 | Royal guard video kicking child in the way

DickMabutt73962 · 2021-12-29T23:23:31+00:00

I wasn't born and raised in the UK and am not into the culture of 'tradition' but I don't understand the majority of reactions to this video blaming the parent and saying of the guards 'it's their job'. Can anyone more enlightened explain to me why this was necessary? As far as I can see the guard is marching, not saving London from attack. I don't see why a side-step wouldn't work. And if this is a register thing then maybe future control of how close members of the public are able to get in their path https://www.indy100.com/viral/queen-royal-guard-trampled-kid-tiktok-video-b1983965

ChateauxNeufDePoop · 30/12/2021 08:42

This suggests that the child quickly appeared and tripped him up. I've seen a video from another angle and I'll attach the shot, the child is stationary in the spot and the guard just walks into him

Both can be true. Being stationary for a split second doesn't mean he hadn't appeared suddenly. Massive over reaction.

Alittlepotofrosie · 30/12/2021 08:43

Bloody hell stick a uniform on a man and he can do whatever he likes. Suddenly its ok for him to barge small children over. The child had his back to them, how the fuck was he meant to get out of the way?

Simonjt · 30/12/2021 08:43

@Alittlepotofrosie

Bloody hell stick a uniform on a man and he can do whatever he likes. Suddenly its ok for him to barge small children over. The child had his back to them, how the fuck was he meant to get out of the way?

By using the same feet he used when he decided to walk in front of someone.

ChateauxNeufDePoop · 30/12/2021 08:44

They're not "normal people" though, are they? A "normal" person doesn't deliberately trample on a kid. Pure thuggery

Think you've got the wrong thread.

BlackCatz · 30/12/2021 08:44

😂

dittheringdoldrums · 30/12/2021 08:44

@mathanxiety

I merely responded to *@loislovesstewie's very obviously anti-American hostility, @NdujaWannaDance*.

You need to look up the difference between 'accidentally' and 'deliberately'.
He was knocked over accidentally because he was standing somewhere he shouldn't have been, and then immediately stepped OVER, not stepped ON

The child was knocked over deliberately. He was seen by the soldiers. He was roared at by the soldiers, who immediately ploughed into him. Neither of them deviated from their route even by one foot even though they knew he was a child and right there in front of them. That's not an accident. It's bloody mindedness on the part of the soldiers and exceptionally poor training.

I hope this family are in fact American, and I hope they lawyer up. The entire environment looks like the setting of a completely preventable tragedy, with members of the public allowed to occupy a public space which is clearly not suitable for any public presence, either for the safety of the public or the security of the presumed targets which warrant all the 'security'.

Oh my the hysteria. "Lawyer up"?! What would they be suing them for exactly??

BlackCatz · 30/12/2021 08:45

@PurpleCarpets

I agree OP. SMH; it had to be a little Black boy.

How is that relevant in any capacity?

No one was hurt. The whole story is only relevant at all because it looks absolutely awful, and is a dreadful piece of PR, and that fact makes it worse, given the history of the British army. A small black child is brutally kicked out of the way, quite pointlessly, by two British soldiers armed with guns performing a pointless piece of theatre in fancy dress in front of dozens of tourists. That's how it looks. There might be archaic reasons for them behaving like this. But those defending it are sounding rather like the apologists for the lack of the Royal Standard on the flag pole at Buckingham Palace after the death of Diana.

More hysteria

SunshinePuzzlePiece · 30/12/2021 08:45

Oh yeah, the kids' brother is pushing the boy. Stupid, stupid family.

I do agree that marching soldiers in a public pace with tourist who clearly lack attention and common sense is a health hazard though. Isn't funny how people are so outraged by what unfairness they are subjected to yet lack common sense and self awareness. It's the me me me society we live in now.

GoodForTheSoul · 30/12/2021 08:47

The ones who find is outrageous are no doubt the ones who let their brats run around, acting like the world is their playground. A good lesson for you all, it isn't. The parents are idiots and seems their raising the kid to be the same.

TrishM80 · 30/12/2021 08:47

I'm beginning to understand why Prince Andrew is still being protected, all he has to do is put on his magic uniform and all sins are forgiven!

TheFairyCaravan · 30/12/2021 08:48

Normal people don't trample on children. Professional thugs do. He wouldn't be acting the hard man if it was a 6 foot 4 inch 15 stone bloke standing in his way.

He didn’t trample a child. Get a bloody grip. And if you don’t think that the exact same thing wouldn’t have happened if a massive bloke was in the way then you’re incredibly ignorant. The Guard shouted “make way”, the child didn’t. The people at fault here are the parents.

I knew this would make MN and the Pearl clutches would be out. This isn’t fancy dress or tradition. This is defence. These are real soldiers with loaded weapons. It’s about time people realised that. You make way for them, not the other way round.

loislovesstewie · 30/12/2021 08:48

I've been wondering when the call for a lawyer to sue for something or other would appear.

Alittlepotofrosie · 30/12/2021 08:48

having watched the video numerous times yourself, I am sure, are you willing to accept that the child was neither kicked nor trampled, but merely knocked over then stepped over

Merely knocked over? It was completely and totally avoidable. It's really not ok for grown men to merely knock over children, even if they have got a uniform on. They could have stopped, deviated their course by a few inches to go around him, given the boy more warning. Anything. Merely knocking him over is not ok, any more than trampling him would have been. So getting bogged down in semantics is pointless. He still had no cause to merely knock over a child. Wearing a uniform doesn't mean you can do whatever you want.

GoodForTheSoul · 30/12/2021 08:49

And the ones saying the public shouldn't be allowed around soldiers to prevent this from happening... Just because some of you happen to be so stupid, doesn't mean the rest of us need to be restricted in such a way. Most of us can follow basic instructions and common sense.

supermoonrising · 30/12/2021 08:50

I'm beginning to understand why Prince Andrew is still being protected, all he has to do is put on his magic uniform and all sins are forgiven!
Lol pretty much.

mathanxiety · 30/12/2021 08:51

...are you willing to accept that the child was neither kicked nor trampled, but merely knocked over then stepped over?

@NdujaWannaDance
I never said 'kicked'.

I stand by the word 'trampled'. This is because that is what happened. It is a miracle that this child wasn't seriously injured.

And in what parallel universe does someone actually post the phrase 'merely knocked over' when you have seen a grown man marching at a smart pace plough into a child and knock him onto a hard paved surface under his feet?

Cheersto2022 · 30/12/2021 08:51

Parents should keep their child out of the way. As for it being a tourist attraction, a tourist attraction doesn't make your brains switch off.

mathanxiety · 30/12/2021 08:53

An order to march through an area crowded with civilians shouldn't make your brain switch off, @Cheersto2022.

But it clearly did.

ufucoffee · 30/12/2021 08:53

@Alittlepotofrosie
It's really not ok for grown men to merely knock over children, even if they have got a uniform on.

It was in this case.

mathanxiety · 30/12/2021 08:54

The ones who find is outrageous are no doubt the ones who let their brats run around, acting like the world is their playground. A good lesson for you all, it isn't. The parents are idiots and seems their raising the kid to be the same

Authoritarianism, folks.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 30/12/2021 08:56

@WorraLiberty

The kid wasn't kicked at all.

And if you slow the video down, you can see the guard tried hard to side step when he noticed the child at the very last second, but it was too late.

I agree,what a fuss about nothing

Georgeskitchen · 30/12/2021 08:56

The child was not trampled . It clearly shows in the video that the child ran on front of the soldier, was knocked over and then stepped over.
Typical attitude of entitled parent/child
I have no intention of keeping my brat under control but I will not take responsibility when something happens

supermoonrising · 30/12/2021 08:56

They might be “professional soldiers” but it’s hardly a war zone, is it? Theyre not dodging heavy artillery and digging trenches. They’re wearing silly hats, most impractical for any combat situation, and surrounded by kids tour groups and tourists clutching Hamleys and Harrods bags.

TrishM80 · 30/12/2021 08:56

@TheFairyCaravan

Normal people don't trample on children. Professional thugs do. He wouldn't be acting the hard man if it was a 6 foot 4 inch 15 stone bloke standing in his way.

He didn’t trample a child. Get a bloody grip. And if you don’t think that the exact same thing wouldn’t have happened if a massive bloke was in the way then you’re incredibly ignorant. The Guard shouted “make way”, the child didn’t. The people at fault here are the parents.

I knew this would make MN and the Pearl clutches would be out. This isn’t fancy dress or tradition. This is defence. These are real soldiers with loaded weapons. It’s about time people realised that. You make way for them, not the other way round.

Defence? Is it fuck. It's medieval pantomime.

mathanxiety · 30/12/2021 08:56

This is defence. These are real soldiers with loaded weapons. It’s about time people realised that. You make way for them, not the other way round.

So put up barriers, don't let the terrorists get close to the targets, disguised as tourists, and make sure no members of the public are injured or worse in the name of 'security'.