extension rebellion

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A member of my family belongs to the etension rebellion group and was recently arrested for causing a disturbance and criminal damage. I feel very uneasy about this and it is nothing short of hooliganism.

I spoke to this family member and they said before they do anything they are briefed as to the consequences of their actions etc. They did not feel as they had done anything wrong and tried to justify their actions as correct. They were arrested and taken to court and heavilly fined. I do not want to mix with a hooligan and would never get involved in such an action but they said if they sat back and dothing then nothing would ever change and hey think it is ok to go and spray pain on a public building and say oh its ok the paint is washable. It cost £300 to get the paint off the building and my family member said it was ok as the paint was washale. I think they were simply trying to justify themselves and cover their back and I am still very upset about it all and want nothing more do do with then. I would not dream of doing anything like this

Am I over reacting

What real action does he want and how is targeting ordinary people helping?

Fine. It’s just a mile away from my experience with my partner’s friends who are involved.

This!

Yes, you’re overreacting. I’d burst out laughing if one of my friends was being this pissy over an offence as small as this.

However, family members fall out for all sorts of reasons. Unless the ‘family member’ is one of your children (or one of your partner’s children) it doesn’t really matter if you dislike them and want nothing to do with them. You’re not obliged to hang out with them.

If it is one of your children, though, that’s a different matter entirely. It would be a rotten mother who cut off their child for something as trivial as this.

Judging by all the flooding we've just seen YABU. Extinction Rebellion and other such activists are on the right side of history.

A 'journalist' typed this using their toes.

The vandalism is just pathetic for the most part and wilfully destructive. I wouldn’t seek out the company of these cretins but wouldn’t cut a family member off for it butI would if they were part of the crew who love to stop people reaching hospital appts, getting to work and seeing relatives Before they die.
they are utter thoughtless scum and every time they do something like that they make ordinary people much more anti environment.

@Squiblet 😅😹 i know right. That word alone gives away OP’s ‘i’m guessing not so young’ age.

I'd be proud of them.

Priti Patel slams XR and BLM activists for 'hooliganism and thuggery' during protests

Found this statement online

Priti Patel slams XR and BLM activists for 'hooliganism and thuggery' during protests

And?

If I ever found myself agreeing with Priti Patel, I would know I am on the wrong side of history!

Try to relax, they are a family member trying to raise awareness about climate change, something we all need to be challenging our government on. You might not agree with their methods but what they choose to do isn't really impacting you.

I would be proud of them and will be joining once I stop work (my job requires no criminal record).
There are more people who can't get relatives to hospital because of train strikes and crashes (and too many people driving children to school)

She's a vile monster.

Someone needs a spell-check function

you try to justify the actions of this Rebellion group but there is a right way and a wrong way of making yourself known. i would write to parliament not create hacock down a busy street like a hooligan.

I stand by my opinions and nothing will change that

Or “my DH wants an extension, I don’t, AIBU?”

you try to justify the actions of this Rebellion group but there is a right way and a wrong way of making yourself known. i would write to parliament not create hacock down a busy street like a hooligan.

What should we do when writing doesn’t work?

Assuming you're female - it's thanks to hooligans that you're allowed an opinion on this at all, and to vote about it if you wish.

I don't think you're over-reacting at all.

*Dynamoat · 05/01/2024 21:06

Is this the climate action group or a group that's annoyed with number 30's plan to put up a conservatory and hot tub area?

😂

And most of the rest of us thought that!

Oh, don't be stupid.

Yes. However illiterate they are.

Nothing, obviously. It's worked so well for emergencies in the past🙄

Given our current government's utter disregard for the environment I am with your relative on this one.