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

[Warmlight1]

To want to send out support to the two women visibly assaulted at a political conference.
I am concerned about the other protesters too and actually anyone who was hurt. But having to listen to jeering from the podium plus the crowd chanting in live TV at the same time must have been so traumatic and the publicity will die down and coverage move on but that can't be easy. Just want to send love and support.

That's up for the police to decide. It still doesn't take away the fact she's an agitator.

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?

She's free to make a complaint to the police and I would urge her to. Has she?

You threw the brutal murder of a woman into the mix to try and deflect from the fact that the party of ‘law and order, free speech and protecting women’ seems to be perfectly relaxed about their supporters beating a woman because she said some hurty words. Maybe don’t start clutching your pearls about it now. I guess it’s great that Reform supporters are showing everyone who they really are though.

If you can't cope with disruption and have to resort to violence and personal assault it says something about what what kind of person you are.

It's good to keep this thread going

Not only to show support for the women who were the victims of politically motivated violence

But also to see some Reform supporters give their appaling excuses. With every post they show us what the party is all about

Part of democracy is the freedom to protest

Ah you are not answering

No, I responded to the poster about their words. Ann Widdecome was a Reform associate, therefore a supporter, and her murderer isn't brown. That is fact.

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

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?

Stay quiet? Don't speak out? Be a good woman and mind your own business?

Non violent heckling is normal at these things. She could have been escorted out by security.

"She made me do it".

Victim blaming 101.

Don't think you know much about the law do you. Trespass is no defence for assault. Your defence of this is appalling.

It beggars belief how willing people are to defend this - in some cases, seemingly without even seeing the event

(Google will help you if you particularly dont want to open the link i posted)

Accurately it's a protest which is a very different thing from a hijack. Interesting switch of language, as when Jenrick went to say 'interrupt '( Farage) and changed it to 'wreck' ( the leaders speech). I n fact if anything wrecked the speech it was his supporters behaviour. Do you think that was set up?
Not many people become actively involved in politics and those who are are a minority. Can you contemplate that the women involved may feel strongly about the issues they are protesting and also feel motivated to do something about those things and they have that agency? One of them could be heard shouting about the 5 million for security- maybe the issue of dodgy donations are what brought her there and she's not alone in being concerned about that.

So she feels strongly about issues. Don't we all. I'm not about to waste my time pretending to be a Labour voter just to get among them and make a fool of myself. She wanted the attention and she got it. So why hasn't she brought charges or has she?

Just seen the footage and the grey haired self appointed vigilantes should be prosecuted - hair pulling and what looked like the use of a stick. Security were within their rights to remove them and to call the police to assist, but it looks from tho clip as tho the matter was very much inflamed by the Reform attendees who ‘got involved’. And yes, I’d feel this way no matter what they were protesting - properly trained security and police have techniques for removing such protestors but effectively it was a scrum/fight that they were having to deal with.

Reform needs to ensure that the message tht is sent out is that NO ONE but trained security personnel should intervene and that any Dirty Harry behaviour will lead to expulsion from the event and the party.

Ha! Part of a democracy is also to be allowed to support which party you like, without being vilified. When is that going to start?

I would find this as revolting if a Reform supporter protested at a Labour conference and randoms started pulling her hair whilst Burnham smiled on.

People need to have higher standards.

Have you ever vilified a Labour or Green supporter in your life?!

Peaceful protesting is still allowed. Or do you think that people who are beaten up when doing so, should just accept that?

No, actually, it isn’t. You can support who you like but you need to be aware that if that party is somewhat controversial you will face opposition to that.

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.

Great, so other parties and their voters can expect the same. It's called - funnily enough- a democracy.