Police used a water cannon to clear the road block.
Netherlands arrests more than 1,500 climate activists
Climate activists blocked parts of a motorway in The Hague to protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies.
27 May 2023
More than 1,500 people have been arrested during a demonstration by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague, Dutch police said.
Activists blocked a section of a motorway in the centre of the city on Saturday, in protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies.
Police said they had used water cannon to disperse activists blocking a major road in the city and arrested “a total of 1,579 people … 40 of whom will be prosecuted” on charges including vandalism.
Personally I was impressed by the amount of fossil fuel everyone was wearing. All those bright coloured clothes and banners are produced from the products of oil extraction. I mean, doesn’t anyone wear cotton anymore?
Al Jazeera also reported one of the climate protestors bit a police officer. Perhaps the aspiring cannibal was driven insane by one climate friendly insect protein meal too many.
Certainly, arrest those who break the law, damage property and attack police.
And while I don’t support Extinction Rebellion, I can’t help but wonder if this is another sign of the Dutch government becoming increasingly tyrannical.
I don’t believe for a second they ‘arrested’ 1,579 people. The police manpower alone to simply accomplish the arrests would have been enormous, far less the time, effort and manpower required to process them.
Then there’s the court cases liable to be mounted by these zealots against the police. The police across Europe can’t just arrest people and then let them go, there must be a compelling reason to arrest them in the first place.
Wearing a loud shirt or walking in a funny way doesn’t count.
If they were “arrested” then the Netherlands police deserve hefty fines from each and every arrestee and many times that amount for those who vandalized things.
I don’t know. In several of America’s largest cities, arrestees are on the streets before the arresting cops can leave the precinct house. They aren’t fined or bailed out. At best, the loot is taken from them.
The police across Europe can’t just arrest people and then let them go. I can’t speak about the rest of Europe but in Scotland a local Councillor was arrested and charged in October 2022 and has been free to continue his duties since then. His case has still not come up in court.
I’m an ex Kirky cop who lived in Lenzie and Lennoxtown. The, now, Kirky Puffer was the office I initially worked from.
It was a long time ago, I joined the job in 1976 and was posted to Kirky, then Muirhead, Bishopbriggs, Easterhouse and finally Possil Park.
We had then and, I believe, we still have the concept of innocent until proven guilty. Possibly the most valuable concept of any lawful nation.
Your local councillor has probably had to produce his evidence to a far less empathetic bunch of local councillors and was deemed fit to continue his work. Having said that, internal investigations are clown shows. These people know nothing about the the legal process so cover it up with “internal investigations”.
But the fact remains that no one has the right to deprive a man of his right to work and earn a living to provide for his family without due process.
We are now overrun with trial by media and leftist ideology. Our police forces are failing because of the ridiculous media coverage and, critically, idealistic and woke leaderships they are subject to.
I could go one at great length about the promotion of leadership, but I’m certain we all understand the concept of promotion by incompetence.
Soylent Green has been a favourite film since the ’70’s but if it was reality, I would not hesitate to be Vegan if ER CO2 deniers took the Last Ticket to the Ultimate Recycling Centre…green not red…
UK Arrests Several Irate Drivers For Trying To ClearThe Road Of Extinction Rebellion Protestors
I don’t get it. The Netherlands is going to compulsorily purchase around 3000 farms and put the farmers out of business – permanently – and yet they don’t mess about with XR protestors.
The UK on the other hand does the complete opposite.
Then make them “victims”. Break their hand bones, legs, ribs, and put them on a permanent on a blackout list, no more healthcare, no emergency services, nothing. THAT is what they claim they want. Ram that up their asses.
Tasers are far too vicious and you’ll get complaints.
And much much worse but fortunately, Holland is nowhere near Australia ##
Simple answer is to attach a normal little electric fence energiser to output stream of your water cannon.
Solar powered of course – or maybe hydro as you have all that water.
She also was walking with a frame. 43kg X 95 yo. poses no threat. There have been a number of deaths
of late consequence of police unreasonable
use of deadly force … as a first resort. Since we have all been disarmed maybe it is time for the police to be similarly disarmed as they are not showing much restraint in taking out citizens.Our police walking the beat in the city look like something out of a Transformer movie.
This follows hot on the heels of Germany : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxFPVibTHX0
Bundesweite Razzia gegen Klimaaktivisten | BR24
Country wide raid on XR.
Very well prepared move!
Follow the money trail , one MSM reporter mentioned foreign big money, close.
Who’s next , I wonder?
There is clip somewhere of a XR glued to a SUV wheel that had to be unscrewed! They made the nutter carry the wheel!
pillageidiot
May 28, 2023 7:18 am
“Al Jazeera also reported one of the climate protestors bit a police officer. Perhaps the aspiring cannibal was driven insane by one climate friendly insect protein meal too many.”
After they rid the world of fossil fuels for mechanized farming, and shut down the Dutch farmers on the most productive land – the only menu item available for dinner WILL be Soylent Green.
mleskovarsocalrrcom
May 28, 2023 7:30 am
The Netherlands is becoming ground zero for push back against the climate alarmists.They must revolt since their very livelihoods depends on it. Americans may not realize it but their farmland is slowly being bought as well and I suspect being fallowed by the same cabal. AGW is nothing more than an excuse for the bigger picture of population control.
It seems to me if they want the support of the general public, they would keep to the side of the road and allow traffic to flow, albeit at a slower pace. They could still wave their banners and chant without infuriating the public and without the authorities rounding them up. Not very bright people, these XR types.
Nonsense. Civil disobedience is extremism designed to make all other solutions to some perceived problem not look so bad. People who demand instant solutions never get what they want, yet they keep demanding it. There is a reason for that, the same reason as asking too much for an item and then negotiating and settling for less. It’s a psychological trick and it is effective. That’s why it’s used.
And worse still are the grey hair ones doing it for their grandchildren. Mostly, they forget why they’re there but are attracted to all of the bright colours of the banners & flags.
When I lived in den Haag I would have been within easy walking distance of this. The econutters of those days were just a strange fringe group. Now they’re even stranger. Just as well there wasn’t a tractor rally on Malieveld. I think they might have been less inclined to stop at water cannon. Liquid manure might be more effective.
I tested a Lamborghini, now Audi subsidiary, and was deeply, unjustly discriminated against!
The roof is so low, I almost dislocated the neck!
Unjustice!
These protestors have it all wrong. Everyone hates them for defacing art, blocking roads etc. A good mass suicide would generate sympathy, heck I might even make a donation.
mikelowe2013
May 28, 2023 12:46 pm
Netherlands police thereby setting a wonderful example for other police forces to follow, especially in the U.K.!
Crispin in Val Quentin
May 28, 2023 1:23 pm
Better put an antiseptic on that bite and get a biopsy on that guy’s brain. He might have rabies.
This is really good news, if law enforcement does it’s job it will be better for these criminals.
Edward Katz
May 28, 2023 2:16 pm
It’s important for the authorities to take strong measures against these goofballs who shouldn’t think they have the right to disrupt businesses, industries, transportation, commerce, healthcare and people’s lives in general because they subscribe to unproven theories that will cost everyone time, money and convenience.
Water cannon?
Was the bulldozer out of fuel?
I guess it’s a start.
As it’s the netherlands and the XR loonies believe in catastrophic sea rise the Dutch should start up work gangs, give all 1569 eac a spoon and get them building dykes.
Useful soul satisfying employment for the insane
“Police said they had used water cannon to disperse activists blocking a major road in the city and arrested “a total of 1,579 people”
Personally, I favor liquid manure for the spray. However, I can understand that the police didn’t want 1,579 really smelly people in their clean jail cells.
I “liked” your comment about the abundance of fossil fuel derived products on display by the absurdly clueless activists, Eric.
One sure path to “extinction” is to remove all of the CO2 from the earth (if it were possible).
Certainly, arrest those who break the law, damage property and attack police.
And while I don’t support Extinction Rebellion, I can’t help but wonder if this is another sign of the Dutch government becoming increasingly tyrannical.
On the other hand, that’s a whole lot of idiots.
I don’t believe for a second they ‘arrested’ 1,579 people. The police manpower alone to simply accomplish the arrests would have been enormous, far less the time, effort and manpower required to process them.
Then there’s the court cases liable to be mounted by these zealots against the police. The police across Europe can’t just arrest people and then let them go, there must be a compelling reason to arrest them in the first place.
Wearing a loud shirt or walking in a funny way doesn’t count.
Maybe the Dutchies have a different definition of “arresting” someone?
(Like the UN when they sanction a country for war crimes –
they send them a letter and tell them how angry they are.)
They were herded between parked vans and their ID photographed….nothing that would discourage them from coming out next week…..
That’s not arrest. It’s known as Kettling in the UK, where the police isolate groups of people from others at, say, a protest.
Legally questionable.
Yes they were arrested, but set free within hours.
If they were “arrested” then the Netherlands police deserve hefty fines from each and every arrestee and many times that amount for those who vandalized things.
I don’t know. In several of America’s largest cities, arrestees are on the streets before the arresting cops can leave the precinct house. They aren’t fined or bailed out. At best, the loot is taken from them.
You have no idea how many cops it takes to arrest just one person who doesn’t want to be arrested.
Blocking public right of ways and damaging other people’s property should count.
The police across Europe can’t just arrest people and then let them go.
I can’t speak about the rest of Europe but in Scotland a local Councillor was arrested and charged in October 2022 and has been free to continue his duties since then. His case has still not come up in court.
I’m an ex Kirky cop who lived in Lenzie and Lennoxtown. The, now, Kirky Puffer was the office I initially worked from.
It was a long time ago, I joined the job in 1976 and was posted to Kirky, then Muirhead, Bishopbriggs, Easterhouse and finally Possil Park.
We had then and, I believe, we still have the concept of innocent until proven guilty. Possibly the most valuable concept of any lawful nation.
Your local councillor has probably had to produce his evidence to a far less empathetic bunch of local councillors and was deemed fit to continue his work. Having said that, internal investigations are clown shows. These people know nothing about the the legal process so cover it up with “internal investigations”.
But the fact remains that no one has the right to deprive a man of his right to work and earn a living to provide for his family without due process.
We are now overrun with trial by media and leftist ideology. Our police forces are failing because of the ridiculous media coverage and, critically, idealistic and woke leaderships they are subject to.
I could go one at great length about the promotion of leadership, but I’m certain we all understand the concept of promotion by incompetence.
Need I say more.
No. All one has to do is remove enough CO₂ that plants can no longer convert CO₂ into carbohydrates and O₂.
I wonder how much natural fertilizer 1500 protesters could be turned into. The Dutch Farmers could really use more natural fertilizer right now.
Soylent Green has been a favourite film since the ’70’s but if it was reality, I would not hesitate to be Vegan if ER CO2 deniers took the Last Ticket to the Ultimate Recycling Centre…green not red…
“Netherlands Arrests 1500 Extinction Rebellion Protestors”
UK Arrests Several Irate Drivers For Trying To ClearThe Road Of Extinction Rebellion Protestors
I don’t get it. The Netherlands is going to compulsorily purchase around 3000 farms and put the farmers out of business – permanently – and yet they don’t mess about with XR protestors.
The UK on the other hand does the complete opposite.
Brexit?
American war of Independence?
Given the US has gone full woke it seems a futile gesture
Siege of Constantinople ? 😉
In reality it’s just a word
Ah what?
But did they beat the living crap out of them? Leftards don’t learn unless you make it painful.
They just play victim.
Then make them “victims”. Break their hand bones, legs, ribs, and put them on a permanent on a blackout list, no more healthcare, no emergency services, nothing. THAT is what they claim they want. Ram that up their asses.
Nah – they just crave the attention, no matter what form it takes.
I don’t know if electricity and water can be combined to safely tase them all in place, but I’m willing to give it a few tries first.
Tasers are far too vicious and you’ll get complaints.
And much much worse but fortunately, Holland is nowhere near Australia ##
Simple answer is to attach a normal little electric fence energiser to output stream of your water cannon.
Solar powered of course – or maybe hydro as you have all that water.
## 95-year-old woman Tasered by police in Australia dies
She was said to be armed with a knife, so not quite so harmless as you might think!
She also was walking with a frame. 43kg X 95 yo. poses no threat. There have been a number of deaths
of late consequence of police unreasonable
use of deadly force … as a first resort. Since we have all been disarmed maybe it is time for the police to be similarly disarmed as they are not showing much restraint in taking out citizens.Our police walking the beat in the city look like something out of a Transformer movie.
This follows hot on the heels of Germany :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxFPVibTHX0
Bundesweite Razzia gegen Klimaaktivisten | BR24
Country wide raid on XR.
Very well prepared move!
Follow the money trail , one MSM reporter mentioned foreign big money, close.
Who’s next , I wonder?
There is clip somewhere of a XR glued to a SUV wheel that had to be unscrewed! They made the nutter carry the wheel!
“Al Jazeera also reported one of the climate protestors bit a police officer. Perhaps the aspiring cannibal was driven insane by one climate friendly insect protein meal too many.”
After they rid the world of fossil fuels for mechanized farming, and shut down the Dutch farmers on the most productive land – the only menu item available for dinner WILL be Soylent Green.
The Netherlands is becoming ground zero for push back against the climate alarmists.They must revolt since their very livelihoods depends on it. Americans may not realize it but their farmland is slowly being bought as well and I suspect being fallowed by the same cabal. AGW is nothing more than an excuse for the bigger picture of population control.
I understand that Bill Gates is the single largest private holder of farmland in the 🇺🇸
With the right leadership, I’m sure that Mr. Gates can be convinced to donate all hat land to the US people under eminent domain laws.
One can buy all the farmland he pleases, but holding it is another game altogether.
It seems to me if they want the support of the general public, they would keep to the side of the road and allow traffic to flow, albeit at a slower pace. They could still wave their banners and chant without infuriating the public and without the authorities rounding them up. Not very bright people, these XR types.
civil disobedience is an effective way to get your ideas across- better than alienating everyone
Nonsense. Civil disobedience is extremism designed to make all other solutions to some perceived problem not look so bad. People who demand instant solutions never get what they want, yet they keep demanding it. There is a reason for that, the same reason as asking too much for an item and then negotiating and settling for less. It’s a psychological trick and it is effective. That’s why it’s used.
Precisely.
They are simply promoters of the more extreme kind for solar, wind, electric vehicles, etc..
And worse still are the grey hair ones doing it for their grandchildren. Mostly, they forget why they’re there but are attracted to all of the bright colours of the banners & flags.
The victory of matter over idea is near. 🙂
When I lived in den Haag I would have been within easy walking distance of this. The econutters of those days were just a strange fringe group. Now they’re even stranger. Just as well there wasn’t a tractor rally on Malieveld. I think they might have been less inclined to stop at water cannon. Liquid manure might be more effective.
“Netherlands arrests more than 1,500 climate
activistsnut jobs”fixed it!
so that’s about one person out of 10,000 in that nation- they have no right to demand anything
“Climate Justice”.
Just what is “Climate Injustice”?
Those who refuse to work for a living can’t afford a Lamborghini?
I tested a Lamborghini, now Audi subsidiary, and was deeply, unjustly discriminated against!
The roof is so low, I almost dislocated the neck!
Unjustice!
I guess at 6 foot 6 I should not even try?
These protestors have it all wrong. Everyone hates them for defacing art, blocking roads etc. A good mass suicide would generate sympathy, heck I might even make a donation.
Netherlands police thereby setting a wonderful example for other police forces to follow, especially in the U.K.!
Better put an antiseptic on that bite and get a biopsy on that guy’s brain. He might have rabies.
Or mad cow disease
This is really good news, if law enforcement does it’s job it will be better for these criminals.
It’s important for the authorities to take strong measures against these goofballs who shouldn’t think they have the right to disrupt businesses, industries, transportation, commerce, healthcare and people’s lives in general because they subscribe to unproven theories that will cost everyone time, money and convenience.
Water cannon?
Was the bulldozer out of fuel?
I guess it’s a start.
As it’s the netherlands and the XR loonies believe in catastrophic sea rise the Dutch should start up work gangs, give all 1569 eac a spoon and get them building dykes.
Useful soul satisfying employment for the insane
Well, finally, a government willing to do the right and sensible thing with these protesters.
Personally, I favor liquid manure for the spray. However, I can understand that the police didn’t want 1,579 really smelly people in their clean jail cells.
I “liked” your comment about the abundance of fossil fuel derived products on display by the absurdly clueless activists, Eric.
It could be that the purpose of the arrests is to get a court to say that all activists actions are justified and thus beyond the law.
There is no cure for mass stupidity.
Fossil fuel subsidies???