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Protest against HLS during boat race - massive publicity for cause

Until all are feee | 07.04.2012 14:15

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The boat race today was disrupted by Animal Rights activist "Tom" by swimming in front of the boats.


An incredibly brave protest ( he could have been killed ) the two boats only stopped rowing at the last moment seriously endangering Tom's life.

The police reaction was predictably over the top as the toffs days out was ruined and Tom was dragged away to a local nick.

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Lucky to be alive

07.04.2012 14:23

Bloody stupid protest, nobody knew why he was there, the crews could not see him, the cox would not be looking at that part of the river and those blades are razor sharp.

Rower

Yes "well done"

07.04.2012 14:49

what a well-targeted campaign. We all know that the vast majority of athletes from Oxford and Cambridge go on to test drugs on animals.

NotToff

MisdirectedProtest

07.04.2012 15:05

How on earth does The Boat Race relate to Animal Rights in a way that justifies putting life at risk, as this protest did, and spoiling the race, which there is no need to characterise irrationally as a "toff's day out"? Protest is a justified form of expression but should be targeted fairly; destructive and misdirected protest of this kind is both damaging to the cause at hand and to society.

Alex