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"ash.bat" <ash.bat@virgin.net> wrote in
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> I could not believe the scenes on the news last night "though the
> Bill was passed " or should I say railroaded through I could not
> believe the heavy handed attacks by the police on both women children
> and pensioners I watched in horror as people looked to be pushed from
> the back into the police. Who then beat them back how unnecessary was
> this act by the police.
There are many reports such as the one that follows and if true, then
frankly we did ourselves some serious harm yesterday. I personally can not
blame the police for treating rioters with heavy hands and if the reports
were correct, it isn’t the police at fault.
Fox-hunting ban bill is approved
LONDON: Supporters of fox hunting stormed Britain's parliament yesterday
and scuffled with police at a mass rally, but failed to prevent lawmakers
from moving closer to a ban of the blood sport.
Debate was suspended for half an hour after five pro-hunt protesters broke
into the House of Commons chamber, but ministers later voted by a majority
of 356 to 166 in favour of the government bill.
Seven people were arrested as some of over 10,000 hunting supporters
outside Parliament Square clashed with police, injuring at least 17
people, including a policeman.
Some protesters had been launching missiles, including bottles and
fireworks, at police.
Clashes continued sporadically after the vote, but the crowd had begun to
disperse by 6:45pm after riot police were called in to calm the situation.
Earlier in parliament, four of the men ran out from behind the chair of
the speaker, charged with keeping the order in the House of Commons.
Another wrestled past a doorkeeper from a different entrance.
They were chased and eventually caught by officials live on television,
but not before one pointed a finger and ranted at the government minister
leading the debate, Alun Michael.
As the Commons resumed business following a half-hour delay deputy speaker
Sylvia Heal told lawmakers: "A very serious incident has taken place." She
said that an investigation was already underway and that speaker Michael
Martin would be receiving reports from the police and the parliamentary
security staff.
The incident will pose yet more security questions in Britain, coming just
a day after a man broke into Buckingham Palace grounds dressed as Batman
and stood on a ledge to protest for fathers' rights.
The fox hunting issue has been simmering since the Labour Party took power
in 1997, and came to a boil in September last year when more than 400,000
hunt supporters bore down on London for an unprecedented march.
Supporters insist the practice is an inalienable right and a rural
tradition which helps control countryside pests and provides thousands of
jobs.
Opponents say it is both elitist and barbaric, with a pack of dogs
tracking a live animal and then tearing it apart.
The Commons has voted before for a total ban, but opposition in the House
of Lords, rooted deeply in the land-owning aristocracy, stalled
legislation long enough for it to die on the order paper.
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