Global Warming Activists Super Glue Themselves Around Statue

Four climate change protesters were arrested in London this week after super gluing their hands together around a statue in the Houses of Parliament. The activists from Climate Rush, a global warming campaign group inspired by the suffragettes, chanted “deeds not words” in protest against the British government’s plans for new coal-fired power stations.

From the Times Online:

They wore red sashes and superglued their hands together around a statue of Viscount Falkland, which still bears a broken spur where the suffragette Margery Humes chained herself in the same place 100 years ago today.

Police and medics freed the protesters using a solvent solution before arresting them on suspicion of public order offences and criminal damage. Police were unable to give details of any damage caused.

A statement on the group’s website said: “Climate Rush is inspired by the actions of the suffragettes 100 years ago, who showed that peaceful civil disobedience could inspire positive change.

“We are a diverse group of women and men who are determined to raise awareness of the biggest threat facing humanity today, that of climate change. Our Government acknowledges the huge problems we face from climate change, but carries on with business as usual.”

Well, that’s certainly one way to get attention.  Some activist groups, who prefer the more shocking method of vandalism to get their point across, might see this method as ineffective, but there’s something to be said about peaceful protest. At least the cops used solvent and didn’t just rip their hands apart – we’ve got plenty of power-crazed dick cops in the U.S. that wouldn’t have been as pleasant.

Link [The Times Online]

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