Completely says do as you please-absolutely disgraceful-should be fined and given a criminal record.Shocking decision
No real surprise. If they were born in South Bristol and lived in Hartcliffe and Knowle West they would have been convicted and received prison sentences.
Now they’ve damaged something that doesn’t fight back and gotten away with it, how about popping across to Saudi or Qatar and having a go at some modern day slavery! I wonder how far they’d get
Probably straight to the proverbial chopping block I would presume. Shocking example of real justice and let's just hope there is no connection between Ashton Gate and the slavery trade.
With this and Tony Blair being knighted......This Country has lost it's dignity, discipline and integrity, it's becoming unrecognisable in my eyes..
A sorry precedent, a very sorry precedent you cant edit or change history. FOR ALL time the events surrounding Colston will be talked about. history books show he was a very wealthy man of his own making long before his short flirtation with the slave trade. Also in the years after, when unrelated business transactions allowed him to set up all manner of funds and trusts for the poor and hard done by. Strange how people look at things! Black people traded black people for "trinkets" instead of killing them. traders took them to a second chance lifetime .. they were the forbears of those that today condemn these actions. The treatment of some were not acceptable, and those that died very sad. But the crux is that most of those who made it to ships could have finished up dead before their time, killed by the warring inhabitants of the next village or tribe!
Absolutely we are becoming the favourite dumping ground for the free loaders our country is being invaded and our governments are allowing this to happen.
There was no right because that was the woke justice and woke law angle. They claim their right because they claim it should not have been there. Woke justice woke law means if your woke you can do anything you want if you think your right. Big message sent.
A disgraceful decision, but no surprise. But hey, it's the squeaky and underprivileged/woke wheel always gets the oil, and additionally I will never have anything positive to say about Banksy ever again or his artwork. In my eyes he's as bad as they are and he should be disassociated with Bristol. The ruling sets a dangerous precedent for damaging any monument, building, statue or other tribute to anyone that doesn't like something knowing you'll get away with it. What next ? Defile the grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey ? Tear down the Cenotaph ? Cut down Nelsons Column ?
Edward Colston statue toppling trial - Liam Walker represents acquitted defendant | Doughty Street Chambers The above former resident of Bristol used his knowledge of the City to prepare the case. Mr Walker also from the outset of being instructed, worked closely with the local community so that he could present the case for the defence powerfully. Part of his case was the statue was indecent. Effectively the argument was the Colston four and their other woke associates were right to pull down the statue because they and their other woke associates felt the statue was indecent. As people on this forum are part of the local community and are residents of this City were you, or have you ever been asked what your view's were on Colston's statue? I have not in decades. Effectively it does not matter, our views were irrelevant.
I'm interested in the hypocrisy of these people, whom I'm sure are benefiting with goods made today, produced in Countries that still use slave labour.. Also those that enjoy and live in this City which had been enriched by the likes of Colston making it the attraction..
Does any of them come from or live in Bristol, I’ve no idea, there wasn’t much sign of a Bristolian accent.
Just saw the thread title and thought it was incomplete. Bad result for you........Colston Woke 4 - 0 Bristol City. Not joking - dreadful legal capitulation to lawlessness on the streets this country, let alone Bristol.
People who are anti Christian will be able to demolish St Mary Redcliffe Church & Bristol Cathedral, People who are anti Moslem can knock down mosques, people who are anti Brunel can blow up the Clifton Suspension bridge and sink the SS. Great Britain, take it a step further lets throw John Cabot statue in the habour and blow up the Cabot tower because of his 1497 voyage showing us all the way, why don't we blow up the whole of Bristol including the Wills building for allowing the tobacco industry to develop causing plantations and smoking, all this will be legal because Marvin Rees the idiot and his collection band of fools, lefties and wokes have convinced our legal system that this puts us all on the right side of history and life. It's a pure nonsense and a travesty, the criminals should be locked up, Rees and his cronies should be shafted at the next election,
