Going too far for a cause.....

[Michele]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040928/od_nm/protest_dc

Protesters Dump Dead Animals, Go Topless

Tue Sep 28,11:15 AM ET


BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Pro-hunt demonstrators dumped animal carcasses and women went topless amid noisy protests on Tuesday outside Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party conference.

Blowing horns and waving signs that read: "Fight Prejudice, Fight the Ban" and "Fox-Off Blair," about 8,000 demonstrators against plans to outlaw fox-hunting marched along the Brighton seafront, flanked by hundreds of police in riot gear.


Several women dressed in black bathing suits removed their tops and jumped into the chilly English Channel waters as part of the protest. They were joined by members of "Surfers 4 Hunting" riding surfboards.


Tempers flared between some protesters -- who defend hunting as an essential part of Britain's rural heritage -- and a handful of hunt opponents who denounce the centuries-old pursuit as a barbaric bloodsport.


Witnesses said the carcasses of two calves were left close to the conference center while a dead horse was deposited outside. Two men were arrested.


Parliamentarians from Blair's Labor Party overwhelmingly voted on Sept. 16 to ban hunting with hounds on a day that saw some 10,000 hunt supporters protest outside parliament and a handful break in to the historic debating chamber.


Protestors say a ban would cost thousands of rural jobs and is based purely on class prejudice.

How absolutely grotesque will people get in the name of making a point? Do you believe this was going too far?

Or did it make a valid point to further their "cause."

[kingclick]

Didn't go too far in my book. I disagree with their cause but I don't feel that they stepped over any line.

[Opus]

While i think hunters should be allowed to hunt foxes, i disagree with the entire protest also

I think they went too far also

i guess the women wanted to make a statement going topless and getting in cold weather,

any pics of that?

just kidding

[Demona]

If it doesn't cause any damage to property or people, and does not set out to create a public nuisance, it's not going too far.

I'm not sure if those events described count or not. Borderline, I'd say.

A little off topic, but I thought I'd respons to this:
based purely on class prejudice.

Which is a bit rich, given bear-baiting and cock-fighting were outlawed a long time ago, which were working-class pursuits. Fox-hunting was saved because it was aristocratic entertainment, not because it was more humane.