I have just watched the 6oclock news and its not mentioned but on Dutch and German text it says that a 30ish yr old man died while at the G20 protest in London today.
Anyone else hear anything?
Man dies at G20 protest
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Victoria;1168160 wrote: I have just watched the 6oclock news and its not mentioned but on Dutch and German text it says that a 30ish yr old man died while at the G20 protest in London today.
Anyone else hear anything? I heard he had a heart attack. Ironic is it not that the protesters did everything in their power to goad the police infront of the mass of media they invited in and when a protester has a heart attack, they beg the police to help him?
Anyone else hear anything? I heard he had a heart attack. Ironic is it not that the protesters did everything in their power to goad the police infront of the mass of media they invited in and when a protester has a heart attack, they beg the police to help him?
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Man dies at G20 protest
It's on the radio news. The police tried resuscitation but he was gone.
Scotland Yard said he had collapsed near the Bank of England and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
City of London police named him as Ian Tomlinson, 47, and said he was on his way home from working at a newsagents at the time.
BBC NEWS | UK | Further protests at G20 summit
Scotland Yard said he had collapsed near the Bank of England and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
City of London police named him as Ian Tomlinson, 47, and said he was on his way home from working at a newsagents at the time.
BBC NEWS | UK | Further protests at G20 summit
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spot;1168176 wrote: It's on the radio news. The police tried resuscitation but he was gone.
Scotland Yard said he had collapsed near the Bank of England and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
City of London police named him as Ian Tomlinson, 47, and said he was on his way home from working at a newsagents at the time.
BBC NEWS | UK | Further protests at G20 summit
Very unfortunate what ever his intentions were.
Scotland Yard said he had collapsed near the Bank of England and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
City of London police named him as Ian Tomlinson, 47, and said he was on his way home from working at a newsagents at the time.
BBC NEWS | UK | Further protests at G20 summit
Very unfortunate what ever his intentions were.
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oscar;1168184 wrote: Very unfortunate what ever his intentions were.
Oscar the report said he was on his way home from work !!! Or didn't you notice that?
Oscar the report said he was on his way home from work !!! Or didn't you notice that?
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Do you know what was really funny?
Yesterday in the new it showed the ‘rioting’ and rioters breaking through the window of a bank and breaking in.
Then there was another report showing the scene:
There were more reporters and photographers standing around recording the handful of thugs than there were vandals.
If the media put down their camera there would have been enough of them to stop the vandals themselves, but hey that would not be a good news story.
Yesterday in the new it showed the ‘rioting’ and rioters breaking through the window of a bank and breaking in.
Then there was another report showing the scene:
There were more reporters and photographers standing around recording the handful of thugs than there were vandals.
If the media put down their camera there would have been enough of them to stop the vandals themselves, but hey that would not be a good news story.
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mikeinie;1168258 wrote: Do you know what was really funny?
Yesterday in the new it showed the ‘rioting’ and rioters breaking through the window of a bank and breaking in.
Then there was another report showing the scene:
There were more reporters and photographers standing around recording the handful of thugs than there were vandals.
If the media put down their camera there would have been enough of them to stop the vandals themselves, but hey that would not be a good news story. When I watched the rioters or should i say 'rioter' last night on tv, i thought as you did but did you notice as the guy was climbing in the broken window of the bank? There were about 6 rioters to about 30 press :wah:
Yesterday in the new it showed the ‘rioting’ and rioters breaking through the window of a bank and breaking in.
Then there was another report showing the scene:
There were more reporters and photographers standing around recording the handful of thugs than there were vandals.
If the media put down their camera there would have been enough of them to stop the vandals themselves, but hey that would not be a good news story. When I watched the rioters or should i say 'rioter' last night on tv, i thought as you did but did you notice as the guy was climbing in the broken window of the bank? There were about 6 rioters to about 30 press :wah:
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Man dies at G20 protest
mikeinie;1168258 wrote: Do you know what was really funny?
Yesterday in the new it showed the ‘rioting’ and rioters breaking through the window of a bank and breaking in.
Then there was another report showing the scene:
There were more reporters and photographers standing around recording the handful of thugs than there were vandals.
If the media put down their camera there would have been enough of them to stop the vandals themselves, but hey that would not be a good news story.
Who do you think persuaded him to do it?
I wonder how much is cost them?
Good job they'd let the staff go home early.
Yesterday in the new it showed the ‘rioting’ and rioters breaking through the window of a bank and breaking in.
Then there was another report showing the scene:
There were more reporters and photographers standing around recording the handful of thugs than there were vandals.
If the media put down their camera there would have been enough of them to stop the vandals themselves, but hey that would not be a good news story.
Who do you think persuaded him to do it?
I wonder how much is cost them?
Good job they'd let the staff go home early.
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mikeinie;1168258 wrote: Then there was another report showing the scene (..earlier..):
There were more reporters and photographers standing around recording the handful of thugs than there were vandals
Yup. I saw that. Lots of telephones and "P&S" cameras held aloft. "That's egging 'em on!" I thought... & "What! Only *two* "demonstraters???".
I re-open that to add that there was a "bloke" with a minor, although colourful, head wound, and a big nose - his picture was all *over* the place. I suspect there's precious little for "reporters" to report.
There were more reporters and photographers standing around recording the handful of thugs than there were vandals
Yup. I saw that. Lots of telephones and "P&S" cameras held aloft. "That's egging 'em on!" I thought... & "What! Only *two* "demonstraters???".
I re-open that to add that there was a "bloke" with a minor, although colourful, head wound, and a big nose - his picture was all *over* the place. I suspect there's precious little for "reporters" to report.
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G#Gill;1168230 wrote: Oscar the report said he was on his way home from work !!! Or didn't you notice that?
Gill, I'm a DailyMail subscriber. We have been trained to read between the lines and ignore the bits we don't like. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Gill, I'm a DailyMail subscriber. We have been trained to read between the lines and ignore the bits we don't like. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
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Bill Sikes;1168315 wrote: Yup. I saw that. Lots of telephones and "P&S" cameras held aloft. "That's egging 'em on!" I thought... & "What! Only *two* "demonstraters???".
I re-open that to add that there was a "bloke" with a minor, although colourful, head wound, and a big nose - his picture was all *over* the place. I suspect there's precious little for "reporters" to report.
Given the length of time he was there and the lack of change to the state of his head wound I also suspected that it was a half decent job of make up.
He was certainly doing a good job of deliberately antagonising the police trying to get them to hit him.
I re-open that to add that there was a "bloke" with a minor, although colourful, head wound, and a big nose - his picture was all *over* the place. I suspect there's precious little for "reporters" to report.
Given the length of time he was there and the lack of change to the state of his head wound I also suspected that it was a half decent job of make up.
He was certainly doing a good job of deliberately antagonising the police trying to get them to hit him.
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Quite enjoyed the French bloke on the Lloyds building.
I think with the whole protest thing, well, I could have popped up for a bit of a yell, but was worried that it was all a bit serious. Didn't know what elements might be there and I'm not a professional protestor. Seemed much more sensible to be somewhere else. Think a lot of people felt like that.
And besides, the Summit appears to have been a success - whether it will achieve all that is hoped for it is perhaps doubtful, but in terms of getting a coherent plan of action out of 20 or so nations it really does seem to have worked.
I think with the whole protest thing, well, I could have popped up for a bit of a yell, but was worried that it was all a bit serious. Didn't know what elements might be there and I'm not a professional protestor. Seemed much more sensible to be somewhere else. Think a lot of people felt like that.
And besides, the Summit appears to have been a success - whether it will achieve all that is hoped for it is perhaps doubtful, but in terms of getting a coherent plan of action out of 20 or so nations it really does seem to have worked.
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Bryn Mawr;1168418 wrote: Given the length of time he was there and the lack of change to the state of his head wound I also suspected that it was a half decent job of make up.
He was certainly doing a good job of deliberately antagonising the police trying to get them to hit him.
I studied that guy on TV and pics in the papers. I'm convinced that was not blood. It was far to 'pinky' to be blood. I think make-up.
He was certainly doing a good job of deliberately antagonising the police trying to get them to hit him.
I studied that guy on TV and pics in the papers. I'm convinced that was not blood. It was far to 'pinky' to be blood. I think make-up.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon