Just Stop Oil protesters attach themselves to dinosaur in a museum

Just Stop Oil protesters lay down in front of dinosaurs at Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry.

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[thewrngchild]

Finally, security guards actually doing their job rather than just standing and watching.

[ShayanGivehchian]

There's thousands of environmental activist that have dedicated their lives to improving the environemt for mitigation and restoration. Then there's these assholes acting like they're doing this for the environment and not starving for attention.

[johnou.k.]

That’s how to treat these idiots, be rough with them, if the courts aren’t going to bother, rough them up a bit

[garethmccullough]

I honestly believe these people are criminals and should be treated as criminal of trespassing criminal damage resisting arrest antisocial behaviour and should be cable tied and lifted into the car with a spit guard on if they are gonna keep shouting

[jaroslav]

Thumbs up for the security guard's intervention, professional behavior, even if the demonstration was a slap in the face.

[kevinsleppek]

God I love seeing these people in cuffs

[dodoxasaurus]

Thank goodness the skeleton is a cast and not the real thing, although seeing real stone pin them to the ground could be assuming to watch. (what i mean by that is the fossils get jolted from their metal binds and fall to the ground)

[BernardCouvreur]

Why not let them stay glued on that dinosaur for two or three days and see what happens ?

[MrMaster]

It's like watching mentally disturbed people!!

[luizfloripa]

a classic from the series "first world problems" lol

[senorsunset]

He shouldn't have knocked her over like that, it is blatant assault. This SIA badge quango has destroyed the security industry.

[山本佳代子-ip]

Put him in a mental hospital and don't let him out until he dies.

[nohlanfisherman]

Not to sound judgemental but if feels like they act like they are 4 years old

[arthurbirkin]

Just leave em there ignore em. They want publicity. Give em a bone to eat. If u get them
We don't imprison em. Put stronger glue on em

[SsTONEDToOBITsS]

Well done lads well done. Remove there bags 🎒 then them smart thinking

[spookystorytime]

What are the actually doing now. What is the point of them because I'm confused.

I thought that whole idea of the organisation was the following

Get people talking about the environment
Get the government to do something
Get people on side preumingly

All this does for me at least is the following
-what kind of idort does that
-mental health check up needed for that person

[delhuse]

I wonder what the "Just Stop Oil" lettering on their T-Shirts is made from? Couldn't be a vinyl transfer surely???

[lessanders]

chuck them in prison for 5 years. that will stop this nonsense

[ariesable]

these stop oil people are heroes but probably it won't do any good because of the millions of people like many commenting below who have cars and won't be separated from them. i wonder if they have children? because reliance on fossil fuels will spell the end of the world as we know it. some inheritance for your children, peeps!

[Marukuzuu]

Some people just don't value art and history like we do. Progessive and Woke ideas before actually telling people of the upcomming Generation the mistakes of the past