So today I saw my first ever peaceful demonstration. Protesters outside The GSK Pharmaceuticals company. Apparently they do research on animals and that was the subject of the protest.
It was all a bit sad really coz even thou the case is a great one, there must've only been about 30 people protesting all in all. Accompanied by a big drum, four mega horns and of course the essential: posters and police. The chants were "SHAME ON YOU" and "NO MORE CRUELTY". I applaud them thou for sticking to their convictions and having the balls to do something about those convictions. Even if it does all just amount to hot air.
The building itself is 20 mins from my house and is stunning. Fully glass and really a wonderful piece of architecture.
I used to be very anti animal cruelty when I was a kid, I'm pretty indifferent now. But above all of that I still think drug tests should be carried out on criminals, not animals. Coz criminals are the real animals. What did a bunny rabbit ever do wrong? I'm actually tempted to go outside and chant with them, but I would be a hypocrite coz if it was GSK's drugs and research that was to save my life, I would buy the drugs.
Long story short - I'm stoked I got to see my first peaceful demonstration, posters and all. Not like back home where ppl just strike and march up the the city hall for more money.
It's awesome to see different things and firsts that you don't think you would see normally had you not traveled. I saw this dude riding on one of those trick bikes when I was on the bus the other day while stopped at a robot. It was hysterical, a grown rather large man riding a trick bike at 11pm at night with bag on back.
London is also the only place, I've seen, where it's acceptable for a business man in a suit to carry a back pack around instead of a briefcase and no body says anything.
Linked to the spring post, woman are starting to wear skirts again, with thin stockings, I mean really ppl, it's still cold outside!!! Plus when I go to bed a 2am most of the time, there are birds chirping, I'm being to wonder if they are just as happy that it's spring as the humans are or if the light pollution is making the city too bright and they think that for like a good 6 hours the sun is rising...
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You'd prefer drug testing on human beings? Every criminal is somebody's son, daughter, brother, sister who they pray everyday will see the error of their ways and turn their lives around. Many of them do change. Sadly many do not.
I'd rather have drugs tested on rats and monkeys to make sure they're safe than endagering the lives of people.
Protesters are often a joke. I witnessed a demonstraion once where 70,000 people were attending an event. 12 protesters were outside with signs and chanting something. The TV news reporters showed up. Guess who they covered, the 70,000 person event or the 12 protesters? The 12 protesters and made it look like it was a major protest too.
I do agree that some protesters are a joke, all I'm saying is that I give them props for sticking to what they believe in, which is more than most people do.
I didn't mention what type of criminals should be tested on.
Yes I believe that there are some where their only useful contribution to society would be to have drug tests run on them, that then brings in a question, would we be making martyrs of them?
I believe you forfeit you're human rights if you commit a crime against another human.
That can be such a slippery slope. You might say murderers shop be used as lad experiment fodder but some nut job dictator in the middle east says, great idea and starts experimenting on girls in jail for losing their virginity with a guy their family didn't pick or walking outside without a male escort, gets raped and then goes to jail for it.
Yes it can be a slippery slope, that's why I said 'some' criminals.
I wouldn't like to get into what the middle east does and doesn't do, I only know the western world. And the fact that a woman gets jailed for being raped as she wanted her freedom shows a total different world that crosses borders.
I never said my opinions were right, but they are my own...
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