On the 29th consecutive day of Just End Oil protests in London, irritated commuters begged “pathetic” activists to stop the mess.
Around noon, 61 protestors with banners blocked traffic in both directions on Charing Cross Road, Kensington High Street, Kennington Road, and Blackfriars Road.
Some stuck their hands to the asphalt, while others clung to one another, causing traffic hazards.
At the Kennington protest, impatient motorists hauled demonstrators off the road in an effort to create sufficient space for traffic to flow freely.
As he moved others out of the way, one man remarked, “This is pitiful as f**k.”
‘I’ve asked you respectfully. People are attempting to go about their daily activities. ‘Move for the last time.’
In an effort to reduce tensions on High Street Kensington, police are advising people to leave the route.
At least three arrests have been made, according to police at the site, as reported by MailOnline.
The group’s representative stated, “This is not a one-day event; expect us every day and everywhere.”
“Our supporters will return today, tomorrow, and the next day, and every day until our demand is met: no new oil and gas in the United Kingdom.”
We will not be scared by changes in the legislation, nor will we be deterred by private injunctions designed to suppress peaceful people.
Anna Berrill, a 20-year-old philosophy student from Leeds who is participating in the rally, stated, ‘It crushes my heart to witness the tragedies that are occurring and will continue to occur as a result of our actions, and to live in a collapsing planet and do nothing is intolerable.’
Grandmother-of-four Helen Redfern, age 57, stated that she is demonstrating because ‘it is the last remaining alternative’
She stated, “Taking peaceful direct action appears to be my last remaining alternative.”
The administration disregards the catastrophic implications of the climate emergency. I cannot stand by and watch people throughout the world suffer, knowing that if we do not act quickly, more and more people will suffer from climate-related calamities in the present and future.
Just Stop Oil is requesting that all new oil and gas permits and licenses be halted.
The latest action comes after a month of mayhem in London and the rest of the United Kingdom as a result of recurring Just Stop Oil protests.
On Friday, two Just Stop Oil demonstrators were arrested for spray painting a Rolex store in Knightsbridge with orange paint.
More than 600 protestors have been arrested so far in October for a variety of antics, including dumping soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, mounting the QE2 Bridge, and generating over a dozen major jams.
In the past few weeks, such antics have included blocking Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square and dumping tomato soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting.
The aggressive rallies of eco-extremists have resulted in violent conflicts with pedestrians and cars who were obstructed by their demonstrations.