The problem with that confessions is that they aren’t just putting their own lives at risk, they are also potentially putting the lives of workers at risk too.

When someone like a Tim Flannery, says words like “I have considered those sort of actions, but there’s probably a lot of young people who’ve got a lot more at stake than I have who are gonna get angrier over time and who are gonna demand action, and they’re probably the ones who are gonna carry the day in that area…”, and calling for them not to be prosecuted for their actions, it is likely to act as a green light to extremists who believe the end justifies the means in achieving their aims, thats why we get incidents such as the death threat received by the boss at Hazelwood.

“Just on that, where were the outcries from the pro-lifers when Devine published her nasty little piece?”

I’m not a pro-lifer, but I missed the Devine piece — I don’t suppose you have a link ?

I don’t have a problem with that, if that’s all it is.

Just on that, where were the outcries from the pro-lifers when Devine published her nasty little piece?

I was referring to the protestors that have chained themselves to the machinery at numerous power stations both here and overseas and the subsequent actions that have been taken to remove them.

Also, there is the matter of the death threat that was received by the CEO of Hazelwood — I’d say that’s a fairly violent action too.

confessions, acknowledging the lunacy of Devine’s article — it’s only the degree of violence being incited that concerns you ?

And ‘direct action’ against a specified target is usually more than standing around outside the gates holding banners and chanting slogans — as I said above, protestors have placed themselves and workers in danger by chaining themselves to machinery and forcing plants to close down until they were removed…Who knows what the next stunt might be — we’ve now seen a death threat, so what’s next ?

Facetiousness aside, I have to admit that was a VERY soft interview with Flannery last night. Regular love-in it was.

a big difference.

First time I’ve ever been called a troll though, thanks Zoot

I’m not so sure confessions, they seem to be encouraging people to take direct action against power stations to me, and that equals incitement in my definition. Especially given that in the past such direct action has resulted in shutting down parts of a plant whilst protestors have had to be physically removed, and when protestors refuse to voluntarily leave a premises, violence, wether initiated by police or by the protestors nearly always follows.

no.