Essay by Eric Worrall
h/t observa; Judge Michael Snow rejected a request to delay the trial so one of the protestors could fly to India.
Judge puts Just Stop Oil protestor in her place over 9,000-mile trip to India
Story by Siba Jackson
A judge has refused to delay the trial of Just Stop Oil protestors charged with storming a performance of West End musical, Les Miserables, at the request of one of the defendant who said they were flying to India.
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District Judge Michael Snow set the trial date for February 5 next year.
But Gibbin asked the judge if the hearing could be delayed until the end of February, as she will be away.
The judge appeared less than impressed, responding “I am afraid I am not going to wait for you to get back from India”.
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Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/judge-puts-just-stop-oil-protester-in-her-place-over-9-000-mile-trip-to-india/ar-AA1jkKjQ
Is there a word in the English language to describe this level of absurdity and hypocrisy? If there is, I can’t think of it.
Shouldn’t she be going by donkey?
Bit difficult for a UK female, never mind the donkey. Got to traverse Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to get to India. Deep Muslim all, none friendly to unaccompanied females even with hajib/burka. And I bet she wouldn’t wear either.
There used to be donkey rides on the beach when I was a child. She could route via France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan and China.
She should be greeted by face palms….
Great Moments in Chutzpah:
I plead for the mercy of the court, since I am an orphan – after being accused of murdering my parents.
I plead for the mercy of the court to delay the trial so I can take a long fossil-fueled flight to India – during my trial for protesting against fossil fuels.
Ron White had a saying for this woman – “You can’t fix stupid.”
Even if it was via a glider, without oil, it wouldn’t even be made, never mind get up there – these useful idiots should be shipped to Afghanistan on a team building course
The real “white privilege”.
Is there a word in the English language to describe this level of absurdity and hypocrisy?
If there is, I can’t think of it.
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chutzpah
Chutzpah is very nearly English by now, as much so as shadenfreude.
Damn the lack of edit:schadenfreude
Gribbing, surely.
Any relation to John Gribbin – of New Ice Age and Schroedinger’s Cat fame?
Chutzpah is too weak a word for this.
Dunning-Kruger
Wow. The words “delusional” and “hubris” spring to mind.
Delulu, someone who holds unrealistic or overly idealistic beliefs or fantasies.
Lulu = crazy, or it did when I was a lad.
Ben, that’s a great descriptive word for watermelons you’ve coined.
I’ve never heard that one before, Lulu really means crazy?
These people HAVE to be funded by BIg Oil, right?
Groucho knew!
Enjoyed that.
From the 1939 Marx Brothers film “At The Circus“.
They don’t make them like that anymore…
I would really like to see one of the AGW trollettes try to pass this one off as anything but rank hypocrisy 🙂
Where’s Nick, AJ and the bellboy when they are needed . 😉
A word? Well, two actually – Climate Scientist.
Public school education.
Teaches the delusion that the rules are for the little people, not for you.
See also Partygate. It’s the same lot.
I don’t like her.
Here’s a crazy cohort.
https://www.tiktok.com/@juststopoil/video/7244938060650040602
If she gets a criminal record… she may never get to have her little holiday to nice warm India.
Wouldn’t that be such a pity! 😉
That’s an interesting thought, India doesn’t like radical climate activists.
India Labels Greenpeace A ‘Threat To National Economic Security’
Other countries don’t act on Just Stop Oil activists who damage public properties. India will not let that happen lawfully !
Get the martyrdom pose.
The word you are looking for is “Entitlement”, the belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. It has become very prevalent in society. My own daughter, when she was 19 or 20, lamented about not being hired for a job she wanted. I pointed out to her that she had no skills for the job, and her dress didn’t exactly fit in that line of work (customer service). Her response? “They should have hired me because I’m awesome!” I kid you not, she really believed that.
Mine wasn’t much younger when she came home upset with her first payslip and wanted me to explain why they’d made a deduction to her wage. That’s income tax dear……(oh frabjous day!)
Our father which art in Heaven hallowed be thy name…….
Despite all the aggravation frustration and economic loss caused these people are ludicrous, sadly in recent years satire has died.
Just Stop Oil: really stupid and proud of it.
Just Silly Oiks?
Is there a word in the English language to describe this level of absurdity and hypocrisy? Try: Chutzpah.
h/t pillageidiot
I think guardianesque
Gobsmacking!
So was she going to protest oil in India? I doubt it.
Why are these terrorist twats not sitting in jail cells?
Actually, I would prefer them to be doing 12 hour stints on a treadmill or stationary bicycle with dynamo generator. With food rations proportonal to the amount of energy produced.
They might perhaps learn something useful, eventually.
How telling.
“Is there a word in the English language to describe this level of absurdity and hypocrisy? If there is, I can’t think of it.”
Arrogant? Entitled? Spoiled? Childish?
Wrap them all up and you get Gen Z.
Tying the headlines together. This is the same mentality that has earned Sam Bankman-Fried, 110 years in jail. He thought is moral virtue and mental ability allowed him to treat his customers money as if it were his, and once he was caught he thought that he could talk a jury into letting him walk.
Tre single word that best describes someone with such contempt for the processes of law combined with entitled hypocrisy and selfishness is ‘Woke’
The person of unknown gender, is a prime example of the privileged class doing its thing oblivious of those it harms or offends.
Perhaps she should be allowed to fly, then just stop the oil use of the aircraft about halfway there.
She is lucky. Judges do not tend to be patient when faced with contempt of the court. In other cases the perpetrator has been arraigned, tried and jailed in under 2 hours.
So this “Just Stop Oil” fool feels perfectly justified in disrupting other people’s lives and plans but is now upset that her actions are disrupting her plans!?!?
My sister in law is not a member of this group but just as pretentious and hypocritical.
Protesting and urging votes against pipelines and energy projects but come vacation time it’s off to Hawaii Bali Tanzania etc.
Told my brother it’s best we just never talk.
Hyposurdity
fish
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Hat Tip to Climate Depot
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Ryan Maue
@Ryan Maue
A Just Stop Oil activist was triggered to hammer a painting because he thought the government was responsible for recent stormy weather.
This is mental illness and abject stupidity. However, the media has indoctrinated them with incessant climate doomerism. These two activists were brainwashed into believing they have no future, so it won’t take much to turn them into violent terrorists.
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The take home is Dr. Maue’s succinct comment:
The media brainwashed them into believing they have no future,
so it won’t take much to turn them into violent terrorists.
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