Saturday, January 21

Santos Tour Down Under 2012 : Video




This is the way Santos treats peaceful protesters!

What happened to the right to free speech!

As a result of the rough handling - one of the protesters a 65 year old woman had her fingernail ripped out. Both woman at the end's of the banner had bruisers on there arms.

Event organisers did not attempt to open a dialogue with the protesters - instead they stole the banner and have not returned it - despite attempts to have it returned.

The peaceful protesters from Lock the Gate members did the right thing and had discussions with SA police about their intentions to hold a peaceful protest and declared they had no interest in disrupting the event or doing anything which would place bike riders in danger.

The behavior of the people who ripped away the banner and speed off shows a complete disregard to the rights to freedom of speech.

Santo's is largely responsible for 'fracking' down under - and people have a right to be upset given the concerns surrounding coal seam gas and the fracking processes.

for more information about Lock the Gate see:
http://lockthegate.org.au/

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