Channel 4 News, 20 Mar 2007: Injunction stops power protest

[JaishAlmahdi874]

ok nice and sort of weired. NO ONE COMPLAIN OR TALK BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Glendale1835]

Bully tactics

[Glendale1835]

Labour has ruined this country

[7timestree]

npower are amongst the modern day Nephelim. Giant bullies who do violence to the earth. This money grabbing filth will be destroyed soon thank God.

[crunterstamps]

Yes,npower are Dirty,filthy Money-Grabbing Shits.I'd Love to Drill all their fucking Eyes out and Piss in theie Eye-holes.The Worthless Cunts.I'm after you Bastards Big-Time!Watch Out!

[benenglish76]

The "dangerous protestors" issue is a red herring; if they really got violent then the Police would be all over it.

Even if NPOWER have bulletproof reasons for destroying the lake & forrest, their subsequent response is utterly disgusting and just *wrong*. Arrogant PR, Aggressive Legal tactics, Media censorship? 5-year prison threats?

Aggressive corporate bully's have no place in 2008. I switched my gas and electric from these guys 3 weeks ago and found it suprisingly easy & much cheaper

[no1knowsmeyet]

I bet they jewish run

[matshroom]

bloody hell!!!!! revolution!!!!!!

[im2fast2catch]

GREAT VIDEO !! 22nd SEPT ALL AROUND THE WORLD: PROTEST AND MARCH AGAINST A CORRUPT NEW WORLD ORDER AND RFID CHIPPING HUMANS: SPREAD THE WORD AROUND THE WORLD AND GET INVOLVED WITH YOUR FUTURE!

youtube. com/watch?v=z-R8s2YDdVg

[katharinebird]

Excellent journalism - well done C4!

[theohaigy]

Sorry, I mistyped. I meant to say I CAN understand why people are angered to that point. Thanks for pointing all the extra points out and thanks for uploading the video. Keep up the good work! I like a vid that gets me that little bit worked up.

[theohaigy]

I might add that I completely disagree with people threatening others, or protesters saying "I know where you live... and your family" and they undermine the peaceful effort. But I cant understand what angers them to that point - as these big companies are no better.

[jim1679]

It's worth pointing out that when this went to court, NPower were unable to provide any evidence that anything like this was being said - it's just an arbitrary claim made by an NPower exec.

As the video shows, people do shout "you should be ashamed of yourselves" at those filling the lake, but I don't think this is particularly threatening.

[theohaigy]

LOOK AT THAT!!! Masked guards approaching a cameraman with lawyers in suits telling people to look away or face punishment. You cannot get more brutal and threatening than that. nPower: terrorists.

[theohaigy]

rotesocken : You are totally correct! This IS about capitalism and people need to pull their heads out of their assholes and face upto the FACT that these big companies represent a threat to everyone of us - that is, everyone who is not part of the 1% most powerful. Once again, FUCK nPower - a shit evil-minded brutal company that people need to be persuaded away from.

[theohaigy]

WOW! And I thought things like this only took place in America. FUCK nPower! I didn't know about this before. But I know now! I will tell as many people as I can not to join nPower EVER. Evil company! They represent a threat to our British lifestyle. CUNTS!!!

[jim1679]

I agree with you theohaighy and rotesocken. Some big companies seem to be worse than others, but they all have the potential to act in this way because of the strcuture of most of the world's economy. Do either of you know of a power company based on co-operative principals?

[jim1679]

You'll all be pleased to know that the photographer has now challenged the injunction and it has been rescinded - although it still applies to other people who have protested at Radley Lakes.

This comes in the wake of a successful challenge to a similar injunction placed on peaceful protestors by EDO MBM, an arms manufacturer in Brighton.

So, these things can be challenged - it's just that they assume you're going to be so intimidated you aren't going to challenge them.

[rotesocken]

Sign the petition!! It's online under "SaveRadleyLakes"...

[rotesocken]

this is about the essence of capitalism ;) start thinking!

[emptyhand17]

God help us all.

Masked security guards, acting in the name of a faceless multi national backed by the full force of the law, based on anonoumous testimonies at at secret hearing where noone else was able to speak.

If this isn't a call to get down there, I don't know what is

[StevenJMUK]

What you need is a boycott National Power campaign.

[calvinjones]

I put this on my blog along with details of how to change your electricity provider and how to contact people who matter and NPower.I personally changed to Ecotricity from NPower's Juice tarrif.

[calvinjones]

I put this on my blog along with details of how to change your electricity provider and how to contact people who matter and NPower.I personally changed to Ecotricity from NPower's Juice tarrif.

[TStevens617]

WONDERFUL! Are we going to stand by and let big business totally destroy our world in the name of MONEY? If these giants continue in this way, there will soon be no world to live on!

[jim1679]

To summarise: a corporation used the law to prevent the media from airing a story about a corporation using the law to prevent a freelance journalist from covering a story. Ain't it great to live in the free world?

[jim1679]

As well as switching electric supplier, you may like to write to the BBC and complain. NPower was an official sponsor of Red Nose Day (paying £5 to Comic Relief for everyone who changed their electric supply to NPower; a cheaper way of working than doorstepping or cold calling), and I have heard that they put some legal pressure on Channel 4 News to prevent them showing this story on Red Nose Day itself, as Channel 4 originally intended.

[TStevens617]

This is out rageous Any one with Npower should move their electricity account to another provider. I am ...

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