Student activists invade Richard Dawkins lecture

On 9th June 2011 a public discussion between Professor Richard Dawkins & Professor P Z Myers was held at the Institute of Education's Logan Hall in London. As the auditorium was filling up with ticket holders, a small group of student activists invaded the auditorium to protest Richard Dawkins for his involvement in the New College of the Humanities. Sanduron were on hand and captured this exclusive footage of the incident.

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[Samjarrett1]

@robbo8890 There are scholarships available for the tiny minority but the fact remains that rich, less gifted people stand a better chance of attending university that those who are more gifted but who cannot afford to pay. I would argue that this is not the best way for a country to get the best out of its population.

[yesweknowthedrill]

ohhh crap, who let the pc brigade in :-/

these type of brainless morons piss me off, they protest about things that they know nothing about, basically just because they just want something to whine about.

they must all be on their periods 24/7.

[AlienRelics]

"Education is a right"? How ironic coming from a religious nut.

[historypoliticsbb]

@evilyig But this wasn't someone's house was it? It was a public hall. A big difference.

[christophcooneyoff]

I think it's quite ironic when they protest against how much it costs to have an education, then they waste a bunch of people's money who have paid for that education. I think their cause is a good one, but at the same time their methods are horrific. British freedom and tolerance is a privilege, and these people just take it for granted and trample on this countries ethics.

[evilyig]

@historypoliticsbb So you'll be fine with anyone with a valid complaint setting up camp in your yard, using your house without your permission, as long as they have an important issue to champion? There is a time and place for protesting, and this was not it.

[Descendancy]

Why did these people attend the lecture if they didn't like what he was going to talk about? Don't they have their own places to be, like a church?

[airbornlegend]

Dawkin's is a hero!

[TheSquakingCockaToo]

SQUAK They call themselves peaceful protesters, why are they shouting? SQUAK

[calumacky]

@pinball1970 Basically their protesting about tuition fees and the inception of a new private university. Most likely they aren't religious but are pseudo-socialists... usually a middle class student who splashes out on the next apple accessory while simultaneously condemning any form of capitalism.

Of course they are completely right and are actually doing a great cause, unfortunately they come across as douchebags. I think they need to find a better way to get others on their side.

[historypoliticsbb]

The bottom line is what those people were protesting about is a lot more important than a Richard Dawkins talk.

Do we want to end up like the US where students have non-dischargable loans of $100,000+ simply to get a university education, and now have a bubble of $1 trillion student debt? Think about it hard.

[mooniekate]

Unless the protesters bought tickets like everyone else in that hall, they don't have the right to be there. Shame on them for not taking their complaints to whomever actually does the legislation.