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  • I seriously doubt it was a peaceful non-violent placards-only protest.

    Remember the farmers whacking sportive riders with sticks here a few months back? “No no m’lud, we were pointing those sticks at the ground!”

  • According to reddit (I know...), the farmers were attempting to set the bales alight when the police arrived. If that's true it makes the use of force seem a little more reasonable.

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