Pro-meat protesters fined for eating raw squirrels at vegan stall

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Two pro-meat protesters have been fined after eating raw squirrels at a food market.

Deonisy Khlebnikov, 22, and Gatis Lagzdins, 29, ate the still fur-covered dead animals in front of members of the public, including young children, outside a vegan stall in Soho, the West End of London.

The pair were asked to stop by onlookers, including the parent of an upset child, but continued their protest at the Soho vegan food market in Rupert Street on 30 March, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

They were found guilty of a public order offence at City of London magistrates court on Monday.

Natalie Clines, a senior CPS prosecutor, said: “Deonisy Khlebnikov and Gatis Lagzdins claimed they were against veganism and were raising awareness about the dangers of not eating meat when they publicly consumed raw squirrels.

“But by choosing to do this outside a vegan food stall and continuing with their disgusting and unnecessary behaviour despite requests to stop, including from a parent whose child was upset by their actions, the prosecution was able to demonstrate that they had planned and intended to cause distress to the public.

“Their premeditated actions caused significant distress to members of the public, including young children.”

The pair denied using disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at a trial but were both convicted.

Khlebnikov, from Westminster, was fined £200 plus costs and a surcharge, while Lagzdins, from Ealing in west London, who did not attend the hearing, was fined £400 plus costs and a surcharge.


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The world is truely going mad. Whether you think this is wrong or not, being arrested for this and fined is utterly ridiculous.

phildidge wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:I love the squirrels in my back garden.

And yet they do not even know or care whether you exist...

If you love them, why have you not opened your door and house to them?

They can come in if they want, but they seem to prefer the trees.

It doesn't matter if they care or not - what a strange thing to say

Raggamuffin wrote:

phildidge wrote:

And yet they do not even know or care whether you exist...

If you love them, why have you not opened your door and house to them?

They can come in if they want, but they seem to prefer the trees.

It doesn't matter if they care or not - what a strange thing to say

Which is my point. You care and love for something, that has no care or idea you exist. Than actual people who do love and care about you.

I find that rather odd and again hypocritical

phildidge wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

They can come in if they want, but they seem to prefer the trees.

It doesn't matter if they care or not - what a strange thing to say

Which is my point. You care and love for something, that has no care or idea you exist. Than actual people who do love and care about you.

I find that rather odd and again hypocritical

That post made no sense at all.

Raggamuffin wrote:

phildidge wrote:

Which is my point. You care and love for something, that has no care or idea you exist. Than actual people who do love and care about you.

I find that rather odd and again hypocritical

That post made no sense at all.

It makes perfect sense when understanding your reasoning

Are you now saying that the men shouldn't have been fined because squirrels don't care about people?

Raggamuffin wrote:Are you now saying that the men shouldn't have been fined because squirrels don't care about people?

Cathy Newman alert

Can anyone post up where I made a statement above posted by rags?

Anyone?

phildidge wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:Are you now saying that the men shouldn't have been fined because squirrels don't care about people?

Cathy Newman alert

Can anyone post up where I made a statement above posted by rags?

Anyone?

It was just a question.

What exactly is the point of your latest observation about squirrels in back gardens not caring about people?

Raggamuffin wrote:

phildidge wrote:

Cathy Newman alert

Can anyone post up where I made a statement above posted by rags?

Anyone?

It was just a question.

What exactly is the point of your latest observation about squirrels in back gardens not caring about people?

It was a poor and stupid question rags and rightly mocked

What is my point?

Why have you not made your home a squirrel sanctuary?

phildidge wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

It was just a question.

What exactly is the point of your latest observation about squirrels in back gardens not caring about people?

It was a poor and stupid question rags and rightly mocked

What is my point?

Why have you not made your home a squirrel sanctuary?

Why are you asking me that?

You must have enough red herrings for a red herring sanctuary by now.

Raggamuffin wrote:

phildidge wrote:

It was a poor and stupid question rags and rightly mocked

What is my point?

Why have you not made your home a squirrel sanctuary?

Why are you asking me that?

You must have enough red herrings for a red herring sanctuary by now.

So basically your love of squirrels is conditional then?

Right catch you al later. Maybe then rags will have a reply

phildidge wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Why are you asking me that?

You must have enough red herrings for a red herring sanctuary by now.

So basically your love of squirrels is conditional then?

On what?

What does this have to do with the thread?

Whataboutism - new favourite word Didge?. Great word shame it only applies to others who bring in a comparison but when you do so its entirely logical and relevant, yeah.

Vintage wrote:Whataboutism - new favourite word Didge?. Great word shame it only applies to others who bring in a comparison but when you do so its entirely logical and relevant, yeah.

No ignorance is my favorite word. Something that you have in adbundance Vintage

phildidge wrote:

Vintage wrote:Whataboutism - new favourite word Didge?. Great word shame it only applies to others who bring in a comparison but when you do so its entirely logical and relevant, yeah.

No ignorance is my favorite word. Something that you have in adbundance Vintage

If you're going to accuse people of being ignorant, at least try to spell words correctly.

phildidge wrote:

Vintage wrote:Whataboutism - new favourite word Didge?. Great word shame it only applies to others who bring in a comparison but when you do so its entirely logical and relevant, yeah.

No ignorance is my favorite word. Something that you have in adbundance Vintage

Talking to you sometimes brings out the ridiculous in me.

Raggamuffin wrote:

phildidge wrote:

No ignorance is my favorite word. Something that you have in adbundance Vintage

If you're going to accuse people of being ignorant, at least try to spell words correctly.

Since when was spelling a sign of intelligence?

Its actually kind of racist

Vintage wrote:

phildidge wrote:

No ignorance is my favorite word. Something that you have in adbundance Vintage

Talking to you sometimes brings out the ridiculous in me.

Its no excuse blaming others for your ignorance Vintage

phildidge wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

If you're going to accuse people of being ignorant, at least try to spell words correctly.

Since when was spelling a sign of intelligence?

Its actually kind of racist

Spelling is racist? Do elaborate.

Raggamuffin wrote:

phildidge wrote:

Since when was spelling a sign of intelligence?

Its actually kind of racist

Spelling is racist? Do elaborate.

Well its not a sign of intelligence and english for example can be a second language for people

Hence such a view could be constituted as racist, could it not, if you said that to someone where English is there second language

phildidge wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Spelling is racist? Do elaborate.

Well its not a sign of intelligence and english for example can be a second language for people

Hence such a view could be constituted as racist, could it not, if you said that to someone where English is there second language

Is English your second language?

phildidge wrote:

Vintage wrote:

Talking to you sometimes brings out the ridiculous in me.

Its no excuse blaming others for your ignorance Vintage

In your case I'll make an exception.