Climate activists have reportedly slashed the tyres of several more “gas guzzling” cars overnight in Brighton in an apparent escalation of the group’s controversial tactics.
SUVs in Totland Road, May Road, Barnard Road and Sandown Road, all near the top end of Elm Grove, were attacked overnight.
The group responsible, Tyre Extinguishers, first deflated the tyres of cars in Fiveways, Woodingdean and Saltdean last week, along with vehicles in “well-to-do” areas up and down the country.
It warned that it would continue to do so until owning an SUV became impossible.
Last night, it appeared activists had gone one further and actually damaged cars’ tyres.
Many of those whose cars were attacked last night said the tactics were unproductive.
One driver, Emma Knight, said: “All things considered, this is a futile exercise.
“Today, it’s impacted a woman who relies on her vehicle because she has a disability, a very young family and someone who drives a low emissions car quite infrequently and works for a global environmental charity.
“If they have energy to do this in the middle of the night, it could be put to far better use – if they care that much.”
Another driver said: “The police are coming round to speak to me this afternoon. Then I’m off to work, seven hours later than planned. I have a school to run and an evening meeting to attend later.
“So, along with the fabulous RAC man in his van who sorted out my tyres today, the police officers coming over in their squad car to see me later and the fact that I will still be doing my usual journey to work and back, as an essential worker, this little eco plan really misfired.
“If they want support, this is absolutely not the way to gain it.”
Gas? SUV? I don’t think an SUV is what you think it is. We have MPVs, but the uptake of gas is low.
So, they run on petroleum instead of gas.
Does this mean the vandals are Americans?
> Does this mean the vandals are Americans?
It shows that they have no thoughts of their own and are just parroting an American facebook group.
If they are attacking eco cars as well it emphasises that lack of knowledge. B&H News needs to stop reporting it so they don’t get the publicity they crave.
Agit-prop nonsense art = wind-up till the bomb bursts
15 years minimum for carrying a knife. Let’s get these jobless twunts off the streets
The brainless idiotic thugs should become Extinguished themselves. Hopefully, since there are no police around these days, and security cameras don’t appear to be functioning, a vigilante group will be set up in the area, to catch them and deal with them ruthlessly, which is what they deserve.
15 years minimum for carrying a knife. Let’s get these jobless twunts off the streets and into prison for a harsh dose of real life
Anyone catching these ****ers in the act should be within their rights to use reasonable force to subdue them. They’re armed with knives for ****’s sake. Police should be down on this like a ton of bricks before it gets out of hand.
Tyre slashers, excreta repulsives and insult Britain are economic saboteurs and should be dealt with by full force of the law. Also excreta repulsives got a well deserved kicking by Londoners when they tried holding up Underground trains and busy roads. Public should report identity of all these f*****ts and provide police with phone footage. This applies to those recently created lamebrains “Just stop oil” another bunch of economic saboteurs.
I notice that Brighton and Hove have one of the lowest vaccination take up rates in the country. Is it surprising when the city is full of recidivist hippies, greens and leftist lunatics.