Activists spray Stonehenge with orange paint ahead of summer solstice
Two people have been arrested after Just Stop Oil activists sprayed orange powder paint over Stonehenge.
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Members of the public tried to stop the incident and a visitor managed to wrestle a spray can from one of the protesters. According to Wiltshire police, two people have been arrested. The prime minister condemned the incident, saying ‘this is a disgraceful act of vandalism to one of the UK’s and the world’s oldest and most important monuments’. Just Stop Oil say they took action to demand the incoming government sign up to a legally binding treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030
Stonehenge sprayed in orange powder paint by Just Stop Oil activists ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/19/stonehenge-sprayed-orange-powder-paint-just-stop-oil-activists
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22 comments
– Terrible,And The SeguriTy of These TrascendenThal Place…?!?- Are You Jokes…?!?~🤔🌉🎃
Surely with this being a British LANDMARK prison time for vandalism is a must and has nothing to do with oil.
ONLY STONES FFS
That better be washable paint. I swear…that’s absolutely terrible
Why just why
the canister they use to spray the paint to convince us to stop using oil was made using machines that used oil then transported to their area using machines that used oil and most probably delivered to their office using a van using oil. BUT JUST STOP OIL lol
I'm sure over the thousands of years, MUCH worse liquids have been applied to the stones than paint!
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Oil and 2000 years old stone … no link betwhen…
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The thing is the Government are in talks about getting rid of this to build a tunnel. So this protects was useless 😂
You have to prep the surface first , now in the case of stone I would use an etch primer followed by a build coat or two , then the top coat and finally a lacquer coat to make sure it is weather sealed ….
They should be deported immediately
They really want people to pollute the environment. Every time they do this they not only lose people, they have people go the whole opposite direction.
Oil is the life-blood of the world's economy. It's just pure ignorance.
I am surprised that not more people intervened.
Also this kind of activism is out of mind. Can't you attack the buildings of oil companies or politicians?
I mean why does it always have to be art works or cultural heritage?
This will only get worse with Keir Starmer in power!
Their existence is the Threat to the environment
Just Stop Oil are truly revolting. A monument built by innocent people as a celebration of our wonderful planet and nature, attacking it makes total sense….NOT! 🤬
They are glad i was not there. It would have been a rare moment when my stoicism turns to brutal justice.
Used to think they were up for the environment, but ever since the show lady debut, things were led astray, they are more terrorists nowadays.
Elections are coming in our different countries, now you know.