THE Dulwich Despatch Summer 2023
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Jenson However, I would like to point out that they have caused mile long tailbacks, had patients sitting in the back of ambulances and have been messing with people's education. People of all ages had to be stuck in the backlog and the protesters had no sympathy. People missed work interviews, hospital appointments and a person racing to see her mum in the hospital had to wait. Don't even get me started on Extinction Rebellion blockading on public transport, an eco - friendly mode of transport! You have made yourself an enemy of the people, and your actions cannot be solved with just a simple 'sorry'. Toby To summarise the points I have made throughout this debate, I believe that climate change is an increasingly important topic that needs to be addressed on a global scale in order to save our planet. With pollution in land, seas and skies at an all - time high, we need to resolve this issue now. While it may not be pleasant, I believe that extreme protest is necessary in order to create the kind of response that could save our planet. While you have mentioned points such as immense traffic jams disrupting people's lives— that is the cost of the way in which we have neglected our planet. It does not matter how many lives have to be disrupted in order to save our planet. People need to treat our planet better as there is no Planet B and if we continue to bring harm to our Earth and the ecosystems within it, we may not have a planet to live in anymore. While public transport, like trains is less harmful to the planet than other modes of transport, it is still not a solution. Additionally, the government is now trying to silence these noble people, who want to do nothing but save their planet, by passing a new legislation that would make it an offence to protest in a way that would be a 'serious disruption to the life of the community'. Without the ability to inform the world about climate change, regardless of how extreme the methods are, how will we spread the message in order to save our planet?
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