20 Responses to “Monbiot plans citizen’s arrest of John Bolton”

1. Mike Posted: May 26th, 2008 at 9:07 pm | Link to this

   George, If I can be at Hay on Wye on Tuesday, I will try to help you arrest this lunatic. Reply

2. Mike Posted: May 26th, 2008 at 9:08 pm | Link to this

   I’ll be trying to be there for Wednesday, too. Reply

3. pingback: Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 8:35 am | Link to this

   Monbiot plans citizen’s arrest of John Bolton « Dr Nasir Khan […] Bolton first made the demand for a war against Iraq as a signatory of an open letter sent to President Clinton by the Project for a New American Century in 1998. In 2001 he joined the Bush administration as the […] Reply

4. Charlie Castelnau Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 12:53 pm | Link to this

   Careful George. Everyone is guilty except the U.S. didn’t you know that? Anyway, best of luck - you’ll need it! Reply

5. RealitySpeaks Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 2:54 pm | Link to this

   You’re a moonbat, Monbiot. Nothing but another drooling moonbat. Go ahead, try to make your ‘citizen’s arrest’ - we have tasers waiting for you. and a nice comfy padded cell. Reply

6. scott Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 3:04 pm | Link to this

   Please attempt this Moonbat, Bolton will beat your scrawny, liberal ass all over the festival site. Perhaps you should debate Mr. Bolton, now that I’d love to see. Moonbat not only physically whipped but verbally as well. Bolton has 20-times the intellect and 50-times the brawn of the little moonbat. Reply

7. Amos Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 3:47 pm | Link to this

   Haha, Bolton’s going to beat you unconscious, you shrill, pretentious little buffoon. Ah who am I kidding, some security man will politely ask you to sit back down and you’ll slink back to your seat, mentally composing the glorious column you’ll write the next day on how you spoke truth to power. I think the psychological reason people like you crave this sort of empty gesture fake bravado, is you know you’re cowards, and it eats you up inside. Long like free Iraq, death to the fascists, death to the Baath, death to the islamist murderers, criminals and tyrants, and the degenerate leftist scum in the west that lick their feet. Reply

8. Rob Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 3:48 pm | Link to this

   Good luck with your ‘citizens’ arrest. You will have to get through me to do it though. Reply

9. ToddonCapeCod Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 3:49 pm | Link to this

   Then I will place you, Moonbat, er Monbiot, under citizens arrest, to keep people from reading your lunatic ravings. Reply

10. mojo Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 4:03 pm | Link to this

    Twit. Have fun explaining it top your lawyer. Reply

11. Garger Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 4:20 pm | Link to this

    Better try and arrest all 300,000,000 Americans, Mr. Moonbat. You see, the American governmnet authorized action against the outrageous and bloody regieme in Iraq, and that government speaks on behalf of the American people. One cannot seperate the American people from the policies of the duly elected American government. So try and arrest us all. Better yet, just get out of the way and shut up while we do the heavy lifting in making the world safer for you and Great Britain. Reply

12. Steve Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 5:02 pm | Link to this

    another fraud from the left.. their travel and carbon usage are ALWAYS justifiable..LOL. Monbiot purchased a Renault Clio (diesel) after moving to a small town in mid-Wales in 2007, leading to charges of hypocrisy.[24] Similarly he has also travelled through Canada and the United States, campaigning on climate change and promoting his book. He contends that this travel was justifiable as it sought to boost the case for much greater carbon cuts there.[25][26] Reply

13. neeman Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 5:18 pm | Link to this

    One wonders about his audience numbers/book sales when he went across the pond, Steve. Were they indeed high enough to justify his carbon emissions in their pursuit? I’ve never heard of the man before today, and I fear I shan’t remember him much past submitting this comment. Reply

14. Jack Klompus Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 6:02 pm | Link to this

    Wow George, I knew that you were a sanctimonious bag of narcissistic hot air before but this one really seals the deal for your title of Egomaniac Loon of the Year. How many hours do you spend a day in front of the mirror loving what you see? Let’s see, by the math you have about 1/1000 the intelligence of Mr. Bolton and will never amount to much more that a little nipper at his ankles, so I can understand you entertaining this arrest fantasy in the privacy of your own bedroom out of a lust/jealousy thing. It’s just hilarious when you bring your little fetish into the public arena so that we can laugh at and ridicule the petty, insignificant little wanker that you always show yourself to be. Reply

15. Jack Klompus Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 6:08 pm | Link to this

    Oooh look out Mike is going to help out with the arrest! Will he use his death ray? his black belt ninja style? his private team of commandos that he calls on his two way wrist radio? Please tell us Mike how you and lil’ Georgie plan to pull this one off and move the revolution forward!!! Reply

16. BernieBeck Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 8:54 pm | Link to this

    Ever seen the “Citizen Arrest” episode of “Andy Griffith” ? Are you Barney or Gomer ? Reply

17. Sylver Dragon Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 9:19 pm | Link to this

    Um, care to point out the offense? Sure, the world would be better off without Bolton and his ilk. Were the whole neo-con movement in the US to suffer from massive fatal coronaries, I’d be pissing on their graves. But, the worst that Bolton can be accused of is being a belligerent asshole. Your entire complaint is based around two false premises. 1. That ‘internation law’ is anything more than rhetoric. While nations do engage in treaties and agreements, the UN is not an international government. Treaties made at the UN only have the force of law in so far as the individual signatories codify them into their own laws. And some treaties actually have clauses about withdrawal. (See: ABM treaty, Article XV) 2. That the US not signing onto a treaty you support is some sort of punishable offense. Sorry, you aren’t that important. Reply

18. Ernest Payne Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 10:11 pm | Link to this

    Congratulations on your proposed action, good luck, and ignore the raving lunacy of the typically ill informed Americans. Reply

19. pingback: Posted: May 27th, 2008 at 11:50 pm | Link to this

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20. Onethumb Posted: May 28th, 2008 at 1:06 am | Link to this

    George, Ever got in the middle of a domestic dispute? We may not all agree with Bolton, or Bush, but if you lay hands on him we’ll come down on you like stink on shit. You’ll never be safe to come to the Colonies again, you self righteous turd. BTW: AFIAK “Citizen’s Arrest” doesn’t exist in the EU you love; it’s roots are in Common Law. Here’s the particulars you ill-educated lump: ***A citizen’s arrest (officially called an “any person arrest”) is permitted to be made on any person under section 24A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (as amended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005) for an indictable offence (in this section referred to simply as “an offence”). This includes either way offences. It is thus permissible for any person to arrest: * Anyone who is without doubt in the act of committing an offence, or whom the arrestor has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be in the act of committing an offence * Where an offence has been committed without doubt.., anyone who is without doubt guilty of that offence or whom the arrestor has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of it In order for the arrest to be lawful, the following two conditions must also be satisfied: * It is not reasonably practicable for a constable to make the arrest instead * The arrestor has reasonable grounds for believing that the arrest is necessary to prevent one of the following: o The person causing physical injury to himself or others o The person suffering physical injury o The person causing loss of or damage to property o The person absconding before a constable can assume responsibility for him Use of the second power above is rather risky, since it relies upon the person carrying out the arrest knowing that an indictable or either way offence has been committed. If, for example, the arrested person is later acquitted in court then it could be concluded that no offence has been committed; thus the arrest would be unlawful. The Act therefore gives a constable three additional powers, to arrest: * Anyone who is (without doubt) about to commit an offence, or whom the constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be about to commit an offence * Anyone whom the constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of an offence which is merely suspected to have taken place A constable’s arrest power is not limited to indictable offences, and conditions different from the above apply. In addition to the above, a private person may be authorised to execute an arrest warrant, if the court issuing the warrant has given them the authority to do so, and any person may arrest someone who is “unlawfully at large” (for example, an escaped prisoner).*** Uhmmm… George, Old Sock, are there no shortages of constables to make such an arrest? I think not. You’ll be charged with assault and your next column will be a tribute to your awful sacrifice heartily praised by your myrmidons. Reply