Moment violence explodes exterior the University of Manchester
- Altercation comes amid backlash in opposition to the Manchester Pro-Life society
Violence exploded exterior the coed union on the University of Manchester as pro-choice protesters clashed with pro-life campaigners.
The two teams of scholars had been captured holding placards as a full blown battle broke out.
Several male college students had been seen getting right into a bodily altercation, whereas different protesters are seen cheering them on.
In one other video, police had been seen watching on as pro-life activists filed out the constructing to cries of ‘disgrace on you’.
Officers had been then proven attempting to interrupt up the campaigners and push again the crowds from one another.
Violent scenes erupted exterior the coed union on the University of Manchester as pro-life protesters clashed with pro-choice campaigners
Both teams of scholars had been videoed holding placards as a full blown battle broke out
Two protesters had been filmed having a bodily altercation whereas different protesters cheered them on
The battle unfolded amid a backlash in the direction of the college’s Pro-Life Society which was based in January
Some protesters had been seen carrying face coverings and hoods whereas pushing in opposition to a wall of officers.
One officer was then captured being heckled by an indignant protester shouting ‘Abortion is just not an opinion.’
It comes amid issues raised by feminine college students concerning the Manchester Pro Life Society, which was based on January 11 and has a male president and male treasurer.
A petition to shut the society, which the coed union insists was established inside the guidelines, has collected over 16,000 signatures.
One feminine scholar advised the Independent that the institution of the society was like ‘the start of a Margaret Atwood novel’ and accused the coed union of ‘enabling misogynistic hate speech’.
Aside from opposing abortions, the Pro Life Society says it is usually campaigning different threats to life together with assisted suicide, capital punishment and deaths attributable to poverty and poor dwelling requirements.
