Written by: Beck

Greenpeace thought it would be a good idea to storm the floor of London's International Petroleum Exchange (IPE). They somehow managed to convince themselves that the just implemented Kyoto Protocols didn't go far enough, and something more radical was needed. To accomplish this, they invaded the IPE in an effort to shut down petroleum trading for the day.

What they didn't expect was that maybe, just maybe, the traders would fight back. The Greenpeace protesters received an extremely thorough stomping at the hands of a bunch of London yuppy oil traders.

When 35 Greenpeace protesters stormed the International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) yesterday they had planned the operation in great detail.

What they were not prepared for was the post-prandial aggression of oil traders who kicked and punched them back on to the pavement.

"We bit off more than we could chew. They were just Cockney barrow boy spivs. Total thugs," one protester said, rubbing his bruised skull. "I've never seen anyone less amenable to listening to our point of view."

Sorry, listening to your point of view? Do these assclowns not realize the difference between "stating a point of view" and "invading a building in an attempt to shut down business operations?" What unbievably conceited garbage.

Definitely read the whole article. It's full of fantastic tidbits such as:

Another said: "I took on a Texan Swat team at Esso last year and they were angels compared with this lot." Behind him, on the balcony of the pub opposite the IPE, a bleary-eyed trader, pint in hand, yelled: "Sod off, Swampy."

This may be my favorite line:

"They grabbed us and started kicking and punching. Then when we were on the floor they tried to push huge filing cabinets on top of us to crush us."

I love how these irrational ninnies seem to genuinely think they're the victims here--after they invaded someone else's property.

Oh, and as for the Kyoto Protocol, Samizdata has the quick & dirty.

(Hat tip: Art Mould)

Update: A coworker IMs me this, from Tim Mayer:

Question: What's orange and looks good on hippies?

Answer: Fire.