RidleyViewer attempts "thirst strike" in jail
Channel: RidleyReport
Date: 2012-10-01

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RidleyViewer attempts "thirst strike" in jail

Sponsor:  http://ShireSociety.com - Back around 2011 I did a vid speculating about the potential of "thirst strikes"
to be more powerful than "hunger strikes" in jail.  In a sobering reminder that 
our struggle is getting ever-more-real...one of my viewers reports he actually 
implemented the desperate technique. YouTuber "amberpoovey" says he 
made it 2 days & failed to make his point to his captors.  He also says he 
didn't give in & was somewhat quickly released.   

Here's the message he posted in my comment section: 

"Hey Ridley, After getting arrested for speech (intoxicated and disruptive) for saying "what are you a fucking fagot" when the cop was roughly grabbing and smacking my nuts for over 10 seconds, I used your idea of a water strike instead of a hunger strike. The jailors and nurse took this as being a danger to myself instead of a form of protest. I was put in isolation for two days and wore a turtle suit eg suicide smock. After not not giving in they transferred me to a psych hospital where I was interviewed and found not to have any grounds to hold me. In total I served six days and had to post a $300 dollar cash bond which I am still waiting to get back. I don't think it changed hearts and minds as the key-turners are so brainwashed believing they are doing good when really their work is evil."

Some thoughts:  Gandhi learned the hard way that civil disobedience doesn't generally change the minds of the oppressors themselves.  Its real power is its mobilizing effect on those who are on the sidelines.