When Sticks and Stones Break Bones

July 12th, 2014:
When Sticks and Stones Break Bones -
Tour buses lined the streets and city workers scrambled to find a way out of the tangled congestion created by yet another anti-weapon protest rally, held this afternoon near Big Ben, in London. Susan Lensworth and members of her extremist group, the Gentle Doves, were arrested after staging the rally, their fourth in as many months. 
Lensworth seems to have a gift for stirring up trouble in the name of peace. The Gentle Doves propose that all weapons should be destroyed and that Britain should set an example to the rest of the world by being the first to do so. "We wear white robes to represent the purity of the dove, and we consume the bread crumbs of violence placed upon our path," stated Lensworth as she proceeded to mime the movements of a pigeon before an amused crowd. "The world is positioning itself for a great war, and it is our duty as free-thinking Englishmen and women, to sap the strength of those who would poison our freedoms!"
Amusement quickly turned to alarm, however, when the activists constructed a massive bonfire in the plaza below London's famous clock tower, and began passing out unloaded AK-47 rifles. They urged passersby to "purge themselves and their nation of the bondage and abuse of power that results from the use of brutal force." Several tourists were verbally harassed by the Doves when they refused to participate in the spectacle. In the scuffle that ensued, innocent bystanders were pelted with rocks and sustained bruises from gun barrels which were reported to have been used as clubs. Bobbies finally arrived to arrest the group, and as they dragged off the screaming protestors, Susan Lensworth declared, "The bread crumbs of violence will consume you if you don't first consume them!"
In light of recent developments in the Middle East, and Britain's preparations for war, the call for peace is timely and relevant. But clearly, Susan Lensworth is not concerned about using force and intimidation when she wants a soapbox and is therefore only damaging the credibility of more sincere activists. A truly peaceful future cannot be achieved through violent spectacle; you would think people would have learned this by now?
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