{"id":194080,"date":"2023-09-24T15:39:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T15:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=194080"},"modified":"2023-09-24T15:39:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T15:39:48","slug":"moment-driver-loses-patience-and-starts-dragging-eco-clowns-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/world-news\/moment-driver-loses-patience-and-starts-dragging-eco-clowns-in-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment driver loses patience and starts dragging eco clowns in Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Moment driver loses his patience and starts dragging eco clowns out the road after they hold up traffic in Berlin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Incident happened during slow march by German activists &#8216;Letzte Generation&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the moment a biker loses his patience and starts dragging eco clowns out of the road after they hold up traffic in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Climate activists from the German group called Letzte Generation &#8211; translated as Last Generation &#8211; staged a slow march blockage in Berlin this week, causing traffic in Germany&#8217;s capital to come to a halt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Footage shows an enraged cyclist attacking the activists by grabbing one man from behind and dragging him off the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The cyclist reportedly lost his cool after the activists wouldn&#8217;t let him pass through their slow march.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the video, the cyclist and another man in a red shirt can be seen pushing the long-haired older protester until he falls to the ground.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/15\/75780625-12555023-image-m-12_1695566579119.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/15\/75780621-12555023-image-a-13_1695566588231.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Footage shows an enraged cyclist attacking the activists by grabbing one man from behind and dragging him off the road. The cyclist reportedly lost his cool after the activists wouldn&#8217;t let him pass through their slow march.\u00a0In the video, the cyclist and another man in a red shirt can be seen pushing the long-haired older protester until he falls to the ground<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/15\/75780627-12555023-image-m-17_1695566740493.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/15\/75780633-12555023-image-a-18_1695566745087.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>While the eco zealot is trying to get up, the biker targets another protester, a woman, and pushes her out of the road. Meanwhile the man in the red shirt attempts to push several activists onto the opposite sidewalk so the honking cars can pass through\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/15\/75780629-12555023-image-m-20_1695567038623.jpg\" height=\"616\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the man in the red shirt attempts to push several activists onto the opposite sidewalk so the honking cars can pass through. One of the cars blocked by the group eventually mounted the pavement to get past while the others sounded their horns<\/p>\n<p>While the eco zealot is trying to get up, the biker targets another protester, a woman, and pushes her out of the road.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the man in the red shirt attempts to push several activists onto the opposite sidewalk so the honking cars can pass through.<\/p>\n<p>One of the cars blocked by the group eventually mounted the pavement to get past while the others sounded their horns.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Moment eco zealots from &#8216;The Last Generation&#8217; are dragged off the Berlin Marathon course by German police after activists threw orange paint and tried to block runners<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/15\/75777465-12555023-A_group_of_protestors_from_the_Letzte_Generation_ran_onto_the_ro-a-4_1695566244854.jpg\" height=\"183\" width=\"274\"><\/p>\n<p>The video was posted to X, formerly Twitter, by Letzte Generation with the caption: &#8217;25 slow-walk blockades in Berlin. The climate crisis is already escalating. The first tipping points have been reached.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;2045 is too late. 2030 free of fossil fuels is necessary. That&#8217;s why we are protesting.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time interactions between climate activists and annoyed road users have turned violent in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>A shocking video taken earlier this month showed an enraged motorist resorting to violence to break up a street-blocking protest by the activist group.<\/p>\n<p>The man was seen\u00a0leaping into the B36 highway near the Victoria Tower in Mannheim. He began punching and kicking a series of activists from the Letzte Generation movement.<\/p>\n<p>Police have now arrested the 29-year-old suspect, according to German newspaper Bild.<\/p>\n<p>The assailant, wearing a white vest and grey jogging bottoms, was one of several angered motorists who confronted the eco-zealots who had donned orange uniforms and sat on the tarmac, backing up three lanes of cars.<\/p>\n<p>When the demonstrators remained seated and refused to move he snapped, lashing out with fists and feet of fury and dragging them away.<\/p>\n<p>Mannheim Police found out about the attack the following day and arrested the suspect in Ludwigsburg, where he was taken for interrogation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Aim\u00e9e van Baalen, the group&#8217;s spokeswoman, remains steadfast in their commitment to continue similar protests despite the controversy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/15\/75216739-12555023-The_infuriated_motorist_grabs_the_protester_s_hair_before_hittin-a-7_1695566316878.jpg\" height=\"518\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The infuriated motorist grabs the protester&#8217;s hair before hitting him in the face<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/15\/75216733-12555023-He_returns_to_kick_and_slap_another_member_of_the_group-a-6_1695566308701.jpg\" height=\"398\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He returns to kick and slap another member of the group<\/p>\n<p>She maintains that Letzte Generation will not be deterred by opposition and is resolute in its mission to bring attention to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>In July, three protesters were dragged out of the way by a furious lorry driver working for low-carbon energy company Air Liquide &#8211; only to rush back in front of the lorry before one of them was knocked flying.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Air Liquide is the Paris Olympics&#8217; official hydrogen supporter and works to innovate &#8216;the development of low-carbon hydrogen and biomethane for the energy transition&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the lorry at first jumps out to push and drag the activists out of his way.<\/p>\n<p>When they sit back in position, he slowly starts driving forward &#8211; and then shunts the activist closest to the pavement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/15\/75216741-12555023-The_man_is_seen_yanking_the_protester_out_of_the_road_as_other_a-a-11_1695566569947.jpg\" height=\"332\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The man is seen yanking the protester out of the road as other annoyed motorists look on<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/15\/73212845-12555023-The_driver_is_pictured_trying_to_drag_the_protestor_sitting_in_t-a-5_1695566303570.jpg\" height=\"811\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The driver is pictured trying to drag the protestor sitting in the road out from under the lorry<\/p>\n<p>The force\u00a0is enough to send the young man flying back and bystanders come to his aid.<\/p>\n<p>The lorry driver is seen throwing his hands up in frustration and stops the lorry before leaping out of the cab again to pull the protesters aside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Air Liquide provided the following statement to MailOnline: &#8216;On July 12, Air Liquide was made aware of an altercation in Stralsund, Germany, between a third-party contract driver of Air Liquide Medical Gases and local protesters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Images display unacceptable behaviour from the driver that is not aligned with Air Liquide&#8217;s values in any way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The third-party contractor has been notified that Air Liquide will no longer accept the services of this individual.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12555023\/Moment-driver-loses-patience-drags-eco-clowns-Berlin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moment driver loses his patience and starts dragging eco clowns out the road after they&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":194079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28134],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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