A London professor has been suspended after suggesting on the BBC that there may be mass lynchings of investment bankers during the G-20 Summit next week.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.3d0f9…
Here is a quote from the learned professor:
Knight said Wednesday that protesters would be "hanging a lot of people like Fred the Shred (disgraced former RBS chief Fred Goodwin) from lampposts on April Fool's Day, and I can only say let's hope they are just effigies.""To be honest, if he (Goodwin) winds us up any more I'm afraid there will be real bankers hanging from lampposts and let's hope that that doesn't actually have to happen," he told BBC radio.
Nice.
If anyone has any doubts that the natives are restless, let me dispel them for you. I have personally witnessed no less than a half dozen protests in the streets of Paris this week.
My question is, why hang the bankers when there are so many politicians available?
terrorists!
Time to grow a beard and appropriate a funky looking dog/guitar/cardboard box, or face egging. Awesome.
Some banks (that most likely to be affected) are advising their staff to dress casually to avoid the lynching mob.
Just my 2c.
This is a reminder that the G20 meetings in London during the week of March 30 are expected to be accompanied by organized and impromptu protests. Although they have been planned for April 1 and 2, there may be small scale disruption at any time during the week commencing March 30. We have been advised by police and security to prepare for disruption to transport networks and to take precautions to avoid trouble with protestors. Below are guidelines J.P. Morgan is adopting, though details may vary between individual lines of business.
We would ask staff to be vigilant and report anything they may consider unusual to the <span class="keyword_link"><a href="//www.wallstreetoasis.com/company/goldman-sachs">GS</a></span>&I Control Room on the number below. Transport - April 1 and 2: * Dress down: Staff are permitted to wear casual clothing -- jeans/trainers -- commencing March 30 * Avoid briefcases/branded bags/computer cases: Put materials in rucksacks or carrier bags where possible * Arrive at work early: There is a strong possibility that the transport network will be targeted * Alternative routes to work: Consider using mainline stations and walking/taking the bus to your office * Do not drive or cycle: The road network may be disrupted and cars may also be targeted * Avoid Bank tube station and the surrounding area on Wednesday, April 1, especially between 9.00 a.m and 12.00 p.m., due to protests centred on the Bank of England * Avoid St. Pauls tube station on Thursday, April 2, due to the planned disruption to the LSE At the office - April 1 and 2: * Each office will have only one entrance open * Ensure you have your JPMC ID card ready: Security will be tight outside the entrances to our buildings to deny protesters access to lobbies * Stay in your office building: You should avoid leaving your office building where possible -- hold meetings via phone o Spectating: Do not leave the building to 'see what's happening' -- this will help the police to focus on the people causing trouble o Consideration should be given to using staff restaurants or bring in packed lunches to minimise the need to be outside the building o If protesters do gain access to lobby areas, these will be 'locked down' by <span class="keyword_link"><a href="//www.wallstreetoasis.com/company/goldman-sachs">GS</a></span>&I and lifts will remain at the ground floor to prevent further access to the building. Staff will be advised and updated of how to handle the situation by regular tannoy messages Business meetings: * Check your meeting schedules and inform visitors from outside London of the potential * Postpone visiting any client buildings this week and rather than have clients visit <span class="keyword_link"><a href="//www.wallstreetoasis.com/company/jpmorgan-chase">JP Morgan</a></span> buildings make use of conference calls or video-conferencing Business Continuity Plans * Ensure that you are familiar with your groups business continuity plans * If your business manager has instructed you to work from home, please test your token for remote access by close of business Friday, March 27, to ensure that your system is working properly -- <a href="http://securidtest.jpmorganchase.com/">http://securidtest.jpmorganchase.com/</a> If you are unsure about any of the above information, please speak to your manager.Wow, that sounds like the climate that surrounded NAFTA and the G8 - hopefully we don't have to fill the streets with tear gas and rubber bullets, though it certainly wouldn't surprise me
haha to be fair, the French do protest more than anyone else. When I studied abroad, the metro would shut down all the time because of station worker strikes. It sucked.
Sarkozy has reined in the unions and the Metro is no longer shut down for extended periods of time. In fact, they are no longer allowed to stop Metro service in Paris.
You're right about strikes all the time. I watched one at Hotel d'Ville on Wednesday that really made me chuckle. I have to give it to them, though. They take themselves pretty seriously.
Only in France do workers hold their managers hostage because the manager got a bonus....
I'm studying in London right now from the States and I can tell you its uneasy to watch. Our school sent out e-mails telling students to be careful and a list of the planned protests and people/bankers are scared. Some friends of mine here in London are being warned to avoid all things related to discussing their office or any of that sort. It's scary to think off, but I can't say idiots like Fred the Shred haven't earned it. Hopefully the smug look on bankers and traders will be wiped off.
Stay strapped.
I saw that JPMorgan email as well on dealbreaker, heavy stuff...
In the comments, a guy posted this link to an old Times article: classic!
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article515384.ece
They made their way to the trading floor, blowing whistles and sounding fog horns, encountering little resistance from security guards. Rape alarms were tied to helium balloons to float to the ceiling and create noise out of reach. The IPE conducts “open outcry” trading where deals are shouted across the pit. By making so much noise, the protesters hoped to paralyse trading.
But they were set upon by traders, most of whom were under the age of 25. “They were kicking and punching men and women indiscriminately,” a photographer said. “It was really ugly, but Greenpeace did not fight back.”
Mr Beresford said: “They followed the guys into the lobby and kept kicking and punching them there. They literally kicked them on to the pavement.”
That's how you handle fuckos that get in the way of trading profits.
That's awesome, though I expect these anarchists aren't as meek as greenpeace. They're probably too emaciated to take a punch though
Hahaha I love it.
Apparently those idiots don't know much about trader personality/mentality. I could have called that from a mile away.
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