

So now the Webb quote turns out to have been a misattribution - thanks for the input, anon! Perhaps you can advise whether or not this BBC quote by 'Tim Daley' is legit? "In a war you have to take up arms and people will get killed, and I can support that kind of action by petrol bombing and bombs under cars, and probably at a later stage, the shooting of vivisectors on their doorsteps. The links between all these people are hard to be specific about, for obvious reasons. I've added a quote from Robin Webb, which is better. a source that refers to recognized ALF spokespersons? SlimVirgin 18:16, (UTC) Does the editor who added this paragraph have a source for the first sentence i.e. It said that Ronnie Lee is ALF founder and spokesperson, but I don't think he is a spokesperson, so I removed that, which leaves the paragraph with no reference, as I believe the reference cited only mentions Lee, whose views are known to be extreme and explicit. I have no sympathy for him." The ALF's 'decentralized resistance' model of organisation, with no formal membership or hierarchy, thus acts as a formal 'firebreak' in issues of legal responsibility (or moral accountability). For example, when David Blenkinsop, together with two other men who remain unidentified, severely beat Huntingdon Life Sciences director Brian Cass outside his home with 'staves' or 'pick-axe handles', ALF founder Ronnie Lee said of the victim "He has got off lightly. I edited this paragraph: "According to media sources, ALF spokespersons refuse to condemn violence by people who have previously acted in the name of the ALF, so long as they attempt no attribution of their violent acts to the ALF. This seems like a misleading statistic to have in an article on the ALF and not on more general "animal rights movement". done in the name of animal rights were not done by or in the name of the ALF. Department of Justice, between 19 there were over 313 incidents of break-ins, vandalism, arson and thefts committed in the name of animal rights in the U.S.Īll break-ins, etc. 35 Unclear Differentiation between A.L.F and other "liberation" groups.33 To the EDITOR who reverted my addition without reading it.31 Tone of "attitude to violence" section.26 "domestic terrorism" line in DA in NA section.

23 Terrorism, Direct Action, Sabotage, or Arson?.20 Moving Justice Dept and ARM to See also section.18 Stolen or Removed discussion revisited.
