Truly incredible story:

Boris Johnson saves filmmaker Franny Armstrong from attack.

Boris Johnson came to the rescue of a high profile climate change
activist and filmmaker who was being attacked by a group of young
girls brandishing an iron bar, it was revealed today.

"He said to the girls: 'What do you think you are doing?' He picked up
the iron bar, called after the girls and cycled after them."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/03/boris-johnson-saves-franny-armstrong

On Nov 3, 11:35 pm, spindrift  wrote:
> Truly incredible story:
>
> Boris Johnson saves filmmaker Franny Armstrong from attack.
>
> Boris Johnson came to the rescue of a high profile climate change
> activist and filmmaker who was being attacked by a group of young
> girls brandishing an iron bar, it was revealed today.
>
> "He said to the girls: 'What do you think you are doing?' He picked up
> the iron bar, called after the girls and cycled after them."
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/03/boris-johnson-saves-fr...

Franny, sorry.

spindrift wrote on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:36:59 -0800:

> Franny, sorry.

No you're not :)

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Johnson's state of the art gear gives him the edge on the street:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1224990/Knight-shining-bicycle-Boris-Johnson-saves-film-maker-girl-gang-attack.html

Note the slightly loosened tie to improve breathabilty.

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Mark Lewis, North Somerset

On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:36:59 -0800 (PST) someone who may be spindrift
 wrote this:-

>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/03/boris-johnson-saves-fr...
>
>Franny, sorry.

Not his tool either. Allegedly it was the weapon one of the
attackers had been carrying.

However, your version sounds a lot better.


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"spindrift"  wrote in message 
news:f703f1ba-a030-4bb7-bb1b-15b4c45240f1@t2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
> Truly incredible story:
>
> Boris Johnson saves filmmaker Franny Armstrong from attack.
>
> Boris Johnson came to the rescue of a high profile climate change
> activist and filmmaker who was being attacked by a group of young
> girls brandishing an iron bar, it was revealed today.
>
> "He said to the girls: 'What do you think you are doing?' He picked up
> the iron bar, called after the girls and cycled after them."
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/03/boris-johnson-saves-franny-armstrong

Good for Boris!  It's about time more people confronted the yobs.

Mr Benn wrote:

> 
> "spindrift"  wrote in message
> news:f703f1ba-a030-4bb7-bb1b-15b4c45240f1@t2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com.
> ..
> > Truly incredible story:
> > 
> > Boris Johnson saves filmmaker Franny Armstrong from attack.
> > 
> > Boris Johnson came to the rescue of a high profile climate change
> > activist and filmmaker who was being attacked by a group of young
> > girls brandishing an iron bar, it was revealed today.
> > 
> > "He said to the girls: 'What do you think you are doing?' He picked
> > up the iron bar, called after the girls and cycled after them."
> > 
> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/03/boris-johnson-saves-f
> > ranny-armstrong
> 
> Good for Boris!  It's about time more people confronted the yobs.

Ditto ... ;)

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Paul - xxx

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On Nov 3, 11:35 pm, spindrift  wrote:
> Truly incredible story:
>
> Boris Johnson saves filmmaker Franny Armstrong from attack.
>
> Boris Johnson came to the rescue of a high profile climate change
> activist and filmmaker who was being attacked by a group of young
> girls brandishing an iron bar, it was revealed today.
>
> "He said to the girls: 'What do you think you are doing?' He picked up
> the iron bar, called after the girls and cycled after them."
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/03/boris-johnson-saves-fr...

Good on him.  Not afraid to have a go, and not afraid to admit when
he's wrong.  What the hell is he doing in politics?  These traits are
anti-survival in that field!
--
Guy

On 4 Nov, 12:45, "Just zis Guy, you know?" 
wrote:
> On Nov 3, 11:35 pm, spindrift  wrote:
>
> > Truly incredible story:
>
> > Boris Johnson saves filmmaker Franny Armstrong from attack.
>
> > Boris Johnson came to the rescue of a high profile climate change
> > activist and filmmaker who was being attacked by a group of young
> > girls brandishing an iron bar, it was revealed today.
>
> > "He said to the girls: 'What do you think you are doing?' He picked up
> > the iron bar, called after the girls and cycled after them."
>
> >http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/03/boris-johnson-saves-fr...
>
> Good on him.  Not afraid to have a go, and not afraid to admit when
> he's wrong.  What the hell is he doing in politics?  These traits are
> anti-survival in that field!
> --
> Guy

Would he have stopped, or even noticed, had he been in a car?  I
suggest that the streets seem extremely unthreatening if there are
lots of bikes about.  There's a perception, to both the yob and the
potential victim, that cyclists are more likely to stop and assist.
Hence an environment which not only is perceived to be safer, but
probably is materially safer.  I discount the danger of absent-
mindedly  stepping in front of a bike and getting knocked down.

A number of years ago I stopped on a Sunday morning to assist a paper
boy who'd been beaten up.  Out of the corner of my eye I caught sight
of newspapers strewn across the lawn of a large house.  Took a couple
of secs to realise that that indicated something was wrong, and it was
easy to stop and ride back.  In a car I probably a) would not have
noticed, and b) would probably not have turned around.

Well done Boris; more like him, please.

and as for this quote,
"If you find yourself down a dark alleyway and in trouble I think
Boris would be of more use than Ken."
I think that for certain young ladies, that's true.

Mark Lewis wrote:
> Johnson's state of the art gear gives him the edge on the street:
> 
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1224990/Knight-shining-bicycle-Boris-Johnson-saves-film-maker-girl-gang-attack.html
> 
> Note the slightly loosened tie to improve breathabilty.
> 
> --
> Mark Lewis, North Somerset
> 
> 
> 

Ah yes, the 'gang' of three incident.
I notice the Maul has got a rare picture of Boris wearing a helmet and 
not on the phone .

Now he's become Sir Galahad there will be an extra decrease in police 
spending and cyclists to be given Home Beat jackets.

-- 
Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle

In message 
, 
spindrift  writes
>Boris Johnson saves filmmaker Franny Armstrong from attack.
>
>Boris Johnson came to the rescue of a high profile climate change
>activist and filmmaker who was being attacked by a group of young
>girls brandishing an iron bar, it was revealed today.
>
>"He said to the girls: 'What do you think you are doing?' He picked up
>the iron bar, called after the girls and cycled after them."

Did he return the iron bar to its rightful owner?

-- 
< Paul >

Mr Benn wrote:
>
> Good for Boris!  It's about time more people confronted the yobs.

Only if you are confident you can hold your own in a street fight against 
them.