"He knew that the British would not slaughter him and his followers." He'd have been a fool if he'd known that. Maybe they'd have found it easier to slaughter him and his followers if they'd been throwing stones, or looking like they ,might "make trouble". P>

But when push comes to shove "the British" or "the Russians" or "the French" or "the Americans" or "the Israelis" or "the Palestinians" or "the Irish" are all capable of slaughtering unarmed civilians in certain circumstances. Amritsar...My Lai...Deir Yassim...Omagh... <

That's why we should be careful about talking about the people who have done that as if they were totally different from us, and we could relax, because "our lot" couldn't do that kind of thing. Sadly, it's not true.