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Right to Roam

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The Trespass on Kinder Scout

Benny Rothman gave a speech about taking back the rights they lost during the enclosure acts of the 17 and 1800s. He emphasized that the trespass on Kinder Scout was meant to be peaceful. The ramblers were in a good mood as they hiked. They sang and talked. At one point a group of gamekeepers approached them wagging their sticks,. One gamekeeper kind of rolls over and hurts his ankle. That's the extent of the scuffle. Eventually the ramblers made their way back to the bottom. It probably all would have ended right there with nothing much gained or lost on either side. If the police hadn't decided to make some arrests, they're arrested.

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