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News18
2 days ago
- News18
French Farmers Perform ‘Poop Patrol' To Keep Unwanted People Away
Around 400 caravans had set up camp on the farmland in Hautes-Vosges, France, without any official permission. Tensions escalated in Hautes-Vosges, France, after a group of farmers took matters into their own hands to remove a large 'illegal gypsy camp" of squatters from their land. With no help from authorities, the farmers responded in their way by spraying slurry across the area. The entire incident was caught on camera and the video is now making rounds on social media. According to a report in The Telegraph, around 400 caravans had set up camp on the farmland at the beginning of July without any official permission. Tractors Spray Sludge In a widely circulated video, farmers can be seen driving tractors around the field. They are spraying a sludgy liquid, which is reportedly a mixture of manure and water called slurry, directly onto the parked caravans and vehicles. A thick stream of brown sludge trails behind each tractor as they circle the camped area. People from the camp can be seen running after the vehicles in an attempt to stop the tractors. One man even manages to jump onto a moving tractor and bang on the window, while another falls while trying to keep up. A car also tries to block the path of a tractor but turns away to avoid the spray. 'We Find Ourselves Alone, Powerless' 'The problem is that we find ourselves alone, powerless. They come back every year. We asked them to leave, but they won't. There have been clashes with the farmers. We understand why they are not happy," Pascal Claude, the mayor of the area, said as quoted by The Telegraph. Local media reports that the squatters, identified as a travelling gypsy community, have returned to the same land multiple times over the years. With no legal support or action from the police, farmers say they felt they had no choice but to act. What People Are Saying Online As the footage gained traction on social media, many users shared their reactions. One user wrote, 'Bruh, how inconsiderate do you have to be to camp on a farmer's field. Like dude, that's their livelihood and you could be at the very least screwing with the soil." Another said, 'Gotta love how the squatters got fully baited into this, running through the poo and even getting it on their cars." 'You are getting rid of them and fertilising at the same time," someone joked while a person simply commented, 'I can smell this video." A Similar Incident Happened In UK Last year, a British farmer named Jack Bellamy used the same method when he found a camper trespassing on his land. He got into his tractor and sprayed slurry on the person. About the Author Buzz Staff A team of writers at bring you stories on what's creating the buzz on the Internet while exploring science, cricket, tech, gender, Bollywood, and culture. News18's viral page features trending stories, videos, and memes, covering quirky incidents, social media buzz from india and around the world, Also Download the News18 App to stay updated! tags : France viral viral news view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
NDTV
4 days ago
- NDTV
Watch: French Farmers Drench Trespassers With Poop, Video Viral
A number of furious farmers in France have gone viral after they sprayed a mixture of faeces and water on a horde of squatters in an attempt to expel them from their land. The incident took place on the farm in Hautes-Vosges when the farmers did not receive any help from the police to remove the illegal gypsy camp, according to a report in The Telegraph. The now-viral footage shows the tractors driven by farmers circling rows of white caravans, leaving a trail of brown sludge. As per local media, about 400 travelling caravans had set camp in the area without obtaining permission since the start of July. "The problem is that we find ourselves alone, powerless. They come back every year. We asked them to leave, but they won't. There have been clashes with the farmers. We understand why they are not happy," said Pascal Claude, the mayor, adding that the squatters returned every year, despite repeated requests to leave. See the viral post here: lol by u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 in unsound As the video went viral, gaining thousands of views and comments, social media users sided with the farmers and blamed the squatters. "Bruh how inconsiderate do you have to be to camp on a farmers field. Like dude that's their livelihood and you could be at the very least screwing with the soil," said one user while another added: "I can smell this video." A third commented: "Gotta love how the squatters got fully baited into this, running through the poo and even getting it on their cars." A fourth said: "Two birds, one stone. You are getting rid of them and fertilising at the same time." This is not the first instance when a farmer has employed a similar technique to get rid of squatters. Last year, British farmer Jack Bellamy unleashed a 15-second blast of slurry using his tractor on a trespasser who had entered his land illegally. "I'll tell you what chap, have a bit of this," Mr Bellamy said whilst dousing the tent and bicycle with excrement.
Telegraph
4 days ago
- Telegraph
French farmers spray excrement on travellers
Furious farmers have sprayed squatters with manure in a bid to drive them off their land in eastern France. A convoy of tractors spread a mixture of faeces and water across fields where caravans were parked in Hautes-Vosges after reportedly receiving no help from police to remove what they described as an 'illegal gypsy camp'. Footage posted to YouTube shows the farmers ' tractors circling rows of white caravans, leaving a trail of slurry in their wake. Some people from the caravans can be seen chasing the tractors, trying to halt the stinking onslaught. One man jumps on to a moving vehicle and bangs on the driver's window. At least six tractors were involved in the action, which was filmed by an anonymous farmer and uploaded on a popular farming website. Local media reported that about 400 travelling caravans had set up camp in the area without permission at the beginning of July. The caption on the video said the farmers had sprayed manure on the fields around the encampment to prevent it expanding further. Pascal Claude, the mayor, said the travellers returned every year despite repeated requests to leave. 'The problem is that we find ourselves alone, powerless. They come back every year. We asked them to leave, but they won't. There have been clashes with the farmers. We understand why they are not happy,' Mr Claude said. The travellers reportedly arrived from eastern France as part of an evangelical mission, according to the La Dépêche newspaper. They are said to have formed a human barrier around their caravans to prevent the tractors advancing, with some climbing on the vehicles themselves. One farmer claimed to have received death threats. 'They can settle there without any problem, while we are bound by regulations,' he complained. A similar incident occurred last month in south-western France, when 250 caravans occupied farmland in Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq without authorisation. Around 500 caravans were reportedly based in the surrounding area, prompting several mayors from nearby towns to issue a joint statement backing the landowners. They pledged to 'unite, to show solidarity and common desire to act against a resurgence of illegal installations in the region'. In Tavistock, Devon, last year, a British farmer doused a camper in slurry after catching him in his field. 'I left him there covered in slurry. He never said a word. He couldn't really argue with that,' Jack Bellamy told The Sun at the time. 'They come up from the towns and think they can do what they want.'
