Victoria Thomas-Bowen threw a banana-flavored McDonald’s milkshake on Nigel Farage while he was out campaigning in Clapton on Sea on June 4th. She has admitted to the act and was in court on October 21st.
Thomas-Bowen pleaded guilty to the assault charge. She will be sentenced in December.
We don’t yet know what the future holds for Ms. Thomas-Bowen. The denizens of Twitter already have some big feelings about the case. Some are calling for violence.
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As early voting opens across the United States and we inch closer to Election Day, we know people on every side are angry.
All of this begs the question: Why don’t we get banana milkshakes at McDonald’s in the States? Because we can’t have nice things, that’s why.
But another question that we really want to know the answer to, is why does Nigel Farage draw so much ire that a woman who is already subject to extra scrutiny because of the nature of her work decides that it’s worth it to chuck a delicious projectile his way? Honestly, take your pick. If you’ve been paying attention, then you know that Farage is the former leader of the UK Independence Party, and was a key driving force behind Brexit. He’s a bit of a nationalist, and his anti-immigration stances are famously xenophobic. His rhetoric alone during his time in office gave many a Brit the urge to lob something at his face as an act of protest.
Farage has expressed disdain for the milkshake chucking event, but Thomas-Bowen?
She has no regrets, wouldn’t apologize, and said that she would be leaving if he won political office in her town.
Again, with a looming election on this side of the pond, we understand that feminine urge to chuck a milkshake at a politician who makes you angry. We can’t condone such actions, but… we understand them, and we get how one arrives at “lob tasty dessert beverage at politician who irks me” as a decision. We sigh heavily in solidarity with our readers as we all imagine how satisfying it would be.
…but also sad because, like. That’s a milkshake you can’t drink now.
Anyhow, we wish Victoria Thomas-Bowen the best of luck at her sentencing in December, and Farage? Maybe buddy up to a dry cleaner. It sounds like… many other citizens might decide that a milkshake should be chucked your way. Have fun with dairy dodgeball, sir.
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