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Farmers in the Netherlands are revolting against their government’s climate regulations, which will cripple the Dutch agriculture industry.
As Politico reports, “Dutch farmers have this week been protesting government plans that could require farmers to use less fertilizer and reduce their livestock numbers, which could force some farms to shut.”
During the demonstrations on Wednesday, a 16-year-old boy driving a large tractor attempted to go around a police blockade and was shot at by two officers.
Police say the teenager was not struck by the bullets and was apprehended after coming to a stop.
The teen and two other men were arrested on charges of suspected attempted murder for allegedly trying “to drive at officers and police vehicles.”
The arrests sparked new protests where the farmers set bales of hay on fire alongside a highway.
Eventually, the three individuals charged with allegedly trying to hit the police officers with their tractors were released.
A statement from the prosecution reads, “There are no grounds for the continued detention of the suspects on suspicion of attempted murder … The three men remain suspects. The public prosecutor has not yet decided if they will be charged.”
19 demonstrators were arrested in the past three days, nine of which were underage.
Christian musician and political activist Jimmy Levy posted a video of the shooting on his Instagram page, writing, “In Netherlands the farmers are protesting against the Nitrogen hoax that the government is using to put all of the farmers out of business, while using their land to built homes for immigrants and create crops with GMOS and WEF bugs.”
“Yesterday at a farmer protest, a 16 year old boy was shot at by police while driving away in his truck,” Levy continued. “The police are trying to say he was gonna run them over, but in the footage it is clear what happened. Please spread the news of what is happening in Netherlands and what is about to happen around the world. The staged food shortage! It’s all part of the elite plan to take over Gods firmament and enslave his children!”
Dutch News explains, “Nature minister Christianne van der Wal has given provinces a year to come up with detailed plans aiming at halving emissions of ammonia and nitrogen oxide by 2030. She has said some farmers will inevitably have to give up their business, either voluntarily or through compulsory purchase, in order to comply with a ruling by the Council of State that the Netherlands was breaching European nature conservation laws.”
Popular YouTuber Styxhexenhammer666 elegantly broke down the Dutch farmer uprising in a video posted Wednesday.
See more footage from the protests below: