{"id":1541723,"date":"2022-07-06T15:19:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1541723"},"modified":"2022-07-06T15:19:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:19:55","slug":"dutch-police-open-fire-toward-pro-farmer-protester-on-tractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-police-open-fire-toward-pro-farmer-protester-on-tractor\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Police Open Fire Toward Pro-Farmer Protester On Tractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdutch-police-open-fire-toward-pro-farmer-protester-on-tractor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1541723&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/netherlands\">Dutch<\/a> police opened fire Tuesday night, shooting toward a protester driving a tractor during ongoing demonstrations over proposed environmental regulations that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/farmers\">farmers<\/a> say would harm their livelihoods.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the incident, police said they fired \u201cwarning shots\u201d to ward off a tractor they believed would drive into them. Farmers have been blockading roads in the Netherlands as the government seeks to implement a reduction of nitrogen emissions, which would impact those with large farms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt about 10:40 p.m., tractor drivers attempted to drive into officers and service vehicles. This happened at the entrance Mercurius\/A32 in [Heerenveen]. A threatening situation arose. Warning shots were fired and targeted shots were fired,\u201d Dutch police <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POL_Fryslan\/status\/1544434501648105480?s=20&#038;t=JQVzRPssODx43NEhzKuadQ\">said<\/a> in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No one was injured by the gunfire, though a tractor was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/police-fire-dutch-farmer-protest-nitrogen-emission-cut\/\">hit<\/a>, and authorities arrested three individuals. The shooting will be investigated by an internal investigator with the Dutch government.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The unrest stems from a new plan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dutch-farmers-spread-manure-on-streets-as-new-emissions-rules-threaten-to-close-down-livestock-farms\">unveiled<\/a> at the end of last month to slash 50% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/climate-change\">pollutants<\/a>, such as nitrogen oxides and ammonia, by 2030, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/wireStory\/explainer-dutch-farmers-protesting-emissions-85848026\">according<\/a> to a report from ABC News. As the government acknowledged in a statement, \u201cThe honest message \u2026 is that not all farmers can continue their business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, roughly 40,000 farmers gathered to protest the plans, blocking traffic across the country as they drove tractors slowly. \u201cSome have dumped hay bales on roads, and small groups demonstrated at town and city halls, in some cases starting bonfires outside the buildings,\u201d ABC reported, noting that other farmers \u201cset hay bales ablaze.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Urine and dung produced by livestock are a source of ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34192353\/\">study<\/a> published by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/news\/2565\/nasa-satellite-identifies-global-ammonia-hotspots\/\">NASA<\/a> satellites have linked agricultural regions to higher atmospheric ammonia concentrations, which lead to \u201cpoor air and water quality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, farmers continued their protests by blocking supermarket distribution networks, with fishermen blocking ports as a sign of solidarity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/dutch-farmers-block-food-distribution-centers-over-new-environmental-rules\/a-62356217\">according<\/a> to a report from German state-owned news outlet Deutsche Welle. Dutch government data shows that the Netherlands\u2019 policies could shutter 30% of livestock farms.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands exported \u20ac94.5 billion \u2014 roughly $98.5 billion \u2014 of agricultural goods in 2019, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/latest\/news\/2020\/01\/17\/dutch-agricultural-exports-worth-%E2%82%AC94.5-billion-in-2019#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20the%20Netherlands%20exported,due%20to%20higher%20export%20volume.\">report<\/a> from the nation\u2019s agriculture ministry. A majority of the goods are shipped to other European countries.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte condemned the protests. \u201cYou can demonstrate, but in a civilized way,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/netherlands-pollution-climate-and-environment-2e5901110047253d77b725362ad94134\">remarked<\/a> at a NATO summit last week in Madrid, per The Associated Press. \u201cSo don\u2019t block highways, don\u2019t set off fireworks outside a minister\u2019s house and spread manure and \u2026 scare two children, and endanger families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Ben Zeisloft contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch police opened fire Tuesday night, shooting toward a protester driving a tractor during ongoing demonstrations over proposed environmental regulations that farmers say would harm their livelihoods.\u00a0 After the incident, police said they fired \u201cwarning shots\u201d to ward off a tractor they believed would drive into them. 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