Seán H ([info]ohnefuehlen) wrote,
@ 2009-06-29 13:49:00
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Say what?
In an article about the Metropolitan Police's botched handling of the G20 protests, something jumped out at me:

Chairman of the committee Keith Vaz said the public "clearly don't understand" the reasons for using kettling and other public order strategies.

"What's acceptable, what's within the police rule book - the use of distraction tactics, for example, slapping or hitting people - shocked the public," he told the BBC.


Wait. Unprovoked violent attacks on protesters is an official police tactic?

You're right, Vaz - I don't think the UK public quite understands that.

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[info]infinidimincorp
2009-06-29 02:20 pm UTC (link)
Oh, this is a smoldering issue! I am grinning ear to ear that this will finally change. I've been reading about the 1935 riots in Sheffield, when an order was not given for police officers to turn out the lights in the town hall and beat up protestors. That's how it was phrased in court, "an order was not given." and thus it didn't happen.

Yeah, the police are being held up now, and it's high time.

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