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Anarchists campaign for reinstatment of Lambeth police comander Brain Paddick

Harlequin | 23.10.2002 20:51

Anarchists in south London have been at the forefront of a campaign to reinstate suspended police comander of Lambeth Brian Paddack and have helped to organise a public meeting calling for his reinstatement.

The meeting which has been called by the Lambeth4Paddick campaign of which local anarchists have helped to set up will take place at the Fridge opposite Lambeth Town Hall at 7pm. Speakers will include local residents and community activists like Lee Jasper of the Lambeth Police Commuunity Consultative Trust. Brain Paddick won support in Brixton early this year for his policy on cannabis in which users who were caught were only cautioned and also won support for achieving a big reduction in street crime in Lambeth. He also posted for a while on underground website urban75 explaining his policing methods and views on drugs and anarchy.

He was suspended a few months ago over allegation that he took drugs with a friend at party many years ago. Most local residents felt that his suspension was unfair and a local campaign to get him reinstated was set up by local residents with the help of posters on the urban75 website forum and local anarchists many of whom use the site.

Harlequin
Homepage: http://www.lambeth4paddick.org/

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Hello, hello, hello.......................... — My dog is at the end of its tether
Why? — Leo9
No, no, no. — Nestor
Anarchists? My arse! — Serge Forward
sad but untrue — boomboom
Why anarchists support Brian Paddick — Harlequin
Which anarchists? — Fred
Who the fuck is this Harlequin character? — King Pleb
Anarchists believe in self-determination..... — Where are the anarchists?
ooo look at that "hot potato" — iosaf = o as if
But Paddick has achieved a lot in Brixton! — Harlequin
Anarchists don't campaign for coppers! — Freddy Banana
Seems they aren't anarchists after all! — freethepeeps
Aah, youthful idealism — Robin Cock
The Urban75 take on this thread — Madame Lafarge
lambeth4paddick is NOT an anarchist campaign — DrJazzz
Harlequin is a lying shit stirrer — Sherlock holmes
Of course they are anarchists!!! — Harlequin
I think this is what has caused the confusion — Harlequin
The only one confused here is Harlequin — DrJazzz

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