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Manchester says "peace" with flowers -photos

Chris Edwards | 07.04.2003 21:04

Photos of Manchester says "peace" with flowers - Sunday 6th April. (article 1)

Manchester says "peace" with flowers -photos
Manchester says "peace" with flowers -photos

Manchester says "peace" with flowers -photos
Manchester says "peace" with flowers -photos

Manchester says "peace" with flowers -photos
Manchester says "peace" with flowers -photos

Manchester says "peace" with flowers -photos
Manchester says "peace" with flowers -photos


Even with an innocuous protest like this, the police showed up and tried to arrest one of the organisers for chalking anti-war slogans on the ground! See the video elsewhere in the newswire. You would think the cops would have something better to do with their time like arresting the British war criminals who authorised the killing innocent women ans children in Iraq.

Chris Edwards

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chalk and albert

07.04.2003 22:13

the police were definately in 'grunt' mode but if it hadn't been the chalking, it would have been the PA or the 'anti-war confetti', or the bandages and flowers tied to the netting or... even a loitering lamppost with attitude (wouldn't have surprised me!). Pity theres no picture of the subversion of "dear" Albert in the square, peace flags flying out of his arse (almost).
serious point though.. does anyone know if it is actually criminal damage (as the cop told me) to use chalk on a wall or monument, when chalk doesn't actually damage anything?

heather


they can do you just for chalk!

08.04.2003 10:28

Heather, I also thought that if it was chalk, it wasn't criminal damage. Sadly it appears that this is not the case. According to the Activists Legal Project

"You commit the offence of criminal damage if you destroy or damage property or threaten to destroy or damage property, either intentionally or recklessly, without lawful excuse: Section 1(1) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971. The damage does not have to be permanent and even if it is graffiti made with chalk which will wash away with rain it may still be criminal damage. There is a specific defence of 'lawful excuse' set out in the Criminal Damage Act, which basically states that if you believed that the destruction of the property was necessary to protect neighbouring property, which was in immediate need of protection, then you have a defence. The classic example of this defence is breaking down your neighbour's door in order to put out a fire. "

 http://www.activistslegalproject.org.uk/offences.htm#criminaldamagearson

ClaireG