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Crowd release boy arrested for chalk offence

rikki | 27.09.2003 22:10 | Anti-militarism | Indymedia | Social Struggles | London

At today's anti-occupation rally in London, a young boy was arrested by police for graffitiing a wall with chalk. Eventually they were shamed into releasing him.›

graffiti
graffiti

police bullies
police bullies

police using fists amongst peaceful crowd
police using fists amongst peaceful crowd

let him go
let him go

more police shoving
more police shoving

boy surrounded
boy surrounded

police keeping crowd at bay
police keeping crowd at bay

police lines keeping crowd back
police lines keeping crowd back

boy released to freedom - crowd cheering
boy released to freedom - crowd cheering


At about 4.30 this afternoon in Trafalgar Square, during the anti-occupation rally, police attempted to arrest a young teenage boy after he had used chalk to create a graffito of a 'no american flag' symbol.

Several police surrounded the boy and marched him off away from friends and a frantic parent.

Members of the public saw what was happening and began to surround the police chanting "let him go". The police reacted violently as they lost control of the situation, and then set up cordons to keep the peaceful but angry crowd at bay while they searched the frightened young boy in a space between their vans.

After a tense stand-off for quarter of an hour, they eventually released the boy who was led away by a relieved parent amidst cheers from the crowd.

rikki

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  1. The law on chalk — Ritchie
  2. presumably... — oxymoron
  3. chalk alledgedly allowed for day — phatpat
  4. Chalk — Cat
  5. Even with chalk it's criminal damage. Ridiculous, I know. — llantwit
  6. Quibble — Rebel W