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Are Staffordshire police trying to influence the judicial system?

Freedom To Protest | 16.03.2005 18:53 | Animal Liberation | Repression

Dubious goings on in Staffordshire grave-digging case and high court injunctions.

The removal of the remains of Gladys Hammond, the mother-in-law of one of the owners of the controversial breeders of guinea-pigs for vivisection at Darley Oak, Newchurch, Staffordshire, is one of the most noted crimes of protest in the last few years. Last night (Tuesday), it was featured on Crimewatch; today five people have been arrested in conjunction with it by Staffordshire police, who claimed to be acting on tip-offs.

The reality is that they were ready and waiting to arrest known activists and to further taint the campaign against the Hall family breeding the guineapigs. What the press and police are not saying is that the Hall family have taken out an injunction and there is due to be a ruling on it tomorrow. What a fine bit of coincident timing that is. Especially when some of those arrested today are supposed to be in court tomorrow...

Now compare it to the last time they arrested people for this crime; the people picked up were already named on the injunction, and by shere coincidence happened to be in court for none other than the Newchurch injunction.

An injunction mostly written by the police

Surely even the heavy-handed tactics of Inspector David Bird and PC Mark Rushton of Staffordshire Police are not that clumsy, that they would be silly enough to think they could influence the proceedings of the High Court. Yet, there are some remarkable coincidences floating around that need explanation....

Freedom To Protest
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Tactical Precision

16.03.2005 22:47

>Surely even the heavy-handed tactics of Inspector David Bird and PC Mark Rushton of Staffordshire Police are not that clumsy, that they would be silly enough to think they could influence the proceedings of the High Court

These people are not remotely intelligent whatsoever and have to make up for that fact in whatever way possible. By any means neccessary. being clumsy may suffice.

Intelligence is thrown to the wind whilst 'clumsy silliness during investigations immediately before a trial' is still their card to play.

These fascists may come up trumps because of their actions and still be cock sucked by the government. We will have to wait and see the outcome of tomorrows high court hearing.


Meantime: Free the Newchurch Guineapigs!!!

Dark^One

dubious goings on

16.03.2005 23:11

Hmm, anybody else suspicious about who really dug up that grave? It certainly served a purpose for those trying to firm up the AR bogeyman image. And what happens next...clampdown.
Something rotten in the state of Denmark methinks.

anon

Suspicious indeed

31.03.2005 17:07

It is indeed highly suspicious that this particular action has taken place; it is knowingly one which was going to divide the AR movement, give fuel for the drooling media to keep pumping the "terrorist" image, and really get people upset.

Who knows whether this was a set-up, but regardless it has only worked in the favour of animal rights -- Newchurch is on its last legs and the movement is still just as strong. That's another one the government can suck on!!

X Pru X

Is this an admission?

04.04.2005 12:34

Just a quickie...am I to understand that the descration of the grave of Galdys Hammond is directly related to the SNGP or other anti animal testing protesting? If so those responsible should be identified and reported to the police. This sort of activity can only harm the lawful activity towards the end of animal testing and associated activities.

Its not a 'campaign crime' its a crime and a nasty sick and twisted one at that...

Jack Carter