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The Security fence comes down.

Guido | 08.07.2005 00:39 | G8 2005 | Globalisation

Symbolic it may have been but it was great to see so many people smiling and cheering for the first time in so long.

The first obstacle is breached.
The first obstacle is breached.

Too little too late.
Too little too late.

The totally awesome Infernal Noise Brigade.
The totally awesome Infernal Noise Brigade.

The way forward.
The way forward.

Celebrations.
Celebrations.

Up and over.
Up and over.

Down it comes.
Down it comes.

Welcome George!
Welcome George!


There was no point in trying to break all the way through to the G8. We didnt have the numbers and the cops were seriously tooled up. Having said that the symbolic victory of taking down their much heralded 'security fence' was a moral boost for all. Had it been there to keep them in rather than us out then we would have quite happily reinforced it.

Guido
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Media Event!

08.07.2005 06:31

the whole event on Wednesday was choreographed - we get to the gate - knowhere to go but to the right - there is a thin wire fence along road and sight of security fence - uniforms cops standing in field about 2/3 meteres apart do nothing to stop people getting over fence - a few riot cops appear along wire fence but it's all show - we are being 'invited' into field - loads of people in field breach the fence while - behind us - mainstream media had been installed on cranes ready to film the whole event - enter chinook helicopters disgorging riot cops - media gets its pics and story as the police no doubt told them they would - how long does it take to hire and install 3 or 4 cranes? - were there not enough cops inside security fence to stop a couple of hundred people entering by one breach? - ok we did our bit but the media swallowed the whole thing hook line and sinker the lazy bastards

the Major

was it?

11.07.2005 14:26

It does seem that way... but why? It doesn't make them look good to nearly lose control of the situation. I was right there when the guard fled the tower and the police retreated under a hail of debris. Vicious police dogs are never "good" press, neither are panicked out-of-control officers. If it was a media stunt by them it went awry.

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