Strathclyde Police Slumber Party
Sean | 16.07.2005 16:48 | G8 2005 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles
[Disclaimer: I have tried to make light of last week's experience in Strathclyde Police cells but this in no way reflects the serious torment I, and my fellow G8 protestor detainees experienced. I wrote the following as my clown whilst actually in the cells and the act of writing was therapeutic for me during an intensely dehumanising experience.]
On the weekend of July 8th through July 11th, I was a very lucky clown as I was invited to the Strathclyde Police Slumber Party!
On the weekend of July 8th through July 11th, I was a very lucky clown as I was invited to the Strathclyde Police Slumber Party!
I got the invitation because I hugged a fairy during a street parade. "Oh What Joy" I thought to my little clown self, excitedly anticipating party food, party games and new friends!
We did indeed play many games. I think the favourite was "Wake Up Everybody! Wake Up!" We really liked that game so much that we played it about 70 times over the weekend... Every hour on the hour "Wake Up Everybody!" It was great!
Another game we played was called "Please Sir, Can I have some more?" We played that a lot too. Whenever we wanted a glass of water or a sheet of toilet paper we played this exciting game.
All weekend we played party games and we even played tricks on each other. They played a lot of tricks on me. One trick they liked to play was "Dinner Time"... This trick involved telling me it was "Dinner Time" but instead of bringing me dinner, they brought "gloopy poopy". A very clever trick I thought. Of course, I knew it was a party trick and I didn't eat it.
When I was a young clown I onced played a trick on my clown friend. This trick involved hiding my friends clothes behind the washing machine when he was in the bath. My friend had to look for a whole 10 minutes before he found his trousers!! I think the Strathclyde police liked this trick too because they took Dr Kramer's clothes off him (except his underwear). They hid his clothes so well that he didn't get to find them the whole time we were at the slumber party!
Speaking of hiding things, one of the favourite games was "hide and seek"...Everyone played this game really well! In fact I didn't see any of the other guests at the slumber party for the whole 3 days I was there!
I must say, there were a couple of things that I didn't understand that are different from a normal slumber party. For example when my cousin had his party we all slept in the same room. But at Strathclyde Police slumber party we each had to sleep in our own room! They have a very big house you see... My room was called "Isolation Unit C, Cell 5."
Also, I wish they had told us to bring our own sheets and pillows because they didn't have any of their own but they did give me a feral duvet... Hmm, come to think of it they didn’t have any beds either. Hey maybe they had furniture too, but I didn’t see that either! Oh they do hide things ever so well.
It was a fun slumber party and I can still hear the policeman's voice saying "Wake Up Everybody! Wake Up!" ringing in my ears. I shall write to them and my solicitor friends and tell them about what a fun slumber party it was and how they could make it more fun the next time.
Bye For Now!
Sean "Major Hassles" Scullion
We did indeed play many games. I think the favourite was "Wake Up Everybody! Wake Up!" We really liked that game so much that we played it about 70 times over the weekend... Every hour on the hour "Wake Up Everybody!" It was great!
Another game we played was called "Please Sir, Can I have some more?" We played that a lot too. Whenever we wanted a glass of water or a sheet of toilet paper we played this exciting game.
All weekend we played party games and we even played tricks on each other. They played a lot of tricks on me. One trick they liked to play was "Dinner Time"... This trick involved telling me it was "Dinner Time" but instead of bringing me dinner, they brought "gloopy poopy". A very clever trick I thought. Of course, I knew it was a party trick and I didn't eat it.
When I was a young clown I onced played a trick on my clown friend. This trick involved hiding my friends clothes behind the washing machine when he was in the bath. My friend had to look for a whole 10 minutes before he found his trousers!! I think the Strathclyde police liked this trick too because they took Dr Kramer's clothes off him (except his underwear). They hid his clothes so well that he didn't get to find them the whole time we were at the slumber party!
Speaking of hiding things, one of the favourite games was "hide and seek"...Everyone played this game really well! In fact I didn't see any of the other guests at the slumber party for the whole 3 days I was there!
I must say, there were a couple of things that I didn't understand that are different from a normal slumber party. For example when my cousin had his party we all slept in the same room. But at Strathclyde Police slumber party we each had to sleep in our own room! They have a very big house you see... My room was called "Isolation Unit C, Cell 5."
Also, I wish they had told us to bring our own sheets and pillows because they didn't have any of their own but they did give me a feral duvet... Hmm, come to think of it they didn’t have any beds either. Hey maybe they had furniture too, but I didn’t see that either! Oh they do hide things ever so well.
It was a fun slumber party and I can still hear the policeman's voice saying "Wake Up Everybody! Wake Up!" ringing in my ears. I shall write to them and my solicitor friends and tell them about what a fun slumber party it was and how they could make it more fun the next time.
Bye For Now!
Sean "Major Hassles" Scullion
Sean
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I whiff the scent of bullshit
16.07.2005 22:23
Methinks you are not telling us the full truth.
What were you REALLY arrested for? 'Hugging a fairy' just don't cut it.
And if you don't like the accommodation, don't fuck up to the stage where an invitation is extended to you.
Now stop bullshitting us and get back to your bong.
Bullshit Detector
detect this
17.07.2005 00:12
BS,
The fairy in question had been arrested for unknown reasons and so I was charged with the equivalent of "interfering with a prisoner" or more accurately "attempted rescue. I do not have a copy of a charge sheet.
I was in clown at the time of my arrest.
Also, he Dr Kraemer mentioned in my article is also mentioned on this page: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/07/318270.html - he was in the cell next to me.
sean
sean
Ignorance is bliss
17.07.2005 02:17
Matt K
Self-centred twit
17.07.2005 05:10
Notice his claim for protestors to be able to "us[e] their right to freedom of speech/assembly etc."
A wonderful right, but one apparently not extended to those whose political views are different to Matt's; eg the leaders of the G8.
THEY have no right to meet and express their views.
THEY have no right to assemble and discuss matters concerning the entire human race.
No, only Matt and his supporters do. And they do more than just object to the policies of the G8. They actually do all they can to prevent those people from peacefully assembling and talking.
Matt, you're a self-centred, hypocritical twit.
Bullshit Detector
articles
17.07.2005 08:06
Bwahahahaha! Bullshit Detector you foolish git, what the fuck have the G8 got to do with the public's right to protest???? They are the 8 most powerful politicians on the planet meeting to consolidate their political, economic and military power over the rest of us. Surely if you're going to troll on this site you can come up with something better than that. Get a life you loser.
By the way, that was a very sneaky distraction away from the original article which probably should be read again... There have been police abuses bordering on torture (sleep deprivation was torture last time I looked) against peaceful protestors... This is an outrage!
Troll Detector
Double standards of the highest order
17.07.2005 08:21
Not only did the G8 leaders meet, but they had a £20m security operation protecting them and their right to do so.
Not one of them was thrown into a cell on some stupid trumped up charge.
If anyone was denied the rights to freedom of speech and assembly, it was the protestors - who were subjected to invented and extrajudicial powers including unlawful searches, arrest and imprisonment at every turn.
The role of the cops as agents of the state was made explicit - "SOD THE LAW - WE ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN PROTECTING THE STATUS QUO"
Had they stayed within the bounds of the law, there would be many less complaints about their behaviour.
"THEY have no right to assemble and discuss matters concerning the entire human race."
If you could give us a clue as to where the leaders got this right, then it would be very useful. What gives the leaders of 8 nations the right to gang up and dictate to every single nation?
BRB
Get your facts right
17.08.2005 22:36
Yes, being woken every hour could be construed as sleep deprivation or to give it its legal term "cruel or unusual punishment".
They have however forgotten about Article 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998, or the positive obligation to "protect life". This is placed on police when they take persons into custody.
And the powers that be within the EU will not discharge to police of the resposibility to ensure that all persons in custody have their life protected whilst in police care. This means regularly visiting prisoners every hour & getting a verbal response every time. The last thing they want is 1 of you muppets topping yourself in a cell (i.e. you come in alive, you leave alive).
Oink
Wake up clowns
07.10.2005 11:00
Away and spend your giros on a one way ticket to Outer Mongolia and give us all peace.
fed up scottish guy