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London Mexican embassy protest video - 30/10/06

Oscar Beard | 04.11.2006 16:30 | Oaxaca Uprising | Repression | Social Struggles | London | World

A rough video rush of the London Mexican Embassy protest on 30 October 2006.

Video 30/10/06-London_Mexican_Embassy - video/x-ms-wmv 16M


Despite the Scotland Yard Press office releasing a statement claiming the protestors tried to gain entry into the embassy and in the process injured two police officers - one on the hand, one on the leg, no hospital treatment needed - this video catches the being of the violence and shows clearly one officer kicking into the crowd of samba players.

It is this one incident, clearly started because the officer was unable to handle the tense and loud but peaceful demonstration.

The video also shows this one officer is clearly up for confrontation, as he passes through the crowd he deliberately knocks a female protestor out the way.

Oscar Beard
- e-mail: oscarbeard@yahoo.com.mx
- Homepage: http://www.reprogrammingthedesensitised.com

Additions

DivX version of vid for the WMV-averse

09.11.2006 12:28

- video/avi 16M

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mojococo

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ATTENTION VIRUS

04.11.2006 21:33

i don't know what happened but when i tried to open this video the computer went funny and a virus has been found.
BE CAREFUL

tacho

Excellent work Mr. Beard

06.11.2006 08:12

Excellent work Mr. Beard. Very moving and powerful and you can clearly see an NUJ photographer being pushed around.

Photojournalist

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Hooligans

06.11.2006 19:28

Come on admit it you've no real interest in any of the causes you attach yourselves to but are there purely for violent confrontations with those you perceive to be the establishment. There was probably some poor individual or group who has suffered some injustice at the heart of all this but their cause was buried under your rather childish attempts to use noise as a weapon to further "the rebellion". I don't recall any of the banners except the one "the world is watching”, which frankly it isn't, that just goes to show how this is all about you not your cause. You people are no better than those you see fighting down Sloper Road on a Saturday after Cardiff City games. They are just more honest about themselves than you are.

Andrew Warner

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A so called peaceful Demonstration

10.11.2006 01:05

Regarding the Mexican Embassy video, where the police force were involved in a so called peaceful demonstration....All that rowdy behaviour was very unlike peace!!!

I thought it was disgusting that the protesters were so provocative in goading the police to act against them, I for one could not stand someone banging a drum for such a long time into my face...It was beyond human endurance to expect a person not to react against that...They were lucky that they didnt have their faces smashed in, never mind a bit of pushing and shoving.

I fully commend the police force for holding back..they were doing their job well. Dont you think that they have to put up with enough bad and anti social behaviour in our society...lets face it..how many people are as brave as them in our violent world.

I know who I would prefer to look after me, if the occasion arose..The police, or that rowdy, mouthy mob...

Helen Burdett
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What would you do?-Mexican Embassy protest

17.08.2007 16:44

If somebody was in your face, banging a drum while you were trying to do your job what would you do?Would you feel the eurge to lash out? Remember that the police are only human too, even if they do come across robot like. Im not trying to take sides here and i 'love' the police as much as anybody does, it just seems like you cannot have a peaceful protest when everybody is making all that music.

Tim Johnson

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This protest

05.09.2007 13:56

Ok as you can see the officer does strike out, but he does give 3 warnings to the person to get off of his leg. the protest was more then 15 minutes long, you have edited it to make it look like the police are the bad people and you are the angels. YOU'RE ALL FUCKING ARSE WHOLES!

MilkeyBarKid
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Policing

05.09.2007 14:12

People like u make me sick!!! All police officers try to do is make our towns n cities a safer place an people like u make up bullshit!!! Tht officer who u said was (pushing) happens to be a friend of mine an i no tht he wouldnt just push someone with out a reason. He is a very good and respected police officer so show some common curtosy and dont make up lies. You all need to get a life and proper jobs because you are all waste of space!! Thats all im goin to say and oh yer POLICE OFFICERS RULE!!!!!

Kevin Creasey

Under pressure

05.09.2007 14:51

I am not on anyones side here. Although I am work for the police.
What would you do if you had someone with a drum leaning against you causing injury to your leg? This is one to the protesters please comment on what you would do.
CS

ChrisS

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10.09.2007 20:37

just to back up what kev sed, we all work for the police and work with the officer and you couldent find a better one out there, he handle the situation like any of us whould and if your going to critisise him for his actions then you need to take a look at yourselfs, you say peacefull demonstration??? i dont think so ,it was a blantant public order incedent and a breach of the peace........

James Tomlinson

just......

31.10.2007 23:13


right, i can write my opinion here to try to have a discussion with u (tim, kev, chris and james) but i think it is not worth to share opinion with u

so just fuck off and use other place to write your bullshit.....

All the 8 drummers were found not guilty on section 5 and section 14 didn't survive the first half an hour in the court coz the officer in charge and the Sergent didn't know what they were talking about so section 14 were dismissed. The court case took 5 days....tax payer money u see.....so why get a job to then pay taxes that are wasted....although i have a job....:)

p.s. open your eyes

tacho

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