Singing as an Act of Terrorism

You should have been there.

At Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations in London yesterday the police
demonstrated a 'zero tolerance' approach to any act of protest. 6 people
were arrested for various attempted pro-Palestinian protests (more
later) and one woman was assaulted then handcuffed by the police after
singing Happy Birthday (c) with her own lyrics - see attached video. She
was questioned by the police under the Prevention of Terrorism Act but
later released.
So a warning to all terrorists who want to evade capture: leave the
megaphone at home!

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video

30.06.2008 14:12

the video won't work - is it on youtube? I'd be very interested to read/hear/see more about this.
thank you

Beatrice

can't make it out...

30.06.2008 14:27

i couldn't quite make it out, is that somebody calling her a "terrorist cow" or does she call somebody that? Quite bizarre to see the whole thing on video. It's quite a friendly, fluffy kinda protest and they jump on her as if she might single-handedly undo the state of Israel. Maybe they mistook her megaphone for a ray gun or something sci-fi like that...

Video formats

30.06.2008 19:54

"the video won't work"

More information would be useful. Like what software you tried to use to play this video and what happened when you tried to play it.

I can understand how some people might have problems playing various formats - different software can support different formats. This video uses AAC format for sound which is standards-based but requires a patent to produce software (legally). On the other hand I personally find Youtube does not work well on my computer. I suspect there is currently no perfect solution that would suit everyone. AAC format for sound might also be good for anyone using an Apple iPod, because I think it is the default format on that hardware.

Brian B

The Diva

01.07.2008 02:15

Just to say that although it may have looked like it, I wasn't actually handcuffed, though I thought they were going to.....Hopefully we'll soon have some stills we can add to this.

I've been spending a while looking for this video and thought it was going to be linked to the other article on these actions:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/402208.html

Deborah

Deborah Fink

Handcuffs

23.07.2008 22:43

"Just to say that although it may have looked like it, I wasn't actually handcuffed, though I thought they were going to.....Hopefully we'll soon have some stills we can add to this."

How disappointing for you, dear. And for me, of course. I really love all that bondage stuff; it brings out the Max Mosely in me. Did you wear your stripy pyjamas?

Charles Dexter Ward