bring a kettle to the anti police violence demo
teas maid | 09.04.2009 14:39
a symbol speaks a thousand words and reminds media and police that is was kettling that killed ian tomlinson
Ian Tomlinson died because he and many others were contained in a kettle and no one is allowed out of a kettle no matter how many times they ask. Shoving, pushing and hitting are all police responses to people who get too close to a kettle line. I\an Tomlinson wasn't the only person who was abused by the police tactics on April 1st
Bringing a kettle to the anti violence demo will speak volumes to the media who love images and visual protests. The sight of hundreds or thousands of people with kettles for the Met will be just the kind of protest that tv media will love to show on its evening broadcasts.
The practice of kettling, contrary to the opinions of the law lords is uncivil and antidemocratic. Treating citizens as objects, denying them human necessities of food, water and toilet facilities. If our system wants to pose as democratic and its members as citizens it needs to rethink the way it treats demonstrators exercising their democratic rights
Say No to kettling and to police violence
bring a kettle to the protest
Bringing a kettle to the anti violence demo will speak volumes to the media who love images and visual protests. The sight of hundreds or thousands of people with kettles for the Met will be just the kind of protest that tv media will love to show on its evening broadcasts.
The practice of kettling, contrary to the opinions of the law lords is uncivil and antidemocratic. Treating citizens as objects, denying them human necessities of food, water and toilet facilities. If our system wants to pose as democratic and its members as citizens it needs to rethink the way it treats demonstrators exercising their democratic rights
Say No to kettling and to police violence
bring a kettle to the protest
teas maid
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What Demo ?
09.04.2009 15:19
Please give details like where and when for example.
LittleBoPeep
keep facts straight
09.04.2009 19:31
factchecker
no more symbols/liberal appeals, how about some strategies & tactics
09.04.2009 20:25
REALITY CHECK
Some of the stuff I'm reading on Indymedia is amazing (& sad).
Maybe we should actually think about and do some tactics that stop kettles forming and can break them once in place, rather than appealing to the liberal media/system that have already said it's OK to kettle & beat people!
Symbols? Cymbals might be more useful!
reality check
avoiding kettles
09.04.2009 21:59
noone
Point them out
10.04.2009 15:34
With so many of them appearing in the video footage of the deceased assault will they have the nerve to show up?
If you do see any of them around on the day make your feelings known to them also make sure that you overtly point them out and physically point at them so they can be brought to the knowledge of everyone.
call the kettle black