NW // Brighton May Day Smash Edo Photos and McDonalds Video 4/5/09

A bunch of photos and a video of the Smash EDO mayday protest in Brighton.

Sorry but the pics aren't in any particular order..

Police notes... a rather embarrasing bollocking followed after we snapped these.

Coppers using shield as a weapon.

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Also a youtube video of the police protecting McDonalds during the march here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cklB6xDyOKI

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NW should comment on the fact at one point a small number of people somewhat towards the back of the demo began throwing bottles at the line of horses which is totally unacceptable and was something the majority didn't engage in. While it is easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment, it's not the horse's fault and it's not what we are about. Justifying attacks on innocents is what our enemies do!

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Saw this as well

06.05.2009 09:28

Yeah I saw that as well. Really bad to see the horses frightnened like this, a couple of cuts. All through the march but a lot toward the end we had problems with local drunken lads who didnt care about why we were there but did want a ruck with the police but I also saw some march people throwing stuff as well.

The event was ok but could have been better organised there was a lack of leadership from the SmashEDO people in terms of telling us where to march, resistence to the police etc etc etc. This needs to be looked at for next time.

That apart nice pics, good for memories of the day.

Maxi

throwing things

13.05.2009 13:31

I was not at that demo, but I have been to demos with horses and dogs. I have also worked with horses up close and see the police dogs up close. They are not your "normal" animals, they go throw a lot of training and a lot of them are cut. For the horses they get cut if they can't step on someone or kick them. Yes horses can be mean and they get the Alfa ones and train them to be robots, the dogs are the same. You have to remember that only 10% or less of the animals make it throw the training & the rest are killed or sent to other places. It would take a very long time and a lot of hard work to bring the animal back to close to "normal".
I don't feel bad about someone hitting them because they are like the riot cops, nazi and military special units. Yes they are people and animals deep down but they have lost so much that we can't see them as nothing more then the enemy. I will hit a cop or throw a stone and him and the same goes for there equipment will get smashed, including the horses and dogs.
The best thing for the horse is to throw small steels balls (barings) under it's legs and let it charge and some thumbtacks down where the dogs are running. Also bikes are great to stop horses because you can put them in there legs or roll them under there chest.

I know I have a lot of animal rights people attacking me but until they can find a better way to stop the cops from using them. We will still have to defend our selfs

George

Anti-Horse tactics.

15.05.2009 10:21

Also Horses, even police horses, will not charge a row of long pointy objects. Banner poles can make great 'pikes.' They dont need to be effective as weapons, just a concentration of long poles in one area pointed outwards and upwards to the head height of the animal is usually enough to make horses shy away.

Doom monkey