Smellie admits to enraging crowd
A N Other | 25.03.2010 10:56 | G20 London Summit | Repression | Social Struggles
"Metropolitan police sergeant Delroy Smellie, 47, initially hit Nicola Fisher, 36, with a "clearance strike" by hand, which "enraged" a crowd of demonstrators outside the Bank of England."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/25/g20-policeman-assault-trial-smellie
Having enraged the crowd with this assault on a much smaller person Smellie then goes on to blame the people he had enraged. This "elite" officer claims that a carton of juice and a mobile phone were weapons. An "elite" "highly trained" officer who cannot tell what a weapon is. If that is the case then training is not very good, the alternative interpretation is that he is not telling the court the truth.
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Having enraged the crowd with this assault on a much smaller person Smellie then goes on to blame the people he had enraged. This "elite" officer claims that a carton of juice and a mobile phone were weapons. An "elite" "highly trained" officer who cannot tell what a weapon is. If that is the case then training is not very good, the alternative interpretation is that he is not telling the court the truth.
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as the trial is still on
25.03.2010 11:56
couple of questions:
can you define to me what YOU call a weapon, somehow the dictionary is a bit wishy washy
how should the cops react? they stand there and get stuff thrown at them, get called things that make your hair stand on end and then we all cry when one of them finaly looses it?
got no love either way, bet it does seem that behaviour at demos is just about cop baiting, sorry but what about the message? or dont we care any more, this is our public face and all people are seeing is cop baiting thugs,
if all that is remembered of a demo is the violence and "direct action" then all we are is a buch of manipulated half wits playing at change.
If all you want is the sound of breaking glass then join C18
anon
to anon: stuck between police and more police
25.03.2010 12:24
armyofme
If you see a copper with a carton of orange juice....
25.03.2010 12:39
Why did Nicola Fisher not turn up at court? I feel this could be police intimidation of witnesses. Notice how they keep calling her an animal rights activist. I reckon they are saying they will frame her for some animal rights stuff. The demo that day was against police brutality and so her being into animal rights has nothing to do with it. it's the police trying to confuse the issue.
Clearence
Above commenter is spot on!
25.03.2010 13:57
Well, I hope the orange juice theory also applies to coppers eating donuts.. by all means, those donuts could be used as an offensive weapon (you ever tried to get grease out of a nice jumper? now THAT'S assault!). I would certainly feel threatened by their high calorie intake as well as their plump, misguided and baton-happy owners. Case closed!
Steve Discombe
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"Clearance strike"
25.03.2010 17:21
When you do it remember to do it while wearing gauntlets. The video at
A N Other
anon you are a coppers nark
25.03.2010 18:04
FUCK OFF
shimano
Smellie
25.03.2010 21:05
Sympathetic
to anon
26.03.2010 08:20
anonaon
When will the Met stop Steve Discombe from writing on here?
26.03.2010 13:58
anon
Re : Smellie. Animal Rights. C18. Riots.
26.03.2010 14:03
Smellie has along history of vendetta against AR.
As for "if you like the sound of breaking glass join C18" that woould be better written as "if you like the sound of breaking glass" join the SWP! They are far more violent.
anon
Look at the footage
26.03.2010 17:14
"Metropolitan police sergeant Delroy Smellie, 47, initially hit Nicola Fisher, 36, with a "clearance strike" by hand, which "enraged" a crowd of demonstrators outside the Bank of England."
Err, the crowd were 'enraged' when he twatted her with his baton (the 'enraged' crowd seems to consist of photographers!)
"he said. "I was not aware of any colleagues who were facing the crowd in Threadneedle Street. I thought from the moment I turned that I was by myself with a large threat in front of me.""
He's a lying thug and should be sent down.
Steve Discombes spare riot chin
hmmm :/
26.03.2010 22:11
injured