250+ gathered on seafront opposite Hilton Hotel - soundsystems playing.
Heading off towards Town Hall

Reports flooding in that post-initial kettling... the cops have lost total control... groups of 100+ charging round the city

12 arrested by 15:00. Groups still charding round Brighton. Police have no control.

to everyone who made banners, dice, costumes, music etc on 30th april.

Being outnumbered by the police by 2 to 1 did limit some of the intended actions.

It was clear there was a new resolve from sussex pigs not to let thing "get out of hand" and early arrests, containment, aggressive use of horses and more cameras being used per copper than i have ever seen, is how things will be until another man dies.

I personally think we need to pick our battles to win this war and for a while lots of small masked up late night actions are best until we can be sure of big numbers.

I hope that as far as Smash Edo is concerned that this was not "it".



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If I can help the young lad with dark hair in a brown tee shirt who was arrested in the first kettle
let me know. He was assaulted by the filth prior to his arrest and highly provoked. I would be happy to stand up in court and say that he was acting in self defense or dazed after being knocked about the head when pushed into police lines