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Police violence at park gates

Police use violence to force protesters into park...

Video - video/x-ms-wmv 11M

Around 5:30 ish. Police finally allow protester to leave A13 and force them into nearby park.

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Wow!

11.09.2003 00:52

That's fuckin' awesome! May be late now, but well worth watching to really understand what it's all about... highly recommended.

gdm

Video as evidence for sueing police

11.09.2003 12:04

Anyone who was assulted by the police while being illegally detained and forced into the park may like to contact Bindmans or similar to consider bringing charges against the police. Video evidence is available (see above) to help prove the case.

Violent cops

11.09.2003 12:29

I took the numbers of the most aggressive cops at the demo yesterday - and also have some photos of them particlularly the one that looks the Chucky from Childs play.
Email above if you want me to email you them.
Cheers
Dave

David
mail e-mail: peoplenotprofit2001@hotmail.com

The MET - a career path for Psychopaths?

11.09.2003 13:30

Yo, can anyone convert some of these videos to Quicktime?
Thanx video posse!

Disgusted and appalled by the police's indiscriminate violence...

Brutality at park gates - anyone want to press charges?

12.09.2003 15:22

Sorry if this is a bit long. I was one of the protestors shoved, thumped, pushed over and generally brutalised outside the park by the A13 on Wednesday and have the bruises to prove it! I'm still boiling with rage and middle-class indignation at the way we were treated so intend to get some legal advice with re. to PRESSING CHARGES/MAKING FORMAL COMPLAINT and would like to HEAR FROM ANY OTHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO THE SAME. I've left a message on LDMG ansafone and specifically need to know what I should do about getting my injuries photographed - I've got a digital camera but someone told me I need to go to a police photographer - any advice anyone?

Handily enough I'm also pretty prominent on the footage above - although I could do with some photos/footage/witnesses of me being dragged out the crowd, shoved back in and then pushed over a bike by a charming WPC who just watched while I floundered on the tarmac with my foot trapped under the bike tire. Muchos thanks to the fellow protestor who picked me up and made sure I was OK - I think I was too shocked to thank you at the time, so if you're out there, please get in touch. Ditto to the people who I didn't realise at the time, but having seen the footage, can see were trying to help me stay upright while I was struggling my way out of a headlock.

The footage is pretty good - though from the vantage point in the park you can't make out how much the coppers were pushing us from all sides into each other and crushing us before we were even near the park gates. They really did behave like animals - ignoring our pleas for them to calm down and stop pushing 'cos people were getting hurt. The protestors were remarkably calm, restrained and good-natured under such obvious provocation and truly appalling, thuggish behaviour by the police.

I want to kick up as much fuss as possible. We must not allow them to treat us like this. We will not let them intimidate us out of exercising our legal right to protest and express political dissent. Threaten us all you like guys - you can't crush our spirit.

RevAngels
mail e-mail: t-shirts@revangels.plus.com

Section 60?

13.09.2003 22:35

Do people believe there are reasonable grounds that the police were detaining us illegally while on the A13 BEFORE the s. 14 was called? The PCs I spoke to refused to give a reason why we were being detained and the legal observer I spoke to said he believed that a S60 was being called but couldn't get any police to confirm it, or something like that.

I have lots of photos and some timings of what happened. I'll post shortly.

Contact Moss & Co. or Bindmans

17.09.2003 09:42

If you are considering legal action, contact Moss & Co or Bindmans ASAP.

If you saw anything and are prepared to make statements, contact the above.

If you have photos or video, contact the above.

Suing the cops is a very worthwhile excerise - DO IT!

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