ESF Legal Observer at Kings Cross
I have never in my life punched or hit somebody in my life, but meeting this “official ESF Legal Observer Jane” with her lila ESF T-shirt I was very close to. The problem with “Jane” was that she was not observing and making notes as Legal Observers were supposed to, she was interfering; she actively helped the police pushing protesters, press and indepedent media reporters away and out of side from the penned in group, laying hands on the protesters.
She shouted that everybody needs to move back, standing in front of the police line, who were then pushing people, particularly photographers, out of the way with their shields.
I shouted back: “You have no authority here, shut up” and she replied that she would be from the legal team and was given authority on behalf of the protesters (Lier, lier!!! The anticapitalist block would never give this asshole permission to boss around protesters wanting to help them.) At this moment I would have loved to hit her straight in the face, but as having no previous experience as a girl I was wondering where it was best to aim at, as well as she was standing in front of a line of riotcops and they would have nicked me if I had, as well as I would not only have wanted to achieved her shutting up but also to achieve a complete blackout of her for at least half an hour, and had no clue on how to achieve that, as well as i was worried of damaging my knuckles.
These are lame excuses for not hitting her, I know, but maybe it helps to explain that when I jumped out of the way of the riotcops they passed straight past me and I was suddenly behind them, where I was able to throw in some water to the penned in group, which they had asked for before they were getting isolated from the spectators.
At that moment I found it more important to pass on the water – as nobody knew for how
long they might be held in the pen, than hitting this awfull “Jane”.
Anyway more police came shortly after, and the moment of opportunity had passed.
When coming back about half an hour later, the whole station was empty, and I had no clue where the demo was, so met some other friends of the held protesters there, who found out they were now at the original meeting point in Russel Square.
As the Underground was not supposed to stop there we made our way by foot.
Arriving on Russel Square everybody was gone, but we were told they are now on their way to Trafalgar Square.
Walking there we got stuck in the premiere for a new film at the London Filmfestival, with a premiere including Kate Winslett, Johnny Depp and a lot of screaming spectators who we mistook first for the anticapitalist block being hit by police batons. Then we finally got to Trafalgar Square.
I have never in my life punched or hit somebody in my life, but meeting this “official ESF Legal Observer Jane” with her lila ESF T-shirt I was very close to. The problem with “Jane” was that she was not observing and making notes as Legal Observers were supposed to, she was interfering; she actively helped the police pushing protesters, press and indepedent media reporters away and out of side from the penned in group, laying hands on the protesters.
She shouted that everybody needs to move back, standing in front of the police line, who were then pushing people, particularly photographers, out of the way with their shields.
I shouted back: “You have no authority here, shut up” and she replied that she would be from the legal team and was given authority on behalf of the protesters (Lier, lier!!! The anticapitalist block would never give this asshole permission to boss around protesters wanting to help them.) At this moment I would have loved to hit her straight in the face, but as having no previous experience as a girl I was wondering where it was best to aim at, as well as she was standing in front of a line of riotcops and they would have nicked me if I had, as well as I would not only have wanted to achieved her shutting up but also to achieve a complete blackout of her for at least half an hour, and had no clue on how to achieve that, as well as i was worried of damaging my knuckles.
These are lame excuses for not hitting her, I know, but maybe it helps to explain that when I jumped out of the way of the riotcops they passed straight past me and I was suddenly behind them, where I was able to throw in some water to the penned in group, which they had asked for before they were getting isolated from the spectators.
At that moment I found it more important to pass on the water – as nobody knew for how
long they might be held in the pen, than hitting this awfull “Jane”.
Anyway more police came shortly after, and the moment of opportunity had passed.
When coming back about half an hour later, the whole station was empty, and I had no clue where the demo was, so met some other friends of the held protesters there, who found out they were now at the original meeting point in Russel Square.
As the Underground was not supposed to stop there we made our way by foot.
Arriving on Russel Square everybody was gone, but we were told they are now on their way to Trafalgar Square.
Walking there we got stuck in the premiere for a new film at the London Filmfestival, with a premiere including Kate Winslett, Johnny Depp and a lot of screaming spectators who we mistook first for the anticapitalist block being hit by police batons. Then we finally got to Trafalgar Square.
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shame on you jane
01.11.2004 18:06
ps. thanks for the life story
anarchki