Posted: Thu 09 Apr 2009 | 288 Views | 0 Comments
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/07/video-g20-police-assault
So if you haven't seen it on the news this week, a protester died during the protests outside the bank of England on April 1st. Having been there myself I was suspicious from the start after witnessing the sheer stupidity of the police tactics that day.
I have never felt more threatened by a police presence in my life and I can only conclude they were there to boil things up to in order to make as many arrests as possible.
The tactic they used is known as the 'kettle', (this couldn't be a more apt word for it) we were penned in from every side, herded like cattle and refused exit. As well as defying everyone of their very basic human rights needed to survive (water, food... perhaps a toilet is too much to ask?) this tactic frustrates everyone, the police and the public, and brings into question the state of democracy itself.
I was trapped inside the kettle at the bank of England for 4 hours with Sam from Get Cape and some friends, before managing to get out to meet Rory and Rob at the Stop The War Protest in Trafalgar Square. It is no coincidence that this second protest went down with no trouble whatsoever, surprise surprise this was because there was little to no police presence to aggravate anything or anyone.
Sorry to ramble on about this but the fact that someone has to die (because of police brutality) in order to cause questions about the way the protests are being policed is quite sickening.
I'll put up our footage of the day on youtube as soon as i get a sec to edit it all. It was a long but fun and interesting day. The protests were positive and happy, and violence was caused by the frustration of police tactics used.
But if you ask me, there is nothing wrong with smashing the 'Oil Bank of Scotland' up anyway.
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Posted: Thu 26 Mar 2009 | 123 Views | 0 Comments
This show never actually happened in the end as we already had two shows planned that day and I was still getting over Guttate Psoriasis. na na na na nnnaaaaaaasssstttyyyy.
But I'm sure you can appreciate it's brilliance. A BIG thanks to Noddy of Fell Silent for doing a sterling job they'll be a video blog up soon!
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