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ha ha- this is all just a big joke and he's got all you lefties frothing, running around, deleting twitter accounts and near to heart attack it would seem. I would suggest you all calm down.
that's more or less my take too, it's just another internet troll with zero realworld meaning. Come May 15th this post can be quoted for a point and laugh session if I'm wrong.
As for the police lying, I think the cabbie got it right, that's what they do. tbh it looks like good tactics- tell 150ish people in a shop they're about to be arrested then what's most likely to happen is a major kerfuffle with riot cops everywhere and cocoa all over the floor. Tell 'em they're about to be led to a place of safety and they all shuffle out into a queue for processing. I'm sure those involved were offended but it worked and she'll probably get promotion.
Arresting 150 people and charging them with singing in a shop (with a side charge of making paper aeroplanes) and then imposing repressive bail conditions- that's an issue worth making a fuss about. the rest is dross.