Actions against the policing bill

[DaveCinzano]

Help is at hand:

 

[Ground Elder]

 

[kropotkin]

Odd. Is seen the "deleted tweet" from Andrew Plant after it wa sent. I just went to look at his time line and it wasn't deleted :

 

[fucthest8]

I'm kind of weary of trying to explain to my normie mates why my traveller friends are so scared of this legislation. Fuck knows how tiring it must be for travellers themselves

That's exactly it. Had a row with an old friend today because he was being derogatory about someone interviewed on telly because they had piercings etc. When it's that base level of ignorance and/or thoughtlessness I can't really hold it in

...but ...but ...they're not normal, they're not like us, why can't they get proper jobs and be like everyone else? The police are only reacting, they wouldn't start any trouble would they, it's their job to uphold the law and I can't meet my family so why should those people be allowed to meet up ...

Etc etc. Utterly fucking depressing how little empathy or understanding so many people have.

I do hope that this doesn't stop with Bristol, but I really fear the pendulum swing is too far the other way these days, that we're living through a perfect storm of the fear of refugees ("migrants") and anyone else who is "other" combined with the "success" of capitalism and Tories to roll out the vaccine, along with a general swing to authoritarianism because of the importance of "the rules" to combat Corona ... I feel like an awful lot of people will be perfectly happy with more draconian measures in this bill because they don't think they will personally be affected, only troublemakers

 

[existentialist]

Which presumably means that the police enquiries end, and they can breathe a sigh of relief at not having to explain how yet another of their officers turned out to be a violent thug.

 

[mauvais]

Odd. Is seen the "deleted tweet" from Andrew Plant after it wa sent. I just went to look at his time line and it wasn't deleted :View attachment 260024

That's probably cached on your device.

 

[Pickman's model]

Fucking awful guardian reporting here

Police in Bristol ‘feel under siege’ after second night of unrest

Rank-and-file officers’ leader says colleagues ‘battered and bruised’ after protest turned violent

www.theguardian.com

So it sounds from the headline and sub that it kicked off again but there's nothing to support that from a careful reading, just that riot cops were sent in last night

 

[hitmouse]

Impressive stuff:




Does anyone know if the squatted pizza shop is still going? Anyone in the Wardour Street area who can check it out?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Fucking awful guardian reporting here

Police in Bristol ‘feel under siege’ after second night of unrest

Rank-and-file officers’ leader says colleagues ‘battered and bruised’ after protest turned violent

www.theguardian.com

So it sounds from the headline and sub that it kicked off again but there's nothing to support that from a careful reading, just that riot cops were sent in last night

Somebody definitely doesn't understand what a siege is though

 

[hitmouse]

The cops' feelings don't care about your facts.

 

[hitmouse]

Some splendid balance in that article, looking at it: they have quotes from the national Police Federation Chairman, "a police spokesperson", and from Ch Supt Claire Armes. So you have to admit they really have covered all sides of the issue, what more could you want?

 

[JTG]

I understand there are about 14 arrestees still being held in Bristol from last night

 

[DaveCinzano]

 

[DaveCinzano]

They nicked ‘detained’ Martin Booth because they didn't believe he was a journalist

'I calmly told police I was a journalist, but they said they didn't believe me'

Bristol24/7 Editor Martin Booth was briefly detained by police during Tuesday's protests

www.bristol247.com

ETA

Martin Booth is a local journalist and he turns up at pretty much everything, and as you can see he is very, very recognisable.

I may sometimes be critical of his style and some of the things he chooses to cover, but he is a journalist, and has been for a long time.

He was even interviewed by (IIRC) both ITV and BBC on-camera on Sunday/Monday in his capacity as an on-the-spot reporter with an eye witness account.

 

[hitmouse]

Does anyone know if there's a way to donate to Bristol Defendant Solidarity or a similar group? I would guess that there are going to be a lot of legal costs in the months to come, and it would be good to get the information circulating now while everyone's eyes are on the situation.

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

View attachment 260001

On the occasion of that Poll Tax demo I remember walking back down Deanery Road to go to my car, as I had to get home and go to work early next day. Whilst the crowd were round the front the councillors had finished their meeting and were coming out in their cars the back way, on Deanery Road. Too late to alert anybody. No mobile phones in those days.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Does anyone know if there's a way to donate to Bristol Defendant Solidarity or a similar group? I would guess that there are going to be a lot of legal costs in the months to come, and it would be good to get the information circulating now while everyone's eyes are on the situation.

Contact details (I presume they haven't changed recently):

Phone – 07510283424 | Email – bristoldefendantsolidarity[at]riseup.net

https://twitter.com/BristolDefenda1

 

[DaveCinzano]

More riot arrests as officers and journalist 'assaulted'

Police say a member of the media was attacked

www.bristolpost.co.uk

Avon and Somerset police say they are now investigating assaults on 40 officers and one member of the media. One officer was initially reported to have a broken arm, but police have now confirmed no officers suffered broken bones...

“The fact we’re investigating 40 assaults on officers and a member of the media as the result of one incident shows the scale of wanton disorder which took place that night.”

Obvs some assaults on members of the media are more important than others.

 

[ska invita]

good summary of some of the legal detail in the Bill here from ACAB Andy
Dissident Island Radio
(01:25:43 – 01:41:00)

 

[JTG]

Booth is accusing the police of lying here:



Quite something, he's not exactly Mr Anti-Establishment

 

[JTG]

More riot arrests as officers and journalist 'assaulted'

Police say a member of the media was attacked

www.bristolpost.co.uk

Obvs some assaults on members of the media are more important than others.

Great use of the passive "was reported" there. Police told reporters that broken bones had occurred. We now know this to be untrue.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Great use of the passive "was reported" there. Police told reporters that broken bones had occurred. We now know this to be untrue.

Well, except for the ones they inflicted on others

 

[DaveCinzano]

Al from Bristol Cable confirming this was part of a pre-planned conspiracy by thugs both in and out of Bristol to launch a violent assault:

 

[JTG]

Al from Bristol Cable confirming this was part of a pre-planned conspiracy by thugs both in and out of Bristol to launch a violent assault:

Ah memories. First Stokes Croft riot I almost started awarding myself spotting points for different forces. Devon & Cornwall, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gwent, South Wales, Gloucestershire, Thames Valley & West Mercia were all in attendance iirc

 

[JTG]

Well, except for the ones they inflicted on others

 

[BristolEcho]

Marvin out saying "last night was counter productive? You have to have a real strategy and how are you going to influence Westminster? "

Utterly laughable and utterly out of touch.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Police love beating journalists whom they feel aren't sufficiently submissive. Similarly they love to toss about sneering and vague accusations about the journalistic credentials of those whom they batter, as though they could be trusted to be impartial arbiters of the trade.

As this from 2000 shows, it's not a new thing:

Grief encounter

Rising numbers of reporters say the police have harassed or assaulted them. Are they paying the price for activists posing as journalists? Or is it an attack on press freedom? Andrew Wasley reports

www.theguardian.com

 

[JTG]

Marvin out saying "last night was counter productive? You have to have a real strategy and how are you going to influence Westminster? "

Utterly laughable and utterly out of touch.

In lockstep with all the city MPs and WECA mayor candidate Dan Norris there.

Rees will win for various dull reasons. Green candidate Sandy Hore-Ruthven has also been loyally pro-police

 

[BristolEcho]

In lockstep with all the city MPs and WECA mayor candidate Dan Norris there.

Rees will win for various dull reasons. Green candidate Sandy Hore-Ruthven has also been loyally pro-police

Is there a mayor election? I only just got the thing through the post. Of course I expect no different mind.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Marvin out saying "last night was counter productive? You have to have a real strategy and how are you going to influence Westminster? "

Utterly laughable and utterly out of touch.

Says Mr Bristol Arena Bristol Metro Bus Bristol Tube I'll Build 2,000 New Homes A Year Loves Bullying Journalists