Brixton news, rumours and general chat: Summer 2019

[colacubes]

I don't know. I was interested in the legal opinion and didn't see one. It looked like the headline to an article so assumed there was more to it.

I also clicked through expecting to see a legal opinion and there isn’t one afaics . I personally don’t think it’s right to pepper spray anyone at that point, and I was interested to see the opinion of some lawyers, but there isn’t one unless I’m being completely dense and have missed a response on the blog or a Twitter thread?

 

[Gramsci]

I don't know. I was interested in the legal opinion and didn't see one. It looked like the headline to an article so assumed there was more to it.

Lookin this up I found this:

Experts at the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine recently said suspects hit by CS or pepper spray should not be held down on the ground, to avoid causing breathing problems. “Restraint in the prone position must be avoided after exposure. If restrained, breathing must be monitored constantly,

CS and pepper sprays used in arrest of man who died, says lawyer

Looks to me from the editor photos the person was sprayed then restrained.

doesn't look to me that the police the police behaved properly. Or since this death the police haven't trained officers in proper use of spray.

I'm guessing they didn't think a local photographer would document this.

See the Editor has had a lot of abuse inv the comments under the Brixton Buzz article for this.

IMO its good citizens journalism.

 

[editor]

Lookin this up I found this:

CS and pepper sprays used in arrest of man who died, says lawyer

Looks to me from the editor photos the person was sprayed then restrained.

doesn't look to me that the police the police behaved properly. Or since this death the police haven't trained officers in proper use of spray.

I'm guessing they didn't think a local photographer would document this.

See the Editor has had a lot of abuse inv the comments under the Brixton Buzz article for this.

IMO its good citizens journalism.

It makes for an utterly depressing read. It's like Trump's America in Brixton.

 

[editor]

No.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I'm not laughing.

 

[editor]

Apologies for linking to The Sun (if you find the video anywhere else, post it here I'll instantly remove the link) but fucking hell - the video in this article is terrifying.

Harrowing footage shows the thug bursting into Bakers Dozen Caribbean Roots in Brixton, South West London, brandishing the weapon.

He then shoots at a group of eight diners as they frantically try and leap over the counter to safety.

One youth can be seen painfully dragging his body along the floor of the takeaway after being blasted in the leg.

The footage also shows the teens using an older man wearing a knitted jumper to try and vault over the till, while three of them have no choice but to huddle together on the floor.

As the gunman opens fire, the pensioner can be seen falling back on the floor and covering his ears.

The violent thug then flees the restaurant before the CCTV cuts out.

Cops are now appealing for information following the horror at 7.20pm on August 22 - and are still hunting the gunman.

They confirmed the victims were rushed to hospital for treatment but none of their conditions were life threatening.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "Officers are investigating a shooting in Lambeth on Thursday, 22 August.

"Police were called to Morrish Road, SW2 at 21.33hrs and found one male aged 17, and a two 22-year-old men with gunshot injuries.

Gunman opens fire in takeaway as terrified customers scramble for safety

 

[editor]

In other depressing news, these two have been found guilty of the Marcus Lipton Youth Centre murder.

The cops did good work here:

Officers established that both culprits arrived together inside a BMW which had only been purchased a few days earlier.

Glendon immediately sought refuge in the centre, which he knew well and had attended for a number of years.

Ukonu and Florant followed with large knives in open view. After Glendon was felled by a table tennis table, the duo launched their attack which lasted a number of seconds. Children as young as 10 were inside the youth club at the time.

Ukonu and the Florant then returned to the same car they arrived in and were driven off. The car was later found abandoned; an attempt had been made to set it alight.

Following a painstaking investigation involving forensic analysis, witness statements and the review of CCTV footage, police identified and went after the suspects.

The day after the attack, Florant was intent on leaving the UK via a flight bound for Uganda via Dubai. He was detained by police officers at the airport and was arrested on suspicion of murder.

On Wednesday, 27 February, police entered an address in Salford, Manchester. Ukonu was inside the address.

Two teens convicted following Brixton murder

 

[Gramsci]

In other depressing news, these two have been found guilty of the Marcus Lipton Youth Centre murder.

The cops did good work here:


Two teens convicted following Brixton murder

Yes the police did a good job this time. Stopping one of the murderers from leaving the country.

This was a brutal murder. Worst that the victim took refuge in the Youth Centre. Which had a group of young people in it at that time.

Hopefully these murderers won't be out soon.

 

[shakespearegirl]

Apologies for linking to The Sun (if you find the video anywhere else, post it here I'll instantly remove the link) but fucking hell - the video in this article is terrifying.



Gunman opens fire in takeaway as terrified customers scramble for safety

Fuck that is scary! Two such serious incidents so close in a week.

 

[editor]

Great pics here

Street photographer captures the faces of Brixton – Ivy Obvious

 

[editor]

Ebony Horse Club news - Hoof it down to Ham Polo Club to cheer on Brixton’s only Polo Team, Sat 28th Sept 2019

 

[David Clapson]

Kind of think people have missed the point of her tweet.

She wrote a book on this Nickel and Dimed.

Essential reading, should be on the national curriculum, as should Polly Toynbee's UK counterpart Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain - Wikipedia

 

[theboris]

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No.

please tell me this is a parody

 

[GarveyLives]

The Late Lee Casey, reportedly a life long Brixton resident, is the latest local homocide victim.

(Source: Metropolitan Police)​

Anyone who witnessed the incident around noon yesterday afternoon (Thursday 29 August 2019) which resulted in him being killed, or who has information should call the incident room on 020 8785 8244, or call 101 quoting reference Cad 3334/29Aug, Tweet @MetCC or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

On 2 September 2019, Levi Paschal, variously described as being from Brixton and from Balham, 33, was charged with the murder of Lee Casey. He was also charged with attempted wounding with intent and conspiracy to rob in relation to a second victim. Additionally, he was charged with one count of possession of an offensive weapon, in relation to both incidents.

His girlfriend, Clementine Jones, 30, was charged with conspiracy to rob in relation to the second victim.

They both appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court on 3 September 2019, and were remanded to appear at the Old Bailey, where they both appeared on 5 September 2019, at which point Judge Mark Dennis QC set a plea hearing for 22 November 2019, with a provisional three-week trial from 24 February 2020.

As the defendants were remanded in custody, Jones shouted to her partner on the video screen: "Love you, man."

Paschal replied: "Love you too."

 

[Gramsci]

On 2 September 2019, Levi Paschal, variously described as being from Brixton and from Balham, 33, was charged with the murder of Lee Casey. He was also charged with attempted wounding with intent and conspiracy to rob in relation to a second victim. Additionally, he was charged with one count of possession of an offensive weapon, in relation to both incidents.

His girlfriend, Clementine Jones, 30, was charged with conspiracy to rob in relation to the second victim.

They both appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court on 3 September 2019, and were remanded to appear at the Old Bailey, where they both appeared on 5 September 2019, at which point Judge Mark Dennis QC set a plea hearing for 22 November 2019, with a provisional three-week trial from 24 February 2020.

As the defendants were remanded in custody, Jones shouted to her partner on the video screen: "Love you, man."

Paschal replied: "Love you too."

And your view is what?

You keep putting up stuff with no comment.

Then if anyone else puts up a comment you critise them.

So what's your view on what you have posted up?

 

[editor]

On FB:

A violent robbery near Acre Lane has left one man in hospital after a knife-like wielding gang tried to enter his home.

The attack took place around 2am last night, just a few hundred metres from where a man was fatally stabbed in August.

One suspect has reportedly been arrested.

A cordon remains in place at the junction of Raeburn Street and Concanon Road while a police forensics team investigates.

 

[editor]

Bacchanalian scenes on Coldharbour Lane last night on my way home. To my right was one bloke sat in his own puke while some totally pointless half-arsed fight broke out.

 

[editor]

Coming up:

Lambeth workers to walkout against climate change, Fri 20th Sept, 12.30pm

 

[editor]

Some pics from the Effra. We're at the Dogstar tonight till 4am - PM me if you want to be on the free guestlist.

In photos: Friday night Brixton party at the Effra Social, 6th Sept 2019

 

[editor]

Fabulous sunset tonight

 

[editor]

I heard the cat getting all excited by the window and saw that it was trying to battle with a bloody ginormous hornet - it was at least and inch and a half long - so I whisked the cat indoors and shut the window. I went out looking for it now but couldn't find it, but I hate to see what that fearsome beastie could have done to Ziggy.

 

[editor]

Brixton tonight

 

[editor]

The unexpected connection between Cardiff-born actress Perdita Weeks and Brixton's floppin' Fancy Funkin’ Chicken:

Perdita Weeks Wiki, husband, measurements, net worth, family

 

[editor]

So fucking depressing

Breaking news: Stabbing outside Southwyck House by Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, Tues 10th Sept 2019

 

[CH1]

Interesting breach of licensing - right opposite Lambeth Town Hall

 

[editor]

Interesting breach of licensing - right opposite Lambeth Town Hall

18,000 canisters!!!

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

I quite like that shop. And had i of known it was selling gas i would have liked it even more.

No doubt its downfall were people selling and chucking the empties openly out on the street.

 

[editor]

I just sicked up a bit:

Brixton, a place you used to go to score drugs and get knifed, has a new vibe going on. Through the curious power of trebbling house prices, Brixton suddenly got nice. Yardies have been replaced by hipsters, dope sellers by vape shops and graffiti by that weird mural of David Bowie. And in the midst of it all, the foodie scene in this South London enclave has boomed. Fuelled by relatively cheap rents, a gentrified population and the slightly edgy rep that Brixton clings onto, restaurants have flourished. So this little piggy went to Brixton Market, here’s where he ate…
Where To Eat Out In... Brixton

 

[shakespearegirl]

I just sicked up a bit:

That is the most vomit inducing article on Brixton I’ve read in a long time, if not ever

 

[hungry_squirrel]

I just sicked up a bit:

Fuck me, even for me as someone who defends Pop Brixton on occasion, this article is fucking gross.