Sorry - the rec was actually moth-balled in course of a 10 year strike at the time of the riot.
You're right that the investigation should be done as quickly a possible (without jeopardising quality, of course). But it's not the MPS doing it; it's the IOPC (they estimated six to nine months).
Thanks. So the Rec being a 'reward' for the riot is just an urban myth. Blimey. I've heard it repeated by so many people over the years.Sorry - the rec was actually moth-balled in course of a 10 year strike at the time of the riot.
About the Rec
The Brixton Recreation Centre was designed in 1970 by a team led by George Finch – the son of a milkman – and was constructed between 1974-1985.
(Brixton Buzz.)
God knows where you get the history of the industrial disputes and the temporary "capping out"
Years of reading old South London Presses in the Minet Library perhaps?
It would be more accurate to say it was a beneficiary of the abolition of the GLC. When the Rec opened it was for a couple of years referred to as the GLC Brixton Recreation Centre. It just so happened that Lambeth didn't have the money to finish off the building but the GLC had reserves to spend at that time as it was being abolished and wound up by Mrs Thatcher's government. I guess we are all thankful that Red Ken & co chose to fund the completion of the Rec.
Gingerly.
The army coppers used to do similar in clubs in garrison towns, trying to weed out those they thought "unfit" to serve. Coppers are the same the world over - always going for the easy case, never the hard cases (in either meaning of the term).
Oh, I'm not truculent. Far from it. What I am is well-aware of my rights - generally more aware than members of the constabulary - & a charge of resisting arrest would just be a cherry on top of the cake, once I reached court. Bullying only works if the bully senses fear. I've walked out of a magistrate's court 7 times so far in 35 years, after showing the officer(s) involved to be liars/aspiring fiction authors.
He's a local chap. He grew up with some of the same people that Kaba looked up to. This is well-known, which is probably why he was asked about it in the 1st place.
Correctly & above board - the IOPC, with its investigative staff mostly ex-police, aren't well-known for doing this sort of thing "correctly & above board". It's why so many of their "independent inquiries" end up going before the courts again.
IIRC, the Rec was originally equipped with a shooting range, which wasn't brought into use when the centre opened in '83 or '84(?). I asked about it a few times and was told that it would open in due course, but it was quietly allowed to become storage.
I had a look at it once. It's in the basement. It had been used a bit - there were holes in the curtain thingy which stops rounds hitting the wall. There was a big armoury with thick doors and bars etc. Apparently the public were consulted about which sports they wanted in the Rec, and shooting was high up their list.
if you bothered doing a moment's digging you'd know they're using hickman and rose Chelsea Bridge taser death man's family call in lawyers over police investigation
Good
He had a relationship with an underage girl in his 20s archive.phPolice watchdog head resigns over investigation into historical allegation
Michael Lockwood, director general of IOPC since 2018, leaves post with immediate effectwww.theguardian.com
Reason for posting the original Guardian link, was if the IOPC have this kind of issues at the top, the inquiry into Kaba case may take a while
www.inquest.org.uk
news.sky.com
That’s how I initial read it but many would read it as him crashing in to the police. Just seems a very weird bit of information to release.
it's not only the cop who shot him who ought to be under investigation, but the whole set-up, conspiracy to murder
Yeah - that’s what I mean. By saying that it just confuses rather than enlightens.
Deliberately left ambiguous to cast aspersions I bet. If he was at "fault" for want of a better term, they'd be shouting it loud and clear from the roof tops.
www.standard.co.uk
The plea hearing was scheduled for today - not sure when we might see any news report on how the defendents are pleading.I was just looking at the report of a fatal stabbing today in Stockwell Park Walk reported in the Standard, and this was underneath, from 21st April - though no-one on here seems to have picked up on it.
Men in court over alleged murder plot with late Chris Kaba
Six men are accused of conspiring together and with Mr Kaba to murder Brendon Malutshi in Hackney last year.
