Extinction Rebellion

[SpookyFrank]

We're not that far away in time from the student protests are we? The ones where the cops used vast kettles of hundreds of cops, baton charges, horse charges, and finally intimidated the protests out of existence by lining the routes of every protest with thousands of cops in riot gear. I don't think a cultural shift has occured in police ranks since then.

Nor are we far from the riots of 2011, where there appeared to be a policy of allowing disorder to escalate unchecked for several days in order to justify coming down on entire communities like a ton of bricks afterwards. People died as a result of that little bit of game-playing.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

We're not that far away in time from the student protests are we? The ones where the cops used vast kettles of hundreds of cops, baton charges, horse charges, and finally intimidated the protests out of existence by lining the routes of every protest with thousands of cops in riot gear. I don't think a cultural shift has occured in police ranks since then.

ETA: or UKuncut, which was non-violent. The police decided to interpret handing out leaflets in shops as an act of aggression and carried out mass arrests, then flooded the following protests with so many police they basically couldn't happen.

Whatever the reason the police haven't cleared the protests, it isn't that they don't have the ability, and it isn't that their footsoldiers don't have the will.

No, humans have a great ability to deal with cognitive dissonance and I don't doubt that it won't be any different now.

 

[Pickman's model]

We're not that far away in time from the student protests are we? The ones where the cops used vast kettles of hundreds of cops, baton charges, horse charges, and finally intimidated the protests out of existence by lining the routes of every protest with thousands of cops in riot gear. I don't think a cultural shift has occured in police ranks since then.

ETA: or UKuncut, which was non-violent. The police decided to interpret handing out leaflets in shops as an act of aggression and carried out mass arrests, then flooded the following protests with so many police they basically couldn't happen.

Whatever the reason the police haven't cleared the protests, it isn't that they don't have the ability, and it isn't that their footsoldiers don't have the will.

We are far enough away from the student protests for you go have forgotten the volatility of the period and play down how up for a ruck a lot of people were. They were by no means fluffy. The night charles and camilla shat themselves I saw hundreds if not thousands of young people march through trafalgar square and in the time it took to type this the chant changed from grants not fees to kill the queen.

 

[kenny g]

Worth considering the fuel protests back in 2000 odd as well..

 

[FridgeMagnet]

We are far enough away from the student protests for you go have forgotten the volatility of the period and play down how up for a ruck a lot of people were. They were by no means fluffy. The night charles and camilla shat themselves I saw hundreds if not thousands of young people march through trafalgar square and in the time it took to type this the chant changed from grants not fees to kill the queen.

This just expedites political orders given to the cops though, and makes it easier for them to rationalise their orders personally - it doesn't cause them. Far right protestors in London recently have been openly shouting at cops that they were corrupt and shameful, and were clearly up for a fight, yet somehow it seems not to have happened. Can't imagine why.

 

[Gramsci]

Just been to Oxford circus. Now ringed by police. They were arresting a few protestors.

 

[Gramsci]

Great new fashion accessory.

 

[Gramsci]

Everyone started to go back to Marble Arch for time being. So I left.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Great new fashion accessory.View attachment 168444

 

[Gramsci]

Dropped food off at Parliament square. Lot of tents back back. Low police profile.

 

[kenny g]

Dropped food off at Parliament square. Lot of tents back back. Low police profile.View attachment 168445 View attachment 168446

And good tunes at the mo ...

 

[gosub]

Is this the wrong thread to point out it was rainy before this climate protest started

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Met claiming OC is now unblocked



How long for, I can't say.

 

[74drew]

There's a sign up at the park entrance saying "protestors will be asked to vacate @ 1700hrs", by which I think they mean the weed protestors rather than the XR lot. Good luck with that then. At half two people were still streaming in on the tube.

Was up there earlier. The signs up were desperate stuff.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Smash the sign up

 

[74drew]

Smash the sign up

Kid there probably coughing due to the vast skunk fumes.

 

[kenny g]

Loads of police at waterloo bridge. Cant get on it but have view from top of some building.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Yeah they've had the roundabout shut off entirely for a while now. Reckon they'll go in tonight?

 

[kenny g]

On the bridge now via north side embankment. No idea what tactics are beyond attrition and overtime.

 

[kenny g]

.

 

[Pickman's model]

.

Good point well made

 

[Gramsci]

Cressida Dick whining about protestors on radio. Said she had never seen protest with so many arrests. Doesn't mention that XR are peaceful.

Well she hasn't had anyone shot yet.

I really can't stand her. She is head of the Met. The one in charge of operation that ended with the Charles De Menzes getting killed by Met in Stockwell. Didn't do her career any harm.

She like to present herself as the new face of the Met. Diversity etc.

 

[Gramsci]

On the bridge now via north side embankment. No idea what tactics are beyond attrition and overtime.

How many?

There always was a police presence but it was just a few vans.

 

[mojo pixy]

Next step is to come on boats and sling ropes up on to the bridge, reinforce from the water

 

[kenny g]

How many?

There always was a police presence but it was just a few vans.

When I left they had surrounded the sound truck and were looking out.
Got onto bridge via pedestrian access on north side.

 

[Pickman's model]

Next step is to come on boats and sling ropes up on to the bridge, reinforce from the water

Scour the cops from the bridge with a fire-fighting boat, or bring Belfast's guns to bear on Scotland Yard

 

[friedaweed]

She like to present herself as the new face of the Met. Diversity etc.

Caress a Dick. How can anyone ever take anyone seriously with a name like that?

 

[Gramsci]

When I left they had surrounded the sound truck and were looking out.
Got onto bridge via pedestrian access on north side.

Thanks for info. I thought they would go for Parliament square first.

 

[mojo pixy]

Scour the cops from the bridge with a fire-fighting boat, or bring Belfast's guns to bear on Scotland Yard

I may have misunderstood all this, but I believe the intention is, get every copper in the country to London, then while they're away burn down all the cop shops everywhere else. But I may have just made that up.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Next step is to come on boats and sling ropes up on to the bridge, reinforce from the water

Come by boat, sling ropes on to the bridge and hang Geldof.