Police and UKBA to ransack Brixton (Thursday 6th March)

[Pickman's model]

Dexter Deadwood it's working class people the cops generally kill - harry stanley, ian tomlinson, liddle towers, diarmuid o'neill all killed by police, all white. yes, the police are racist but they're quite happy to kill white people too. the only middle class person they've killed i can think of is mark saunders.

 

[CH1]

Good work from shygirl and LPCG and credit to Lee Jasper for speaking out.

The bigger picture is to remind the Police, with force if necessary, that they ought to police our neighbourhoods with our consent.
They killed Blair Peach in broad daylight, they put seven bullets in Jean Charles de Menezes in revenge for 7/7 and they lied about it. They executed Mark Duggan and they lied about it.

How many more black bloated bodies need to keep floating down the road from Brixton Police Station along Coldharbour Lane in the back of an ambulance before the rest of us rise up and stop them?[/quote]

There would be fewer bodies if they sorted out the psychiatric services for a start.
Inadequate, non-consensual and coercive treatments applied by an understaffed psychiatric service relying on the police as the enforcer of last resort is IMHO one of the major factors causing deaths in custody.
If you were at the CPCG meeting on Tuesday you will know what I mean.
For me the most astounding statement at that meeting was this from the Adult Safeguarding person at Lambeth Social Services - George Marshman - "I think they will have to bring back an emergency service at the Maudsley, but it won't be called the Emergency clinic - that is far too political!"

What sort of a service are SLAM and Lambeth Council providing when they can't have an emergency clinic, because if they did it would be admitting that their previous cuts to this service were misconceived?

 

[CH1]

Following on from meetings with members of Lambeth's community, including CPCG reps, local residents and youth providers, the council and the police have made the following changes to plans for tomorrow's op:

No UKBA involvement,
No arrests or fines for ASB offence such as spitting
No arrests for street drinking

The police also clarified that the 'tenancy enforcement' will not be about evictions, rather, its part of the on-going of targeting households identified as causing trouble, asb, etc. Apparently, 6 am raids on gang members' homes was never part of this operation. There will also be support and advice for homeless people.

Glad the Police have been able to clarify and consult with community members.

Maybe they might learn from this that the clarification and consultation should come first. It does all sound as though MOPAC have told them to get pro-active with no thought whatever of community sensitivities.

They had a Victim Care event on 6th February along these sort of lines. Hardly packed out, but the organisations represented were trying their best to be friendly and informative.

And BBC TV was there. I got told twice that they'd picked up something I'd said, and I had drifted into view. Did I mind if they used it when they made the programme?

 

[shygirl]

whichever clown came up with the Total Policing branding must be feeling rather silly now they've granted immunity to street drinkers and those who spit

What they said is that they won't be hassling and arresting asb stuff today as part of their operation.

 

[shygirl]

I'm at work today, so can't 'observe', hope some of you will be around to see what happens.

 

[Scutta]

 

[editor]

I'm not sure what the point of this exercise is when they've tipped everyone off in advance, but here's the novel, street drinker/lurker-free scene on Coldharbour Lane. The bookies is empty!

 

[Tankus]

Sorry .…...but that photo made me laugh out quietly

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm not sure what the point of this exercise is when they've tipped everyone off in advance, but here's the novel, street drinker/lurker-free scene on Coldharbour Lane. The bookies is empty!

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people too terrified to go out

 

[TopCat]

Maybe if Lee gets his megaphone out at the tube station they might be more successful this time .

it would clear the Tube station and surrounding area quicker than using piped classical music.

 

[TopCat]

This is what fucks me off about Jasper:
As he damn well knows (or at least he'd find out if he spent five minutes bothering to ask) they're making complaints about the noise from ALL businesses, regardless of the colour of the owner. The way to fight this is for all businesses to stick together and not be divided on race lines.

Posh Lee has a massive housing association house in Clapham IIRC.

 

[ViolentPanda]

This is what fucks me off about Jasper:
As he damn well knows (or at least he'd find out if he spent five minutes bothering to ask) they're making complaints about the noise from ALL businesses, regardless of the colour of the owner. The way to fight this is for all businesses to stick together and not be divided on race lines.

Not racialising things doesn't serve Lee's agenda.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Why don't we fight back and tell the Police to fuck off?

We've done that. Several times.

Of course, they always come back, and they always trot out some load of old dogspunk about "taking on board community concerns" and "learning lessons", and the more gullible believe them.

 

[ViolentPanda]

it would clear the Tube station and surrounding area quicker than using piped classical music.

Would Lee use his northern accent, or his London accent when addressing Brixton punters through his megaphone?

 

[Pickman's model]

Would Lee use his northern accent, or his London accent when addressing Brixton punters through his megaphone?

it's always good to have options

 

[cesare]

So, loads of police and sniffer dogs in the tube station eh

 

[colacubes]

And the train station

 

[editor]

So, loads of police and sniffer dogs in the tube station eh

I'm off to take a look.

 

[editor]

Wow. I was asked to leave the railway station after some railway security jobsworth demanded to know why I was taking a photo.

I explained that I was a photographer and this is what I do.

He demanded to know more, and the next thing I knew there's a swarm of them around me, and and words like 'terrorism' and 'security' are being bandied about.

When I tried to point out the offending officer to their head security guy/fake cop, I was told 'not to point' (how else am I going to identify someone standing 10m away. Utterly ridiculous.

 

[Winot]

Wow. I was asked to leave the railway station after some railway security jobsworth demanded to know why I was taking a photo.

I explained that I was a photographer and this is what I do.

He demanded to know more, and the next thing I knew there's a swarm of them around me, and and words like 'terrorism' and 'security' are being bandied about.

When I tried to point out the offending officer to their head security guy/fake cop, I was told 'not to point' (how else am I going to identify someone standing 10m away. Utterly ridiculous.

I hope you told them to fuck off.

 

[TruXta]

Guess I won't bother to go down to buy some locally grown organic pesticide-free oregano off the nice chaps on Acre Lane later...

 

[editor]

It kicked off at the tube station.

 

[Pickman's model]

Wow. I was asked to leave the railway station after some railway security jobsworth demanded to know why I was taking a photo.

I explained that I was a photographer and this is what I do.

He demanded to know more, and the next thing I knew there's a swarm of them around me, and and words like 'terrorism' and 'security' are being bandied about.

When I tried to point out the offending officer to their head security guy/fake cop, I was told 'not to point' (how else am I going to identify someone standing 10m away. Utterly ridiculous.

for future reference:

Photography
You can take photographs at stations provided you do not sell them. However, you are not allowed to take photographs of security related equipment, such as CCTV cameras.

Flash photography on platforms is not allowed at any time. It can distract train drivers & train despatch staff and so is potentially very dangerous.

Tripod legs must be kept away from platform edges and behind the yellow lines. On busy stations, you may not be allowed to use a tripod because it could be a dangerous obstruction to passengers.

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/777.aspx

tbh no one has ever stopped me taking pictures of security related equipment, but there you go.

 

[editor]

The Evening Standard guy at the tube is reading out the headline with maximum relish, right in the face of the cops. The news just reflects what a crass and insensitive gesture this is.

 

[shygirl]

This is what fucks me off about Jasper:
As he damn well knows (or at least he'd find out if he spent five minutes bothering to ask) they're making complaints about the noise from ALL businesses, regardless of the colour of the owner. The way to fight this is for all businesses to stick together and not be divided on race lines.[

for future reference:http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/777.aspx

tbh no one has ever stopped me taking pictures of security related equipment, but there you go.

The police tried to stop me taking pics of CO19 with their guns and alsations on Carnival day a few years back. I told them that I was sure we were just about still living in a democracy and that they had no grounds for stopping me. The photos then lead to meeting with senior met officers, who promised never to undertake such an intimidating op again in Brixton. Images are very powerful, don't let anyone stop you!

 

[Pickman's model]

It kicked off at the tube station.

wouldn't be surprised if that's what they want, a bit of action on an otherwise dull thursday. doubletime all round.

 

[shygirl]

Oops, didn't mean to include editor's post on Lee there. Its these silly gel nails!

 

[Pickman's model]

The police tried to stop me taking pics of CO19 with their guns and alsations on Carnival day a few years back. I told them that I was sure we were just about still living in a democracy and that they had no grounds for stopping me. The photos then lead to meeting with senior met officers, who promised never to undertake such an intimidating op again in Brixton. Images are very powerful, don't let anyone stop you!

i don't.

 

[shygirl]

i don't.

I meant editor, I know, or suspect, nothing would stop you!

 

[Pickman's model]

I meant editor, I know, or suspect, nothing would stop you!

tbh i am surprised they got arsy with editor.