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

[shakespearegirl]

I sent that message to the Channel 4 newsroom

You should also complain to the channel 4 and ITN compliance departments. all public complaints should be referred to them regardless of which department it comes into. This is well dodgy.

 

[editor]

I'm going to post this on Brixton Buzz to make sure it reaches as many people as possible.

(I've already asked for permission!)

 

[editor]

Here's the article. Thanks to urbanspaceman for such great journalistic digging.

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/03/...egrity-of-channel-4s-video-report-on-brixton/

 

[shygirl]

Apart from the lazy journalism, Livity have done/do some amazing work with young people.

 

[Gramsci]

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-police-swamped-brixton-yesterday?utm_source=vicefbuk

Thanks for the link. Vice do some good stuff.

Also read the Lambeth press release linked in article. Notice its dated on the day that Met/ Lambeth did this action. So no warning or consultation of residents took place.

Cllr Jack Hopkins, Cabinet member for Cabinet Member for Safer and Stronger Neighbourhoods, said: “We are working with the community to make sure the gang problems don’t return. The recent fatalities show how urgent this work is.

“We are doing all we can, and now we want the people from our communities to take responsibility for these issues.

So Gang crime is responsibility of residents to deal with? Was that the message I am supposed to take from that day? Bizarre comment from Hopkins.

The renewed push will also see the London Fire Brigade present, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home staff on hand. Lambeth council’s community safety team will be out speaking to businesses, residents and community groups to spread the message and offer people support.

I had short look at Windrush sq event. Did not like the atmosphere and left. If that’s the way that the Council wants to reassure residents didn’t work for me.

And WTF do homeless kittens have to do with gang crime? Or a Fire Engine. Which turned up when I was there.

Detective Chief Inspector Claire Crawley, Trident Central Gangs Unit,
“Brixton Unite demonstrates Lambeth’s communities coming together to support the fight against gang crime

No it does not. This policing action with the Council was directed at low level offences and breaches of trading standards. Not directed against serious gang crime. Gang members would have stayed away for the day once they realized what was going on.

Nor was I consulted about this in any form. Without U75 I would not have known about it. So it bollox to say its uniting anyone.

Wesley Walters-Stephenson, Lambeth Community Police Consultative Group chairman, said: “We wholeheartedly support that the community is being involved in the initiative today

Do not understand this. Given that I was under impression that there was disquiet in CPCG about this action. shygirl

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Saw this post just now: http://wire.novaramedia.com/2014/03/4-thoughts-on-brixton-unite-and-the-policing-of-gentrification/

Lots of it, but this is part of one of the conclusions:

...What we know is (a) gentrification continues at a startling rate (b) this is only a prelude to more extensive and spiteful operations and (c) local institutions – traditionally charged with mediating conflict – are happy to endorse this sort of police work. Given we know this, we need to begin to think seriously about how to fight back. There were signs on Thursday of how this counter-power might work.

Importantly, it has to be hyper-local, focusing on particular areas, even streets or blocks. This is because any intervention that isn’t by the community is doomed to be meaningless fronting. It’s also because police vehicles are faster than text call-outs. Police don’t usually publicise when and where they intend to operate. When raids and stops happen, we can’t and shouldn’t be reliant on a disparate network of activists to get to Brixton (or anywhere else) in time to intervene...

 

[Puddy_Tat]

And WTF do homeless kittens have to do with gang crime?

Maybe someone has done a scientific study that shows that if you give young people who are at risk of getting involved in gangs, a fluffy kitten, they will be less likely to go and commit crime.



Srsly, dunno. I expect the homeless kittens were embarrassed to be taking part.

 

[Gramsci]

Maybe someone has done a scientific study that shows that if you give young people who are at risk of getting involved in gangs, a fluffy kitten, they will be less likely to go and commit crime.

That depends on the kitten.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

That depends on the kitten.

but he might be an undercover kitty cop.

kitties are good at undercover stuff.

under as many covers as possible if it's cold...

 

[Miss-Shelf]

from cops to kitties in 4 pages - good work urban

 

[shygirl]

Thanks for the link. Vice do some good stuff.

Also read the Lambeth press release linked in article. Notice its dated on the day that Met/ Lambeth did this action. So no warning or consultation of residents took place.



So Gang crime is responsibility of residents to deal with? Was that the message I am supposed to take from that day? Bizarre comment from Hopkins.




I had short look at Windrush sq event. Did not like the atmosphere and left. If that’s the way that the Council wants to reassure residents didn’t work for me.

And WTF do homeless kittens have to do with gang crime? Or a Fire Engine. Which turned up when I was there.



No it does not. This policing action with the Council was directed at low level offences and breaches of trading standards. Not directed against serious gang crime. Gang members would have stayed away for the day once they realized what was going on.

Nor was I consulted about this in any form. Without U75 I would not have known about it. So it bollox to say its uniting anyone.




Do not understand this. Given that I was under impression that there was disquiet in CPCG about this action. shygirl

Can't really account for what others say, on this occasion. There was indeed disquiet because of the lack of consultation and because it seemed to focus on enforcement more than anything else.

 

[editor]

It's been suggested that the Ch 4 piece may add up to a breach of ofcom regulations. Anyone know about these things?

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/broadcast-codes/broadcast-code/impartiality/

 

[leanderman]

As a journalist, I've done some awful vox pops - but this one takes the piss.

 

[editor]

That Livity sure are an interesting bunch.

What Livity wore – Sneaker culture in the office
While most keep tabs on how savvy brands such as Adidas, Nike, Puma, Reebok and New Balance tie their products to high profile sports stars, famous hip-hop artists, and popular culture icons for inspiration. I challenge you to find another creative cluster with more individual style than the Livity lot.
http://livity.co.uk/2014/what-livity-wore-–-sneaker-culture-in-the-office/

 

[ViolentPanda]

Thanks for the link. Vice do some good stuff.

Also read the Lambeth press release linked in article. Notice its dated on the day that Met/ Lambeth did this action. So no warning or consultation of residents took place.



So Gang crime is responsibility of residents to deal with? Was that the message I am supposed to take from that day? Bizarre comment from Hopkins.

Hopkins is either ignorant of, or ignoring, the role Lambeth Labour have played over the last 15 years or so in decapitating youth services - something that had an adverse effect on keeping kids away from gang culture.
What better way to diffuse blame, than to put the onus on "the community"?

 

[CH1]

Hopkins is either ignorant of, or ignoring, the role Lambeth Labour have played over the last 15 years or so in decapitating youth services - something that had an adverse effect on keeping kids away from gang culture.
What better way to diffuse blame, than to put the onus on "the community"?

If you go into the deep history of the Lambeth youth service I think you will find it has been in chaos since the demise of ILEA in 1990. From what I can recall Lambeth's Director of Education 1988 -95 had a "difficult" relationship with councillors of all parties - one consequence of which was the closure of Dick Shepard School which had youth club facilities.
The impression I am left with is that the Youth Service was simply never treated as a worthwhile specialism and instead ended up mouldering away with death by a thousand cuts, including by Lambeth Labour as you say.

 

[DrRingDing]

It's been suggested that the Ch 4 piece may add up to a breach of ofcom regulations. Anyone know about these things?

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/broadcast-codes/broadcast-code/impartiality/

Have you got a link to this?

 

[ddraig]

the piece? post 86 or 93

 

[urbanspaceman]

Here’s a twitter exchange between Jarrett-Brown and Peltier:
—————————-

Mr Matthew Peltier ‏@PeltierEffect Mar 7
A friend of a friend saw it in America. We intentional [sic, presumably "international"]

Jordan Jarrett Bryan ‏@_JordanJBryan Mar 7
#Big that’s how we do. Well done guys, C4N were very pleased with you all
—————————-
So does this mean that C4 is actually orchestrating this coverage of Brixton deliberately ?

 

[ViolentPanda]

If you go into the deep history of the Lambeth youth service I think you will find it has been in chaos since the demise of ILEA in 1990. From what I can recall Lambeth's Director of Education 1988 -95 had a "difficult" relationship with councillors of all parties - one consequence of which was the closure of Dick Shepard School which had youth club facilities.
The impression I am left with is that the Youth Service was simply never treated as a worthwhile specialism and instead ended up mouldering away with death by a thousand cuts, including by Lambeth Labour as you say.

IIRC the youth facilities at Dick Shepard (just down the road from me, when it was still around) stayed open right up until demolition.
The twist in the tale is that the £400,000-odd that the developers kicked up toward a new youth facility "did a Lambeth" and went missing until vigourously pursued a couple of years later by local activists, tenants who liked persecuting their councillors and MP ( ) and sundry other malcontents who wondered "WTF happened to that money?".

 

[ViolentPanda]

Here’s a twitter exchange between Jarrett-Brown and Peltier:
—————————-

Mr Matthew Peltier ‏@PeltierEffect Mar 7
A friend of a friend saw it in America. We intentional [sic, presumably "international"]

Jordan Jarrett Bryan ‏@_JordanJBryan Mar 7
#Big that’s how we do. Well done guys, C4N were very pleased with you all
—————————-
So does this mean that C4 is actually orchestrating this coverage of Brixton deliberately ?

When it smells as rodent-like as this does, suspecting the presence of rats is good sense.

 

[Winot]

Here's the article. Thanks to urbanspaceman for such great journalistic digging.

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/03/...egrity-of-channel-4s-video-report-on-brixton/

The article has just been tweeted by Tom Phillips of Buzzfeed (to 10k followers):

@flashboy: Ouch. Every person vox popped in @Channel4News report was actually from an ad agency where the reporter used to work: http://t.co/3giZvaKGdR

 

[editor]

The article has just been tweeted by Tom Phillips of Buzzfeed (to 10k followers):

@flashboy: Ouch. Every person vox popped in @Channel4News report was actually from an ad agency where the reporter used to work: http://t.co/3giZvaKGdR

7k page views so far too, but still no response from Livity.

 

[ddraig]

one involved doesn't seem too bothered "lol"





look it's nice outside, nothing to see here!

 

[ddraig]

what's up with that post?? ^^

 

[clandestino]

That exchange has been deleted from Twitter now...

 

[ddraig]

? can still see it

 

[editor]

Screengrab it!

 

[ddraig]

how come i can still see it and refresh it?

 

[clandestino]

Sorry, you're right - I'm just a twitter dunce.