Reclaim Brixton movement - meetings and April 25th protest planned

[Twattor]

Twattor indeed. I am very happy to see Foxton's windows smashed. I did a genuine LOL when I saw the pic.

Of course, because it is so grown up.

Where to next, then? Off to Barnardo's again? Those capitalist purveyors of second hand goods. They've just about got round to replacing their windows. Must be due to be smashed up again.

Don't be a cunt.

 

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[stethoscope]

What?!

 

[shifting gears]

Always a particularly articulate way of expressing an opinion. Much as I hate foxtons, I hate mindless reactionism more. These events always descend to this. Makes me ashamed.

People like you make me ashamed - horses for courses.

 

[Orang Utan]

Of course, because it is so grown up.

Where to next, then? Off to Barnardo's again? Those capitalist purveyors of second hand goods. They've just about got round to replacing their windows. Must be due to be smashed up again.

Don't be a cunt.

Smashing a window of an organisation that is ruining local communities is a legitimate thing to do.

 

[Twattor]

In that breaking the law is legitimate? Look it up.

 

[Greebo]

Definitely peaceful and keeping it fluffy while I was there - until about 2pm? Amazing banners, placards, and even a hat.

Dexter, Miss-Shelf, gaijingirl, and Agent Sparrow, good to see you. Gramsci, I think I saw you stewarding. Pesh, sorry if I missed you in passing (only saw your PM when I got back).

Loved the arrival of the Save Brixton Arches people with the samba band. Great idea of the campaign against police violence to have a stall with bust cards, some of them in Oyster card size wallets.

As for media coverage - there were probably half as many holding mics or filming as there were taking part in the protest.

 

[Orang Utan]

In that breaking the law is legitimate? Look it up.

Yes. It's a brilliantly direct way for a community to communicate their dissatisfaction.

 

[killer b]

it's an obligation to do their windows.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Always a particularly articulate way of expressing an opinion. Much as I hate foxtons, I hate mindless reactionism more. These events always descend to this. Makes me ashamed.

Read some Sun Tzu some time. A small action can carry great symbolic weight and obviate the need for more destructive action.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I'm more concerned about the permanent damage Foxtons do to communities than them losing a window.

They have insurance - more than a lot of people who let from them can afford.

 

[ViolentPanda]

In that breaking the law is legitimate? Look it up.

The criminal justice system recognises that sometimes breaking the law is legitimate. You, on the other hand, are rigid.

 

[Blagsta]

In that breaking the law is legitimate? Look it up.

Yes, can be.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Yes. It's a brilliantly direct way for a community to communicate their dissatisfaction.

Like I said above, it carries great symbolic weight. In a single action it draws attention to one of the causes that have led to the travails at the Arches, and even on the estates, without anyone getting hurt.

 

[Twattor]

Yes, can be.

Go on then, give me the defence that says I can smash a shop window. Might be helpful in future

 

[Twattor]

The criminal justice system recognises that sometimes breaking the law is legitimate. You, on the other hand, are rigid.

Getting on a bit, so need a bit of physio

 

[ViolentPanda]

Yes, can be.

Been a principle since at least the 1820s and early 1830s, when William Hone and others broke the sedition laws to keep people informed about electoral reform. Most memorably deployed w/r/t Trident Ploughshares and Drax, IIRC.

 

[Blagsta]

Go on then, give me the defence that says I can smash a shop window. Might be helpful in future

What are you on about?

 

[ViolentPanda]

Go on then, give me the defence that says I can smash a shop window. Might be helpful in future

Judges have this thing, which is a duty to present the discerned facts behind the action, as well as the action itself and the results of the action. Your defence would depend on why you acted.

 

[Thimble Queen]

Of course, because it is so grown up.

Where to next, then? Off to Barnardo's again? Those capitalist purveyors of second hand goods. They've just about got round to replacing their windows. Must be due to be smashed up again.

Don't be a cunt.

Barnardo's have been complicit with the detention of children. They are the cunts.

Well done to the people who did Foxtons windows in

 

[Orang Utan]

A cop is referring to protestors as scum:
Take a look at @DC_Cartwright's Tweet:

 

[Thimble Queen]

ACAB

 

[ViolentPanda]

it's an obligation to do their windows.

An informal obligation, though, like the obligation for Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday fans to look daggers at each other.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

In a recent YouGov poll, when asked the question "What would be your reaction if you heard that a branch of Foxtons had had a window smashed in?" 87% of respondents replied "lol".

 

[ViolentPanda]

Barnardo's have been complicit with the detention of children. They are the cunts.

Yep, although that and their historic failures were the reasons given for the window-smashing back in '13.

And the whole Barnardos schtick was done by a bunch of wankers called the Informal Anarchist Federation (stealing the name from the much less wanky Italian F.A.I.) who've almost made a career out of carrying out "political actions" that endanger the lives and/or livings of ordinary working people, rather than by locals, so why Twattor is mentioning it like it was something done by Brixtonites, I don't know.

 

[ViolentPanda]

A cop is referring to protestors as scum:
Take a look at @DC_Cartwright's Tweet:

Nothing changes.
And why is the daft cunt busy twittering when they should be working?

 

[shifting gears]

Fuck ANYONE defending foxtons getting their windows smashed in.

Today was peaceful, non-violent , but needed something to signify the discontent.

This was perfect.

 

[Greebo]

Interestingly, the police who escorted the march from the Cressingham Gardens Rotunda were non local Met. And full police, not the usual (until now) high vis plastic ones.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

good to see gaijingirl Greebo eme friendofdorothy Mation and TopCat again! And a good chat with Dexter Deadwood on the walk round the roads

Time I was there was peaceful and good cross section of people
Agree with shifting gears and ViolentPanda about the symbolic action of the windows

 

[ViolentPanda]

In a recent YouGov poll, when asked the question "What would be your reaction if you heard that a branch of Foxtons had had a window smashed in?" 87% of respondents replied "lol".

12% replied "I'd be angry that it wasn't me that done it" and 1% replied "wtf Foxtons?".