Tescos open in Stokes Croft. Bristol. Squatters evicted, riot police called in

[embree]

Allegations on Indymedia (yeah I know) that they were acting on suspicion of a planned petrol bomb attack on Tesco. I obviously have zero idea as to the credibility of this

 

[embree]

Ben Mosley, Labour candidate for Cabot ward, tweeting that he wonders how many of the 'violent' people actually live on Stokes Croft. I recognised loads and they're all local you cunt. Much easier to riot when you can nip home for toilet breaks and a cup of tea

 

[AKA pseudonym]

was sent this.. haven't seen it yet....

 

[gentlegreen]

Are they allowed to use dogs as weapons ?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Are they allowed to use dogs as weapons ?

Sorry, were you asleep for the inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson?

 

[Geri]

Does anyone remember the name of the club that used to be there, before it was Jesters? I think it began with an M. I used to go there a lot.

 

[DrRingDing]

That was a grand way to celebrate good friday. Good work Bristol!

 

[Nikolai]

still waiting for some good independent media reporting on last night -

interesting times...

 

[BlackArab]

Does anyone remember the name of the club that used to be there, before it was Jesters? I think it began with an M. I used to go there a lot.

It was the Malaap club.

I am pretty sure before the Malaap club it was a supermarket!

oh the irony..

 

[BlackArab]

Can someone tell the protestors, media and other Johnny-come-latelys that the Tescos and squat are not on Stokes Croft, pedantic I know but it annoys me. I even saw a report on the EP site calling it Gloucester Road

 

[BlackArab]

Is it true Bristol has one of the highest Tesco per capita ratio's in the country?

Half arsed Googling does turn up that according to Tesco, Bristol's the city they sell most Viagra in. Every little helps.

I thought Viagra was a prescription only drug, didnt realise it was sold over the counter

 

[embree]

Winds me up too but in their defence I think the lower Cheltenham Road is pretty much of a part with Stokes Croft. Certainly has more in common with it than it does with the Arches end of the Cheltenham Road.

 

[big eejit]

Copper on BBC News sayinig that people had been spotted going into the squat carrying bottles. Someone was also spotted on the roof with a petrol can. So they had to go in and make arrests as they were clearly making petrol bombs.

Lame. Even if the spotting bit is true, which is very doubtful IMO, the police would raiding 100s of houses every day if they always acted on such a flimsy pretext.

Nothing to do with Tescos moving into the area and throwing their weight around to get rid of some neighbours they didn't like then?

 

[embree]

Absolutely nothing to do with that at all, no sir

 

[Orang Utan]

Not sure what a "possible" petrol bomb looks like.

a bottle

 

[Riklet]

Crusties equipped with an arsenal of milk bottles hidden in their fridge in custody, after successful anti-terror raids against a bomb making factory.

 

[pogofish]

I thought Viagra was a prescription only drug, didnt realise it was sold over the counter

Fairly recent change - they can now sell limited quantities of the lowest dose OTC.

 

[pk]

Fuck Tescos. Victory to the people of Stokes Croft.

 

[Geri]

It was the Malaap club.

I am pretty sure before the Malaap club it was a supermarket!

oh the irony..

Yeah, that was it. I think it was a supermarket before that, I seem to remember shopping in there when I lived on Richmond Road.

You must remember the days of the old Full Marks bookshop and the Demolition Diner.

 

[Thora]

You weren't down there rioting last night then Geri?

 

[Geri]

You weren't down there rioting last night then Geri?

No, I was sound asleep. I've usually had enough of the area during the day to want to go back there at night.

 

[big eejit]

Some of the pics I took last night:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stringberd/sets/72157626552252992/

 

[Geri]

Good pics.

 

[embree]

Some of the pics I took last night:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stringberd/sets/72157626552252992/

You must have been on Nine Tree Hill and thereabouts more or less the same time as I was

And you're right, sprinting up Nine Tree Hill was a good measure of the shape I'm in!

 

[big eejit]

Good pics.

Cheers. Would have been better if I'd been braver.

You must have been on Nine Tree Hill and thereabouts more or less the same time as I was

And you're right, sprinting up Nine Tree Hill was a good measure of the shape I'm in!

Maybe we spoke. I chatted with a few people on the hill. I think some of them were trying to check out if I was police. Or maybe everyone was just feeling extra comradely.

 

[Mad Mick]

Are you having a laugh

Just got back from the riot. Absolute chaos. Fires all along Stokes Croft. Tescos trashed. Police everywhere. Bad timing by the police to go into somewhere so sensitive at the start of a long bank holiday.

- This is not a sensitive area, it's not Moss Side or Toxteth. Just a few arsehole straw suckers and the local dibble that have no idea how to deal with some angry kids.

 

[strung out]

'straw suckers'?

 

[rubbershoes]

'straw suckers'?

he's talking about you

 

[embree]

- This is not a sensitive area, it's not Moss Side or Toxteth. Just a few arsehole straw suckers and the local dibble that have no idea how to deal with some angry kids.

fuck off

 

[Mad Mick]

Point proven

fuck off

And just to confirm the nations view of you shit kickers - there you are !