Who's going along to the G20 protests?

[t0bytoo]

The police were inside looking out through the windows as they were being smashed. They might not have been there when the first one got hit, but they definitely came in through a back door. A few computer bits came out and a chair but not many protesters got in.

 

[xes]

The police were inside looking out through the windows as they were being smashed. They might not have been there when the first one got hit, but they definitely came in through a back door. A few computer bits came out and a chair but not many protesters got in.

conspiracy tastic!

this is even more conspiracy tastic, look, she's not throwing a scren, she's pointing at the fucking UFO smashing the window. She's in the clear

 

[cesare]

An rbs branch with no covering on the windows and no plod in front?????


Just "an oversight" surely

Exactly. Most odd.

 

[xes]

Exactly. Most odd.

probably a sting, leave them with one option, and wait for them to take it.

 

[cesare]

probably a sting, leave them with one option, and wait for them to take it.

Well it does seem so obvious.

 

[badco]

threadneedle st its kicking off with riot cops up for a fight

When you say ''up for a fight'' do you mean preventing mindless fucking knuckle scrapers from running havoc?

 

[xes]

When you say ''up for a fight'' do you mean preventing mindless fucking knuckle scrapers from running havoc?

that's what the protesters are trying to do.

 

[Treacle Toes]

When you say ''up for a fight'' do you mean preventing mindless fucking knuckle scrapers from running havoc?

that's what the protesters are trying to do.

 

[Yossarian]

When you say ''up for a fight'' do you mean preventing mindless fucking knuckle scrapers from running havoc?

I think that's what their commanding officers are supposed to be there for...

 

[badco]

that's what the protesters are trying to do.

Tut tut tut I don't know how you can condone violent disorder and criminal damage

 

[xes]

Tut tut tut I don't know how you can condone violent disorder and criminal damage

shut the fuck up you clueless muppet. There have been 24 arrests today. Out of the tens of thousands of people there. I'd say that's a pretty peaceful demo. For something that's been going on all day, and is now coming to the predictable ending of the police giving people no option than to fight. They're keeping them penned in, they're pushing them back, why not just let them go? Why force them to stay, that's only going to ignite things into bad shit. Which is, of course, just what those slag fucking bent cop cunts want. And if you can't see it, then you're blind. They just wantt o show the world how big and bad and nasty wasty all the anarchists are. When in fact, they're just showing the opposite. 24 arrests so far. That's good. And those pictures of the bank window getting put in, blatent set up, just to show how big and bad the people are. And it's bollocks. So shut it, cos you haven't got a clue.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Tut tut tut I don't know how you can condone violent disorder and criminal damage

Yeah but they have the law on their side, they are only carrying out orders. They trained for it.

 

[xes]

Yeah but they have the law on their side, they are only carrying out orders. They trained for it.

yahar!

 

[badco]

the police giving people no option than to fight

Shut up you fucking muppet

 

[badco]

blatent set up

How?

 

[ElectricKingdom]

shut the fuck up you clueless muppet.

And this has been the attitude to anyone questioning todays "demonstration".

 

[ajdown]

shut the fuck up you clueless muppet. There have been 24 arrests today. Out of the tens of thousands of people there.

I thought 3,000 was the estimate - and probably a generous one at that?

Or is this swappie maths again?

 

[badco]

And this has been the attitude to anyone questioning todays "demonstration".

I'm not questioning the demonstration.I'm questioning the violence and damage

 

[DotCommunist]

And this has been the attitude to anyone questioning todays "demonstration".

The massively peaceful incident marred by one act of vandalism and a mere 19 arrests from a crowd of 3-5000 people?

I'd say peaceful protest was entirely strengthened today-despite severe provocation from the OB.

 

[xes]

And this has been the attitude to anyone questioning todays "demonstration".

no, it's my attitude towards ignorance. treat like with like.

How?

if you can't see it from the picture, then lets take a think about it.

The only bank not boarded up, not without a police line, and conviniently surrounded by press photographers. It was either only a matter of time before it happened. And the police already waiting inside? Well well well.

 

[editor]

I'm not questioning the demonstration.I'm questioning the violence and damage

Much of the violence is coming from the police. LDR and I narrowly avoided being attacked by baton-wielding police charging toward us. Our 'crime'? Trying to peacefully walk away from the protest.

 

[xes]

I thought 3,000 was the estimate - and probably a generous one at that?

Or is this swappie maths again?

3000 was the estimate before the march took place. Turn on your telly, and you can see for youself that there's more than that outside the banks alone. Then there's the climate camp aswell. No idea how many people are there.

They said on the news earlier that there was 10s of thousands, that's where I got that from.

 

[badco]

The only bank not boarded up, not without a police line, and conviniently surrounded by press photographers. It was either only a matter of time before it happened. And the police already waiting inside? Well well well.

Why did they need to do it in the first place?

 

[editor]

The massively peaceful incident marred by one act of vandalism and a mere 19 arrests from a crowd of 3-5000 people?

I'd say peaceful protest was entirely strengthened today-despite severe provocation from the OB.

If someone rudely barges straight into me and sends my phone flying on to the pavement, I'd expect an apology.

The aggressive bullyboy of a cop at today's protest didn't seem to agree.

 

[ajdown]

Why did they need to do it in the first place?

Cos it's radical, innit comrade.

 

[xes]

Why did they need to do it in the first place?

I don't know, heat of the moment, the lols, maybe the bank lost them the money. Maybe, it was someone who, even though they showed their face (not a familular anarchist tactic, when indulging in a spot of the old vandalism I must say) won't be getting arrested for it. hint hint.

the world ain't all rosey today, and the police are showing it right now, to the world. It's making my blood boil, can't wait till the footy comes on so I can take it out on that gimp Beckham

 

[ElectricKingdom]

If someone rudely barges straight into me and sends my phone flying on to the pavement, I'd expect an apology.

Fair enough. How much of this could you stand - in your face - all day long?

 

[_float_]

...There have been 24 arrests today...

...and almost half of those were the space-hijackers arrested for wearing blue overalls!

 

[_float_]

Fair enough. How much of this could you stand - in your face - all day long?

Firstly the police shouldn't randomly block legitimate routes for no reason, or pen people in for no reason. Secondly they shouldn't start beating people with metal batons and kicking them for no reason. You have no clue what that guy is saying to the policeman. If the police want people to behave in a decent way they shouldn' deliberately engineer confrontations and they shouldn't initiate pointless violence against people.

 

[ajdown]

You don't need to know what he's saying, his body language says it all.

Why do people here always think it's the fault of the police, when none of this would be happening if the protesters hadn't turned up in the first place?