Embarrassment for police as terror suspects released
G20 - Whitewash till the next time?
"Tactics of London police scrutinized; G-20 protest images result in suspensions" by Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press | April 16, 2009
LONDON - London's police chief ordered an investigation yesterday into crowd control tactics following the release of videos and photographs apparently showing aggressive treatment of a demonstrator and a bystander during G-20 protests earlier this month.
London's police have suspended two officers amid criticism backed by Internet footage and pictures shot by the Associated Press that appear to show police lashing out at unarmed people. "Did they go out to prevent trouble or to start it?" asked Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights group Liberty....
It's sad, but we know the answer.
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Ever hear of Mr. Aswat or Mr. Khan, readers?
Also see: May Day Memories: British Patsies
May Day Memories: The U.S. Connection
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Yeah, gimme that salt shaker before we continue.
One officer was suspended after the death of Ian Tomlinson, a 47-year-old man who collapsed after being caught up in April 1 protests that converged on the Bank of England. The UK police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, said Tomlinson - a news vendor reportedly trying to make his way home - had "contact" with police before he collapsed and died, apparently of a heart attack.
Yeah, we got a kid who had the same thing happen to him: Boston Police Whitewash Woodman Murder
Footage later emerged that appeared to show him being shoved to the ground from behind by an officer in riot gear. The officer was later suspended.
On Tuesday, a second officer, a sergeant, was suspended after footage posted on YouTube appeared to show him striking a female demonstrator with a baton at a protest called to mark Tomlinson's death the following day. AP photos published yesterday corroborate the footage.
Truthfully, I no longer look to AP for confirmation. That's why I linked blog sites at the top.
London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson.... says police acted proportionately to control the protests, which turned violent at times.
There are your AGENT PROVOCATEURS at work!!!!
Demonstrators at the bank pelted officers with paint, food, and other projectiles. Masked rioters tried to beat and punch their way across police cordons behind the neighboring Royal Exchange, and at one point broke into a nearby branch of the
But some protesters and politicians said the aggressive crowd control tactics were to blame for stirring up violence. Officers surrounded the thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of the bank, effectively trapping them in a small area for hours. Unlucky bystanders were barred from passing through police lines.
It is the SAME THING with EVERY GOVERNMENT, isn't it?
Reminds me of AmeriKa's political conventions.
The practice, known as "kettling," avoids having to send officers into restive crowds to snatch violent troublemakers, according to former Scotland Yard Commander John O'Connor, who wrote an editorial backing the tactics on the website of The Guardian newspaper earlier this month. But activists have challenged the tactic, saying it amounts to unlawful detention. Britain's highest court endorsed the legality of kettling in 2005, but it remains contentious....
So much for the freedom of the liberal West!
And HOW COME the LYING NEVER STOPS?
"Attorney: Hemorrhage killed man in riots" by Associated Press | April 18, 2009
LONDON - An attorney representing the family of a man who died during the riots before Group of 20 summit said yesterday that he suffered from an abdominal hemorrhage - not a heart attack, as was first thought.
Jules Carey said a second autopsy was conducted on Ian Tomlinson after videotape emerged appearing to show the newspaper vendor being shoved to the ground by police. The first autopsy had said he died as the result of a heart attack....
Translation: The AUTHORITIES LIED -- AGAIN!!!!
"First we were told that there had been no contact with the police, then we were told that he died of a heart attack. Now we know that he was violently assaulted by a police officer and died from internal bleeding," Tomlinson's son Paul King said. "As time goes on, we hope that the full truth about how Ian died will be made known."
I wouldn't hold my breath. Just ask the de Menezes'.
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