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G20 Policing Condemned
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/25/police-could-lose-public-consent
Glad to see there's still some accountability, sometimes.
I also hope some of the people who comdemned, a priori, those involved and blindly backed the Police until faced with a torrent of evidence, will take note. Many at the time were more than happy to dismiss the accounts of reasonable, peaceful people, simply because they don't agree with them on certain issues, and as such don't really mind people playing fast and loose with civil rights and violence where such people are concerned.
Members of various protest movements have known this has been the case for years, but this report goes a long way to redressing the balance.
Glad to see there's still some accountability, sometimes.
I also hope some of the people who comdemned, a priori, those involved and blindly backed the Police until faced with a torrent of evidence, will take note. Many at the time were more than happy to dismiss the accounts of reasonable, peaceful people, simply because they don't agree with them on certain issues, and as such don't really mind people playing fast and loose with civil rights and violence where such people are concerned.
Members of various protest movements have known this has been the case for years, but this report goes a long way to redressing the balance.
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I know a lot of people who have been to that demo (I couldn't afford the day of work sadly) who are very knowledgeable about politics, 'international development', the environment and global affairs. Some where university lecturers, long time activists, people who work for campaigns organisations, trade unions... And so on.
No doubt their views would not be popular amongst those who have the interests of appeasing multinationals rather than the feeding world's poorest people.