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Video: Arrested for asking a policeman for his badge number | Environment | guardian.co.uk — This is getting to be very weird.
The Guardian has obtained this police footage of Emily Apple and Val Swain being arrested by surveillance officers after asking for their badge numbers at the Kingsnorth climate camp last year. The two women speak to Paul Lewis about their arrest, imprisonment and official complaint
Found by Keith Ray.
Why are the faces of the officers blurred?
A preview of what the US will be seeing in 5 or 6 years.
Because the British are soooooo much smarter and better than us, lets duplicate EVERY thing they do.
This is a sad display of protesting, protesters and police brutality.
Only 300 years ’til the 1000 year anniversary of The Magna Carta — will Britons have to wait that long before justice comes to their island?
#3 – Rick’s Cafe
Otto:
Those wacky, blurry-headed-constables.
I don’t know why you people are always talking about how its going to come to America in a few years time. Whever the videos of American police brutality are put up, they are a lot more violent.
Although this woman was wrongfully arrested, I don’t think it was as brital as the American ones, where people were beign kicked in the head, smashed against a wall, and everyone being tazered every 2 minutes. In terms of police brutality, it looks like its America leading the way, or at least equal with the UK. Thats just my observation.
#5. The whole thing about if it wasnt for America, the UK would be speaking German thing is silly. Technically if it wasnt for England, America would be speaking French, if you want to go that far. Also, when a country takes over another, it generally does not force the inhabitants to change language. Not these days anyway, so technically, even if Germany didn invade the UK, theyd still maintain their language. Plus if america did let Germany take over West Europe, America would probably have been next to be speaking German.
This is why they are called “subjects” in the UK.
America was founded to oppose this kind of authoritarian BS. Let’s not forget it as Obama and his statist pals try to sell the government as omnipotent solution line.
The secret number is 2153.
@4 By then the movie “1984″ will be their reality and dissidents of any kind will be facing the “rat face cage” like in the movie.
[Your head is locked in a cage with an unfed rat that eventually senses you have no defense and starts eating your face.]
Are the gloves so they do not leave fingerprints?
It may be that the officer was supposed to tell her his number but then he gets to decide what the law is if nothing is recorded and it is now against the law to record an officer if my memory is correct? What they recorded on the other hand can be used against them at least as for as public opinion goes.
During the Obama campaign something similar already happened to reporter that got to close to some people were staying in a hotel. They shoved a reporter out into the street and I think arrested him. Being the liberal media this all died. No doubt the reporter had to appologize for being a problem or get fired or was fired for bothering the annoited ones though in fact I don’t think he even committed tresspass. Sidewalks are normally public space?
#11 – It’s so they can stick their finger up your butt and check for drugs.
The one thing she gets that Americans do not is the right to complain to an independent agency that will investigate.
#14 That’s what’s good about you. Always highlighting the useless.
As long as people remain pathetic cowards, cops around the world will continue to get worse and worse.
Police brutality happens everywhere. It is a side effect of giving someone authority over other people. If you see stuff that doesn’t look right record it. Most cell phones have cameras on them. Even in Iran with cell phone service cut off people are passing videos and pictures around with blue tooth until they can get out on the net.
And the cops are bastards for using that choke-hold and pressure-point technique, too. A certain percentage of people are going to die from that.
This isn’t the best part about the Kingsnorth climate camp saga. Police have recently admitted that they lied about having to be repressive because 70 officers got hurt through violence.
Turns out those 70 injuries were bee stings, other bug bites and “dehydration”.
Cops lie.
That’s all you need to know.
I think its time to stop lauding the US entry into the World Wars over Europe. It continues to pop up on a regular bases.
Like the US, the UK swings between liberal and conservatives. Polls show that most people demands safety and protection. Demonstrators are a very small majority. Remember the US authorities are extremely fragmented, and can’t be compared to a nationwide police force. I think for the most part, law enforcement reflects the majority opinion, bash any bastard who may hurt me, and lock him away forever.