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CS Gas at Peaceful Protest

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grufty jim Jan 31, 2011 23:59:19

Replying to Merrick

I remember getting a mouthful of pepper spray at a Reclaim The Streets thing in Leeds back in the 90s. So this is certainly not a new thing. Admittedly I can see how the police officer in question might have considered me a serious threat... I was helping set up a bouncy-castle after all.

Merrick Feb 1, 2011 19:34:29

Replying to grufty jim

I remember being with you at that Reclaim The Streets. Spray was still unusual in those days. The cops used spray on a few people as the party was being set up and threatened many more. By the time the media arrived, the cops were denying they'd even had sprays with them and the media dutifully repeated the line.

These days the cops wouldn't be able to lie like that, and the media would find the phone footage a lot more newsworthy that a police press release. The ground is shifting under our feet.

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