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LIVE Pro-Trump protesters storm US Capitol amid debate
ChristopherM posted a topic in Foreign Policing News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/election-us-2020-55558355 The stark difference in police response to last summer's protests of racial injustice compared to the mob attempting a coup at the US Capitol today leaves me sick and despondant. A truly sad day ... -
How do police choose who to arrest while leaving other protesters alone? I saw one video of a guy being arrested while they just ignored the guy with a megaphone standing right beside them
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D1fvh_ff3L8
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Police stations were closed on Wednesday and long queues formed at passport control booths as officers staged a “black day” of protest to demand better working conditions. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/19/police-stations-closed-french-officers-demand-248m-unpaid-overtime/ -
You are dealing with an RTC when you see a protester shouting "NAZI SCUM" at you and your colleagues. He remains at the scene once you've dealt with the job and you have your own car and another officer with a van available to take him to the station. What do you do?
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BBC: Kent Police defend Dover anti-immigrant demo policing
surfer2169 posted a topic in UK Policing News
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-35483210 Having been at Dover on Saturday, I can only comment on what I saw- it is, however, nice to see a Chief dig his heels in and stand up for what his force is doing. It seems to be all too common for the sound of backpedalling to kick in, but it appears we've stuck to our guns here. Thoughts? -
Police apologise for treatment of Sikh protesters at Indian Embassy demonstration
Fedster posted a topic in UK Policing News
The Metropolitan Police have apologised for their treatment of Sikhs during a protest outside the Indian embassy. Full Story - Evening Standard -
To prevent a complete hijack of @Krycek topic of thought I'd start a new one as I'd never herd the term before. As I understand it they have no actual legal status and are perhaps slightly bias towards the protesters. Has anyone had any dealings? Positive or negative experiences?
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Some quite robust policing here by my local bobbies. Good on 'em. (Background is there was a protest in the area about the increasing gentrification/perceived social cleansing of the area. As usual the rent-a-mob showedup and hijacked it, with a few people "storming" Brixton police station and refusing to leave)
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Met police 'pay to protest' proposal rejected by campaigners
Chief Bakes posted a topic in UK Policing News
Twelve campaigning groups have said they will refuse to pay for what they view as their right to protest. Their declaration comes after the Metropolitan police told protest groups they would have to pay what could amount to thousands of pounds for private firms to oversee their protests. The Met said they would have to fund traffic management - including measures such as road closures, barriers and stewards - for demonstrations they are planning to hold. Scotland Yard has previously carried out the role. In a statement on Thursday, the coalition of groups declared: “We believe any -
The police won’t attend our Million Women Rise rally – we will march on | Sabrina Qureshi
Chief Bakes posted a topic in UK Policing News
For the past seven years, on or around International Women’s Day, thousands of women from all over the UK and other nations have marched through central London to demand a world where women and girls can live without the fear of male violence. We march the same route as the suffragettes once did, and the women’s liberation marchers of the 1970s. The Million Women Rise (MWR) march is organised solely by volunteers and over the past seven years we have had the full cooperation of the Metropolitan police. [embedded content] The Million Women Rise March 2013 This year, things are different. W
