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Mayday: legal appeal update 30th January 2009 The House of Lords ruled on the 18th Jan 2009 that the detention of thousands of people for several hours at Oxford Circus on 1st May 2001 was not a breach of any rights. "The judge held that when she chose to join this demonstration she was well aware that the protest was not expected by anyone to end without serious violence. There is no suggestion that she herself was involved in any violent acts or that she had any other intention than to engage in peaceful protest. Nevertheless she willingly took the risk of violence on the part of other demonstrators with whom she chose to be present, and her own conduct was unreasonable in joining with others to obstruct the highway." The full judgment:  www.publications.parliament.uk
See here for the earlier judgments: www.bailii.org/ www.bailii.org
urban75 feedback: bluestreak: "While about 60% remained calm about 40% were actively hostile, pushing and throwing missiles. Those who were not pushing or throwing missiles were not dissociating themselves from the minority who were. Some members of the crowd were very violent. They broke up paving slabs and threw the debris at the police." Lies. Quite simple lies. There were very few actively violent people in there, not one paving stone was broken, it is not possible to disassociate with people when you're in such tight enclosure, and there were plenty of people urging against violence. We have, as usual, been sold out on state lies. "The judge held that when she chose to join this demonstration she was well aware that the protest was not expected by anyone to end without serious violence. There is no suggestion that she herself was involved in any violent acts or that she had any other intention than to engage in peaceful protest. Nevertheless she willingly took the risk of violence on the part of other demonstrators with whom she chose to be present, and her own conduct was unreasonable in joining with others to obstruct the highway." Might we not apply the same logic to anyone who goes to a football grudge match where rival firms might be meeting? Or going out drinking in most British towns. Horseshit, immoral wrong-minded horseshit. 
Paulie Tandoori: Confused?! You will be.... 4. 1 May 2001, May Day, was not a public holiday in England. Nevertheless the police had been expecting demonstrations.....The organisers had deliberately given no notice to the police of their intentions. They had refused to co-operate with them in any way at all. Their literature included incitement to looting and violence, multiple protests to avoid the police and the encouragement of secrecy. Their publicity material had led the police to expect a gathering on Oxford Circus at 4 pm. But no warning was given of any march or procession or of the route which the demonstrators might take. The arrival there of such a large procession at 2 pm, when the area was already busy with shoppers and traffic, took the police by surprise and led them to respond as they did. 8. Few of those who were attending the demonstration can have been unaware that there was a substantial risk of violence. On 24 April 2001 an article by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, appeared in the Evening Standard newspaper. He said that he supported the aims of the demonstration, which would be calling for the cancellation of Third World debt, the eradication of poverty, a stop to the privatisation of the London Underground and an end to pollution of the environment. But on this occasion violence was central to the objectives of its organisers. What was planned was not a peaceful protest that might go wrong but a deliberate attempt to create destruction in the capital. He urged all Londoners to stay away from it. No great surprise as to the verdict, these fuckers had it all stitched up from the outset. albionism: I was there. I saw very minimal violence from protesters before, during or after our confinement and a lot of unprovoked violence from the police' And i chatted to several other prisoners in Oxford Circus that evening who were tourists, shoppers, sightseers and they were NOT allowed to leave. I vividly remember an Australian couple waving their passports at the police and being whacked with shields for asking to be let out. More discussion on the urban75 forums: Mayday 2001 Oxford Circus - HoL rules no false imprisonment |
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