The UK Police Misconduct Thread
Trespass is a civil rather than criminal offence. There is an offence of aggravated trespass - which is bollocks - but they were arrested for violent disorder - not aggravated trespass.
Likely we'll never know what they did or are alleged to have done because no charges will be brought.
It's mass arrest as a tactic - a way of violently suppressing protest - rather than ensuring the safety or security of anyone.
In a lot of cases, the mass arrests are pre-planned (see the Tower Hamlets EDL counter-demos for example).
Trespass is a civil rather than criminal offence. There is an offence of aggravated trespass - which is bollocks - but they were arrested for violent disorder - not aggravated trespass.
Likely we'll never know what they did or are alleged to have done because no charges will be brought.
It's mass arrest as a tactic - a way of violently suppressing protest - rather than ensuring the safety or security of anyone.
In a lot of cases, the mass arrests are pre-planned (see the Tower Hamlets EDL counter-demos for example).
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