If there’s violence, it’s because the protesters are a violent crowd of thugs bent on causing fear and destruction. If there’s no violence, it’s because police tact and diplomacy tamed the violent crowd of thugs bent on causing fear and destruction.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7982000/7982936.stm
April 6, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Spokesman for ACPO:
“We’ve moved away from a historical period where simply the police service was, if you like, the arm of the executive and would prevent protest”
Fuck me. The bare-faced cheek of it.
April 8, 2009 at 1:08 am
Indeed.
On second thoughts, though, I agree with him in a perverse way — now allowing protest is the best means of serving the executive.