Unusual perhaps for a copper, but I'm all in favour of protest.
Up to a point.
Free speech, free press in this country is something we should all be extremely proud of.
Anarchists hijacking peaceful protests though is hardly a surprise these days, but the scrum of media and photographers surrounding those few protesters who stormed the RBS building was a frankly ridiculous sight.
Three or four protesters actually doing the damage and what looked like twenty-plus camera lenses early snapping every move.
Now that's corageous journalism.
Protestor to BBC:
"We've tried to go along this route, protesting peacfully..."
Fair enough.
"We've been angry, but you can understand that we've been angry..."
D'oh, you said it!
"And basically the police have come along here and hemmed us in on all sides... We can't get out. No-one can go out, no-one can come in."
BBC "Can I just ask - why are you here, why are you protesting?"
"I think the government have made an absolute ass of themselves, and look what they're doing, they're encouraging the police to be violent."
Hmmm. To be honest looks like it was all hunky-dory until your anarchist mates stired things up by redecorating the RBS foyer. Perhaps you should ask the Climate Camp up the road for a (ahem) crash course in sensible protest 101?
Meanwhile I'm going to go and seek out for my home-office approved Urban Violence course.
I never knew we had one.
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As you know, I'm a bit militant when it comes to freedom of speech and the right to voice dissatisfaction with policy-makers.
I'm not a fan of the people who stir it up to that extent.
But I do think it's right and proper that the people who feel that this country has been governed by muppets and stolen the paddles should have an opportunity to voice their unhappiness.
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