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"We were just holding placards" describes one part of the protest. Another was: > groups and individuals were planning to use and throw rape alarms in order to

by jl6 3y ago

"We were just holding placards" describes one part of the protest. Another was: > groups and individuals were planning to use and throw rape alarms in order to disrupt the coronation procession. ... which is less defensible. Personally I hope a balance is found between allowing protest and preventing egregious disruption.

swores 3y ago
The people they arrested for giving out rape alarms were part of a charity who are in central london every weekend giving them out to women at night - they were arrested the night before, i.e. a very weird time for them to be out if their intention was to protest, and I've not heard anything about the police having any actual reason to believe these people intended to protest at all?
- selfhoster11 3y ago
  Not only that - their reflective wests bore the logo of the City of Westminster [0] [0]: https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article29914468.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/1_Stars.jpg https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article29914468.ece/AL...
willis936 3y ago
Okay but why are people being arrested for the crime of "soon will be holding a sign"?
- silasdavis 3y ago
  I think we're more or less there already: https://youtu.be/6__jx4YSfNI https://youtu.be/6__jx4YSfNI The crime of offence, to someone.
  - willis936 3y ago
    That was during the period of Queen Elizabeth's funeral. I am referring to people being actually arrested in the past week for the crime of having a sign. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/world/europe/uk-police-coronation-arrests.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/world/europe/uk-police-co... >The police found placards and “items which at the time they had reasonable grounds to believe could be used as lock-on devices,” according to the statement, and arrested six people “on suspicion of going equipped for locking on.” >The protesters who were arrested said that the devices were in fact luggage straps to fasten banners. After the police investigation failed to prove that anyone had intended to use the straps to lock on, all six had their bail canceled and no further action would be taken against them, the police said.
whostolemyhat 3y ago
That's the Met's version of events; what they actually did was arrest charity workers the night before, from a charity the Met works closely with[1]. 1. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/08/arrests-coronation-protesters-premeditated-republic-chief-police https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/08/arrests-coro...
misnome 3y ago
And, if that statement was just an outright fabrication by the police?

by jl6 3y ago

swores 3y ago

The people they arrested for giving out rape alarms were part of a charity who are in central london every weekend giving them out to women at night - they were arrested the night before, i.e. a very weird time for them to be out if their intention was to protest, and I've not heard anything about the police having any actual reason to believe these people intended to protest at all?

selfhoster11 3y ago
Not only that - their reflective wests bore the logo of the City of Westminster [0] [0]: https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article29914468.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/1_Stars.jpg https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article29914468.ece/AL...

willis936 3y ago

Okay but why are people being arrested for the crime of "soon will be holding a sign"?

silasdavis 3y ago
I think we're more or less there already: https://youtu.be/6__jx4YSfNI https://youtu.be/6__jx4YSfNI The crime of offence, to someone.
- willis936 3y ago
  That was during the period of Queen Elizabeth's funeral. I am referring to people being actually arrested in the past week for the crime of having a sign. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/world/europe/uk-police-coronation-arrests.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/world/europe/uk-police-co... >The police found placards and “items which at the time they had reasonable grounds to believe could be used as lock-on devices,” according to the statement, and arrested six people “on suspicion of going equipped for locking on.” >The protesters who were arrested said that the devices were in fact luggage straps to fasten banners. After the police investigation failed to prove that anyone had intended to use the straps to lock on, all six had their bail canceled and no further action would be taken against them, the police said.

whostolemyhat 3y ago

That's the Met's version of events; what they actually did was arrest charity workers the night before, from a charity the Met works closely with[1]. 1. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/08/arrests-coronation-protesters-premeditated-republic-chief-police https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/08/arrests-coro...

misnome 3y ago

And, if that statement was just an outright fabrication by the police?