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Is this the one that was passed days before the coronation and was promptly used to arrest anti-monarchy protesters because they were carrying "lock-on devices"
by rob74 3y ago
Is this the one that was passed days before the coronation and was promptly used to arrest anti-monarchy protesters because they were carrying "lock-on devices" (one of these devices being a piece of string)?
- ninjin 3y agoYes, and you can see how the Met made a complete and utter mess not just with Republic but a number of others as well: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/17/senior-met-officer-denies-political-pressure-to-arrest-king-charles-coronation-protesters https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/17/senior-met-o... From memory, they managed to at the very least arrest: a rape prevention squad, a royalist adjacent to protesters, a study group on non-violent protest that were in a building far away from any action, and republicans that had been in contact and notified the police in advance of their intention to protest. What a complete and utter bunch of muppets, yet they keep parroting the line “But the event was once in a lifetime!” which they more or less nicked from the politicians behind the bill.