By Tyler Durden
Over 60 protesters were arrested in anti-lockdown demonstrations
on Saturday, as activists clashed with police who sought to break
it up.
If only it was a BLM demonstration.
Nobody can answer the question
sufficiently.Why is there a 2 tier policing system in the UK that treats
lockdown protesters like criminals while literally kneeling and
bowing for Black Lives Matter? https://t.co/yTkabMfVEa— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet)
November 28, 2020
According to
The Guardian, “officers were attempting to disperse the
protesters after the Metropolitan police argued the demonstration
was unlawful under coronavirus bans on gatherings after the removal
of the specific protest exemption.”
Rights groups, however, believe the protests should be permitted
under the “reasonable excuse” law, and called the de-facto ban
as “alarming.”
First arrest at antilockdown
protest taking place at King’s Cross Station, London. Police cited
covid restrictions before the arrest.
#kingscross
#antilockdown pic.twitter.com/AuqMKk2h0P— Urban Pictures (@Urban_Pictures)
November 28, 2020
Officers faced jeers from demonstrators and chants of “shame
on you” and “choose your side” as they sought to end the
protest and enter crowds to make arrests, some forcibly. They were
also pelted with missiles on at least one occasion, video footage
showed.The Metropolitan police tweeted: “Officers have made
over 60 arrests following groups gathering in London today. These
were for a number of different offences, including breaching
coronavirus restrictions. We expect this number to rise. We
continue to urge people to go home.” –The
Guardian
“Please ensure you have access to social media throughout the
day, as the rally will need to be reactive to circumstances,”
wrote anti-lockdown group StandUpX in a Telegram post. “Bring
pots, pans, whistles, party horns and anything you can to be
heard,” the post continues.
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“I got pushed about by police for no reason earlier, just
cause they’re squashing up anybody that wants to complain.
This is no free country,” one protester told Sky
News, while another held a sign saying “Your fear leads to losing
our liberty.”
The protest comes weeks after 190 people were arrested
on Nov. 5 during another lockdown demonstration.
According to police spokesman Stuart Bell, “This type of
behaviour not only breaks the law, it also risks spreading the
virus between multiple areas of the country. It is for this reason
that we urge people not to travel into London and this is also why
we will be taking appropriate enforcement action if this
happens.”
We assume he’s OK with BLM protests.
Here we go again. Why do the
Met
#TakeTheKnee to
#BlackLivesMatter & soft-soap
#ExtinctionRebellion – yet send in the bovver-boys to an
anti-lockdown protest, or when somebody they don’t like speaks at
Speaker’s Corner?It’s blatant two-tiered policing
#londonprotest pic.twitter.com/jq2Pn5fRpL— Martin Daubney (@MartinDaubney)
November 28, 2020
“In practice, police are increasingly treating protests as
banned,” said Big Brother Watch director Silkie Carlo, who has
campaigned for civil liberties during the lockdown. “The
incompetence and casual authoritarianism demonstrated by the Met
police here is breathtaking. The right to protest is the bedrock of
any democracy. It’s clear to me that there’s a deliberate
attempt to chill that right and misrepresent the law,” she
added.
“As the government takes unprecedented steps to interfere with
our rights, sidelines parliament and attacks the rule of law,
undermining protest is another threat to our ability to hold it to
account and stand up to power. Protest and dissent are the
lifeblood of a healthy democracy, and even more so important in a
public emergency,” said Gracie Bradley, interim director of
rights group “Liberty.”
Source:
Zero Hedge
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“This Is No Free Country” — Anti-Lockdown Protests Rage In
London, Dozens Arrested
