Police Assault G20 Protest Woman

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The Metropolitan Police said video footage on YouTube which appears to show an officer hitting a woman during the G20 protests would be examined.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7998976.stm

[scatlond]

Seen this earlier, it looks like the cop is acting with impunity,and probably is.

[gilly]

Is there footage with sound somewhere, I wonder? Even the man being interviewed in the clip, who appears to be objecting to the policeman's actions, states twice that the woman is, "in his face", "provoking him" - yet from what is seen, with no sound, it looks from the way she's pointing to something, more like she's trying to get him to just draw his attention to something.

It might sound like a triviality, but every detail is important, I feel.

[bobhodge]

its another fake. the officer assaulting again had no numbers on just like the tomlinson case.

[griswald]

its another fake. the officer assaulting again had no numbers on just like the tomlinson case.

Are you saying Tomlinson did not get assaulted....:confused:

griswald

[dooby]

I think he's saying the copper was a fake..

[stickwhistler]

its another fake. the officer assaulting again had no numbers on just like the tomlinson case.

The cops are supposed to wear their numbers,
but don't because they know they will be reported
for criminal acts, and so swap numbers with other
areas to cause confusion e.g. that number was positioned
somewhere else, and so couldn't do what you are alleging.

However, the cop who hit Tomlinson was no fake!
He is now suspended from duty at his station,
which is Larkhall Lane nick in Lambeth, South London.

Film these cops.
Present the evidence as widely as possible.
Send a message to TPTB.
Prosecute these abusive cops.
Stop the other cops being abusive.
As somebody said:
If you make peaceful change impossible,
you make bloody revolution inevitable.
Cops/PCSOs 140,000 -v- 60,000,000.
Your choice!

[bobhodge]

Are you saying Tomlinson did not get assaulted....:confused:

griswald

1. i want to see an official death notice of ian tomlinson in a newspaper (like there would be if anyone else died)
2. i want to know where/when his funeral was held
3. i want to know where his grave is so i can pay my respects

until i get those 3 things i will believe that it was a complete hoax.

[gremlin]

you cant hit me im a woman, well he you idiot. some people just dont play by the same rules.

[lewi]

See what happens when you give bullys power and they wonder why people call them pigs when they behave like animals. These protests are set up anyway its all a show and we fall for it everytime the show takes to the streets its the trick they play because they know that if the people of this country did take too the streets they wouldnt last a second longer in power and thats a fact !

[dainis bophary]

Here's the Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V23PGWd46MM

Skip to 3:30.

[serenevasaline]

this seems harsh.

Nasty lookin guy imo. Why do some have blue check hats and some have red?

[logic bomb]

Why do some have blue check hats and some have red?

The Red hats are City of London Police. They patrol The Square Mile as opposed to the Metropolitan Police who patrol London in general.

http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/citypolice/

[eric_blair]

He is apparently a member of the TSG just like the last pig that attacked Ian Tomlinson

They're just a rebadged version of the 1980s bover boy thugs the SPG
The fact that they can openly strike a female member of the public in broad daylight speaks volumes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_Support_Group

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Patrol_Group

[stickwhistler]

He is apparently a member of the TSG


Sergeant U 5402 in case TPTB claim they can't find his number.

Edited to add.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7999277.stm
He has been suspended!

[illuminatiman]

Here's the Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V23PGWd46MM

Skip to 3:30.

What a hero that man is!!!! that woman was a real handful wasnt she? What a coward that copper really is, if anyone needs to know if a cop or a soldier would fire on its own people i think you have your answer in this video!!

[eric_blair]

What a hero that man is!!!! that woman was a real handful wasnt she? What a coward that copper really is, if anyone needs to know if a cop or a soldier would fire on its own people i think you have your answer in this video!!

there may be a few decent cops and soldiers but the majority dont see the public as "their people", they're deliberately isolated from society so when it kicks off they only have loyalty to their own, i.e. other cops and soldiers

[stickwhistler]

Stop the War Coalition
www.stopwar.org.uk
Press Release 15.04.09
Immediate
Contact Andrew Burgin: 07939 242229
Stop police brutality: Protesting is not a crime

Protest 5pm, Thursday 16 April
New Scotland Yard, 8 -10 Broadway, SW1H 0BG

More video evidence has emerged of the unrestrained brutality of the policing
on the G20 demonstrations. Stop the War has experienced the same kind of
policing on the Gaza demonstrations in January this year and also at the
George
Bush demonstration in June last year.

In one incident on the 3rd January march, police attacked marchers in the
Hyde
Park underpass, creating a situation which could have led to serious injury
and
death. Many complaints were made to the IPCC [Independent Police Complaints
Commission] but that body chose not to proceed with an investigation. The
IPPC
is now discredited and must be replaced.

It is clear that there is now a co-ordinated attempt by the police to prevent
peaceful protest in this country. This is a conspiracy against our democracy
which requires serious investigation. We will be protesting outside Scotland
Yard tomorrow to make this point.

Called By Stop the War Coalition, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, British
Muslim
Initiative, CND and others

For further information

Andrew Burgin 07939 242229

[les_paul_robot]

Is there footage with sound somewhere, I wonder? Even the man being interviewed in the clip, who appears to be objecting to the policeman's actions, states twice that the woman is, "in his face", "provoking him" - yet from what is seen, with no sound, it looks from the way she's pointing to something, more like she's trying to get him to just draw his attention to something.

It might sound like a triviality, but every detail is important, I feel.
There is nothing that woman could've said that warrants an assault like that.

[eric_blair]

the audio is on youtube, it sounds like there was already argy bargy before it starts because it sound like she says "hitting a woman" then he whacks her with his gauntlet, the crowd take offence and get angry so he hits her with the baton,

the sheeple in the office where I work have been talking about this all day its really getting people wound up that normally dont have the slightest interest, seems they only believe it when the mainstream megaboxes pump it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj9TeRQsKr0

[lazytechnician]

Not sure if its just my overactive mind, but in this full video the cameraman appears to zoom in on the copper in questions arm armour a couple of minutes before the attack, strange no?
I'm not 100% that it is the offending copper though.

http://thethirdestate.net/?p=527

[glacidtek]

that is disgusting and shocking..... backhander then batton - FFS!

[gilly]

There is nothing that woman could've said that warrants an assault like that.

I'm not saying there was justification at all. I'm saying that contrary to what the bloke was saying, it didn't look to me like she was trying to provoke him.

[eric_blair]

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/images/2009/04/427428.jpg

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/images/2009/04/427429.jpg

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/images/2009/04/427430.jpg

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/images/2009/04/427431.jpg


Hardly Dickson of Dock Green?

He doesnt even look like plod, looks more like a paratrooper

[mightyoak]

Seen exactly the same stuff in Manchester last year. Innocent Men and women being assulted by the pumped up cowardly thugs in blue. Makes me sick that nothing can be done Because they close ranks to cover there law breaking............ SCUM

[eric_blair]

its their standardised tactic for dealing with large boisterous crowds,
decorum and human rights go right out the window


they don't see it as keeping the peace its all out war

I've seen it first hand at warehouse parties and festivals in the 90s starting with the Criminal Justice Bill if your there in the wrong place at the wrong time "you get it" they only understand brutality

[lewi]

All i see in them pictures is paparazzi everywhere with cameras :confused:

[bobhodge]

All i see in them pictures is paparazzi everywhere with cameras :confused:

yes, thats because it is staged for the media.

[free_soul]

I think he's saying the copper was a fake..

Probably 1 of the bankers with a et on tryin to kill some people as there about to loose money lol

[darkseid]

yes, thats because it is staged for the media.

It looks like theres a bigger game being played here the powers to be our trying to blind side us with all this stuff

[lewi]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/luv_mk8/WheresWally.jpg
Wheres Wally ???

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/images/2009/04/427430.jpg
Wheres the paparazzi ??


:eek:

[serenevasaline]

The Red hats are City of London Police. They patrol The Square Mile as opposed to the Metropolitan Police who patrol London in general.

http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/citypolice/

Thanks LB :D

There is nothing that woman could've said that warrants an assault like that.

spot on

[dainis bophary]

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/images/2009/04/427430.jpg
Wheres the paparazzi ??


:eek:


That guy doesn't look human!:eek:

It's a Terminator!

[free_soul]

Welcome to the begining of the summer of rage. Notice thats now the goverment and there henchmen under atack from the media.

Oh and to the coppa

FUCKING PIG SCUM!!!!

[angelfaced_assasin]

I was at the G20 protests and I can say the way the police behaved in general disgusting. It seemed acceptable to openly behave aggressively infront of colleagues and members of the public, almost as if officers were under instruction to act violently. I believe the riots were supposed to be the problemand that they had the solution ready to impose (i.e imposing sanctions on our liberty because of 'destructive, violent protestors') but the death of Ian Tomlinson threw them off a bit. All day the police were attempting to provoke the crowd, I personally believe thats what the kettling in was about too. I think the majority of police officers have controlling and aggressive elements to their character, thats why they fit in so well to the brutal attitude and culture at their work place. There definately is a need for psychological profiling before people can become police officers. We need to question the motives of those who grasp at power. This incident and the Ian Tomlinson incident emphasise how rapidly we're moving into an fascist police state where police brutality is openly acceptable. We protest and get abused, attacked, kettled in, persecuted and murdered; what does that say about our government? If they will press charges with either of these cases I will be extremely surprised. There also needs to be more consequenses for offices who purposefully tamper with their id numbers, if an officer is found to have done so they are obviously intending to break the rules therefore an inquiry should immediately be opened. The numbers should also be non-removable, somehow etched on their jackets. I wonder if the officers in question are on paid suspension.

[lottie]

How come anyone was allowed cameras there? i thought the law was now in force (or the statute) declaring that its an offence to photograph anyone in the police/army/military etc etc...incl that of the media??? or am i wrong?

[shodan]

I wonder if the officers in question are on paid suspension.

I've been wondering that, its usually the case. 'such and such has been suspended' is the term used to placate the angered population, when in reality its a reward in the form of paid holiday, for having no sense of common decency whatsoever.

[mr_pixie]

How come anyone was allowed cameras there? i thought the law was now in force (or the statute) declaring that its an offence to photograph anyone in the police/army/military etc etc...incl that of the media??? or am i wrong?

Too many people to police i think. they pick people of in small groups and as interviduals. This is what happened to me with leafleting. Plus if they started taking away bbc, itv, channel 4/5 world press cameras there would be a big think about it. best not show people we live in a fascit state. Thnk about there woldnt be an news coverge at all. I dont think people realise how powerfull the polce have become!

[pinkgrapefruit]

More about the woman in question in the Daily Mail... notice the non relevent points made about her to erase any sympathy the reader might have towards her.

Woman left 'black and blue' by policeman during G20 protest demands compensation

By Charlotte Gill and Neil Sears
Last updated at 11:18 AM on 16th April 2009

Nicky Fisher, pictured leaving her flat, claimed to have been left with black bruises after being hit by a police officer

The woman struck by a policeman at the G20 protests demanded compensation last night - saying she had been left 'black and blue'.

Nicky Fisher, 35, spoke out as the sergeant accused of assaulting her was suspended and Yard chiefs ordered an inquiry into police tactics.

It came after another officer was criticised for pushing over Ian Tomlinson shortly before he died from a heart attack.

Dramatic photographs show Miss Fisher shouting and swearing at the sergeant as she attended a vigil in the City for the 47-year-old the following day.

After some pushing and shoving, he smacks her across the face with the back of his hand before pulling out his baton and hitting her across the back of the legs.

Yesterday Miss Fisher, who has faced shoplifting allegations in the past , said: 'I had gone to protest about climate change. That's my main thing. I really love animals and that's what I'm worried about.

'The climate change protest seem to have been cancelled or we couldn't get there. I'm not sure. When I got hit I was trying to get to the vigil for the dead protester. I wanted to pay my respects.

'We couldn't get through - the police had blocked us off. I was trying to get through and couldn't. The policeman pushed me and I pushed him back. Then he hit me in the face. He hit me with the back of his hand.

'There wasn't any bruising or marks on my face. He was wearing a glove.

'On my legs I could see marks on the day but they came up a lot worse the next day. My boyfriend took pictures at the protest. I had black bruises on my legs the next day which were very bad.'
The officer appears to raise his baton (circled) high in the air before bringing it down on the woman's leg

Last night Miss Fisher was negotiating a lucrative newspaper deal through her agent Max Clifford. She wanted £50,000 for her story after a video of her being hit was posted on YouTube.

Miss Fisher lives with her dog Poppy and her boyfriend in a rundown basement flat of a Victorian house facing a council estate in Brighton.

The front door is adorned with an anti-fur slogan and a 2003 Glastonbury Festival sticker. Miss Fisher and her boyfriend - an overweight young man in an England football shirt who refused to give his name - were unwilling to discuss the case at length.
The baton appears to strike the woman on the back of the leg during the heated exchange which took place on the second day of the G20 protests

The baton appears to strike the woman on the back of the leg during the heated exchange which took place on the second day of the G20 protests

Neighbours said Miss Fisher had lived in the flat for around ten years, and did not appear to have a full-time job.

Sir Paul Stephenson has called for an investigation into policing tactics at protests

She has told friends she has been spoken to by the police over shoplifting allegations in the past.

The footage of the alleged attack prompted Scotland Yard chief Sir Paul Stephenson to call for an investigation into policing tactics at the protests, in particular 'kettling' - where protesters are herded into one spot.

The sergeant and the police constable who struck Mr Tomlinson, both from the Metropolitan police's Territorial Support Group, have been suspended by the force.

Alarmingly, the shoulder identification numbers of both officers, which they should display at all times, appeared to be hidden.

Sir Paul said: 'One matter that I want to make clear is that uniformed police officers should be identifiable at all times by their shoulder identification numbers.'

The Independent Police Complaints Commission announced the investigation into the incident on April 2 and appealed for Miss Fisher to contact them.

The officer, who works as a sergeant in the territorial support group has been identified and suspended pending further investigation

Miss Fisher was struck by a police baton known as the Asp.

A mix of aluminium and plastics, it can be extended from 1ft to 2ft with a flick of the wrist. It replaced the old-fashioned 15-inch wooden truncheon in the 1990s.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith welcomed the review and said there were 'obvious areas of concern' around the G20 protests.

The IPCC has received more than 145 complaints relating to G20.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1170010/Woman-left-black-blue-policeman-G20-protest-demands-compensation.html

[nofuture]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1170963/Maybe-just-forgot-Scotland-Yards-incredible-excuse-police-officer-spotted-ID-street-protest.html


'Maybe he just forgot': Scotland Yard's incredible excuse for police officer being spotted without ID during street protest

[whiterain]

in other news. ian tomlinson seems to have been murdered and covered up. he actually died of a haemorrhage hence the quick police fake post mortem. seething with disgust here as it seems he was essentially beaten to death. sky news are apparently still defending the police

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/95692/Second-post-mortem-says-Tomlinson-died-of-abdominal-haemorrhage-

[whiterain]

thats gotta be a minimum of the police officer doing the beating, and whoever did the false bullshit of the first post mortem doing time for such disgusting behaviour

[bobhodge]

proof that the guardian is reporting complete lies ..... this comes from the guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/15/g20-protest-police-videos-catalogue

2 April, 2.30pm, by the Bank of England

At a vigil for Tomlinson, a police officer is seen apparently slapping a woman twice with the back of his hand. As she remonstrates with him further, he is shown seemingly striking her on the legs with his baton, causing her to fall. The Metropolitan police have suspended the sergeant involved, a member of the Territorial Support Group.

the news about tomlinson didnt break until april 7th....before then nobody had ever heard of him. he died at 7:30pm on april 1st but by 2:30 the next day, they supposably already had a protest/vigil in his name. this is transparent bullshit.

[stickwhistler]

the news about tomlinson didnt break until april 7th....before then nobody had ever heard of him. he died at 7:30pm on april 1st but by 2:30 the next day, they supposably already had a protest/vigil in his name. this is transparent bullshit.


Once again Thou speakest bollocks!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/05/g20-protest-ian-tomlinson

Note the date: April 5th.

Why do you always try and justify the fascists?
Why do you always denigrate criticism of TPTB?
Are you one of these people who get paid to disrupt forums?

[bobhodge]

Once again Thou speakest bollocks!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/05/g20-protest-ian-tomlinson

Note the date: April 5th.

Why do you always try and justify the fascists?
Why do you always denigrate criticism of TPTB?
Are you one of these people who get paid to disrupt forums?

i am reporting this as offensive. the point i am making is that how can you have a vigil about tomlinson on the 2nd when it wasnt reported until the 5th. get it?