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Police called to Green Party Conference

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theOtherPamAyres · 06/10/2018 18:34

They were handing out leaflets outside the Green Party Conference.

The police were called by TRA activists. I have to assume that the callers described a major disturbance involving transphobic protesters because five officers and a police horse attended.

This is a council building, but the leafleters were moved on nevertheless.

Inside the Conference, the TRas were busy defacing notices.

Will no-one raise this interference with our democratic right in Parliament? Will no-one direct the police to be more circumspect about allegations of transphobic attacks?

Police called to Green Party Conference
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ChrysanthemumsAreMums · 06/10/2018 21:01

The police must have felt like prize prawns. Maybe the nice ladies gave the horse sugar lumps

ChrysanthemumsAreMums · 06/10/2018 20:58

For crying out loud

They really are having a narcissistic meltdown, aren't they?

Badgerthebodger · 06/10/2018 20:56

Different area, but in Manchester in the last two weeks police have: not attended 4 burglaries on the same street over 2 separate nights, not attended a very serious attempted sexual assault (which thank FUCK DH’s friend happened upon walking home from the pub and pulled the guy off the terrified first year student) and not attended a very dear friend’s pleas for help when her abusive shite of an ex turned up and banged on her windows for an hour calling her all sorts. Bristol police, can you send Manchester some funds please? You must be rolling in it.

HelenaDove · 06/10/2018 20:37

And we are expected to buy it when they say they havent enough manpower to attend crimes.

Dispatches is covering that issue on Monday.

Popchyk · 06/10/2018 20:33

That horse must have been knackered.

Must have taken it ages to canter down to Bristol from West Yorkshire. Grin

Won't someone think of the horses?

FekkoTheLawyer · 06/10/2018 20:31

God I hope lawyers start handing out the leaflets. I'd love to see how that would go when the flying squad arrive.

FermatsTheorem · 06/10/2018 20:31

On a side note, I see our little denizen of "Oxford B" describes himself thus: "queer, cis, he/him."

So white straight guy appropriates "queer" culture. Again.

It's all about the appropriation with these fuckers, isn't it?

tediousnamechange · 06/10/2018 20:28

5 officers and a horse for those three women with flasks of tea?

Jeez. Someone was tantrummimg.

FermatsTheorem · 06/10/2018 20:23

I think someone who was there needs to put in those FOI requests.

And - Times newspaper and Andrew Gilligan - there's a story here!

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theOtherPamAyres · 06/10/2018 20:20

I can only think that the officers and horse were diverted from more pressing duties - a busy city centre, several festivals and sporting events including a Bristol Rovers match.

The call must have described a serious public order situation to have diverted five officers and a police horse.

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Micke · 06/10/2018 20:19

The police don't want trouble - they would (I expect) have been polite but firm about asking the women to move on (despite having no legal grounds for it), and, much like the ManFriday crew when they went swimming, being polite, responsible members of society, the leafleters will have moved on as asked rather than kick up much of a fuss.

It's the problem with actually being responsible. We want society to be better, we want to model that better society, so civil disobedience doesn't come naturally.

IFeelSorryForMillie · 06/10/2018 20:15

didn't see the Scottish bitBlush

The only thing I can find for England, is a dispersal order Confused

But again, why 3 women handing out leaflets, but not shouting/intimidating Activists.

www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/dispersal

ChattyLion · 06/10/2018 20:11

I thought wasting police time is an offence?

Catmint · 06/10/2018 19:37

The citizens advice link there is for Scotland - not sure if the law is different in England / Wales?

SophoclesTheFox · 06/10/2018 19:35

Holy shit.

The thought police do know that the actual, real, nee-naw police aren’t interested in thought crime, don’t they?

Don’t they?

FekkoTheLawyer · 06/10/2018 19:31

I wonder if some of these boys were locked in the coal celler when they were kids by mum, granny, sister...

HandsOffMyRights · 06/10/2018 19:30

Oh I've had dealings with that Bliss child before. I'm sure his mother and grandmother are very proud of him.

FekkoTheLawyer · 06/10/2018 19:28

So they were a blockage, threat or danger?

Christ on a bike, I lived in the East end when the fucking NF would have regular rallies and lob bottles at the car.

IFeelSorryForMillie · 06/10/2018 19:25

forgot pic

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IFeelSorryForMillie · 06/10/2018 19:25

But again I ask, Why were they moved on?

they were doing nothing for the police to give them reason to move them on.

If 3 people with leaflets is now enough, then why are shouting/chanting/verbally abusive activists not moved on, when they turn up outside women's meetings?

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/law-and-courts/legal-system-s/police-s/police-powers-to-stop-and-search-enter-private-property-and-seize-goods-s/

Someone somewhere needs to address just WTF the police are up to. Because so far it all seems astonishingly Sexest.

FekkoTheLawyer · 06/10/2018 19:22

Who that then?

haXXor · 06/10/2018 19:18

Computer Science student calling women names on social media? Time to update my "do not hire" list.

ArfArfBarf · 06/10/2018 19:16

So on one side we have bomb threats and balaclavas..

...and the other get reported to the police for leafleting. Hmm

AdultHumanFemale · 06/10/2018 19:12

Theo Simon, Green Party parliamentary candidate from Frome tweets regularly about the GRA and the protection of rights of women and girls. I would like to think he is able to make his very sensible and compassionate voice heard in the party, he is such a good guy that you couldn't possibly think him bigoted.

Anlaf · 06/10/2018 19:12

Sorry - of course that brave fellow was talking about the "TERF" on Jenny Jones' leaflets.

I can't believe the police actually did anything beyond keep an eye - what on earth need to discuss for two hours?

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