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"Hundreds defy ban to attend Clapham vigil"

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TheRabbitOfCaerbannog · 13/03/2021 19:26

www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/sarah-everard-vigil-defy-police-ban-clapham-common-b923959.html

"Hundreds defy ban to attend Clapham vigil"
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TheRabbitOfCaerbannog · 13/03/2021 19:59

This is a huge organisational cock-up by the Met Police. They needed to read the mood and assist in making a peaceful vigil possible, protecting the women attending, not kettling them ffs. It's left the situation wide open to be hijacked by other interest groups.

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Notallowedtogo · 13/03/2021 19:57

Not sure what to think of it. Started out as a peaceful female protest. Now angry shouting and screaming. Big groups of male photographers wanting views for their YouTube channels. They chase all the angry violent bits as gives more hits to their channel, so this is all we are seeing. Lots of men there now with hoods up.

ThisIsSimplyBeyond · 13/03/2021 19:56

“Male officers using their physicality against peaceful female protestors holding a vigil for a young woman who was (allegedly - just to avoid deletion) murdered by one of their officers.”

This needs repeating over and over again!

RRRRwuff · 13/03/2021 19:56

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ThisIsSimplyBeyond · 13/03/2021 19:56

They are kettling them ffs Shock

KitchenFairy · 13/03/2021 19:55

[quote fioreun]Unbelievable. What are the Police thinking?

twitter.com/liamyoung/status/1370819072368246786?s=19[/quote]
Shocking.

I hope the police get their arses handed to them by the press in tomorrow’s papers.

Male officers using their physicality against peaceful female protestors holding a vigil for a young woman who was (allegedly - just to avoid deletion) murdered by one of their officers.

It beggars belief.

Lesserspottedmama · 13/03/2021 19:55

Sickening. What the hell is going on with the police, can they not see what monumental damage they are doing to their relationship with the public??

fioreun · 13/03/2021 19:53

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TheRabbitOfCaerbannog · 13/03/2021 19:52

[quote persistentwoman]twitter.com/almaraabgarian[/quote]
Bloody hell. The optics are terrible for the met.

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FedNlanders · 13/03/2021 19:51

Sickening.

RRRRwuff · 13/03/2021 19:51

That is outrageous.

I was pissed off about Cressida Dicks' announcement too.

How tone deaf can they be. It was ONE OF THEIRS.

Stand back and support the grieving girls and women FFS. Angry

persistentwoman · 13/03/2021 19:51

twitter.com/almaraabgarian

gardenbird48 · 13/03/2021 19:50

this comment was in response to someone pointing out that male violence is the problem so that is an interesting acknowledgement and dismissal in the same tweet.

ThisIsSimplyBeyond · 13/03/2021 19:49

Police seriously fucked this up. Oops 😬

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TheRabbitOfCaerbannog · 13/03/2021 19:49

Helen Lewis was there earlier

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TheRabbitOfCaerbannog · 13/03/2021 19:46

Footage on these threads. Met police manhandling women at a vigil for a female victim of male violence. It's making my blood run cold:

twitter.com/jimmysecuk/status/1370821309651881984?s=21

twitter.com/francesleach_/status/1370819071739052033?s=21

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fioreun · 13/03/2021 19:46

Unbelievable. What are the Police thinking?

twitter.com/liamyoung/status/1370819072368246786?s=19

gardenbird48 · 13/03/2021 19:46

the organiser of the fundraiser on the back of this 'doesn't engage with transphobes' (on Twitter) - those women that are asking which charities the money will be going to and suggesting that it would be good to speak to some women about which charities would be good for women.

They are looking to raise £320k for unspecified charities.

twitter.com/RowlesDavis/status/1370805358898348037

IrenetheQuaint · 13/03/2021 19:44

I just went to a smaller vigil close to where I live. It was lovely, very peaceful and distanced, couple of police officers standing nearby not doing anything.

Biscuitsanddoombar · 13/03/2021 19:43

twitter.com/victoriapeckham/status/1370821225417732103?s=21

Seems it was perfectly peaceful to start with

pitterpatterrain · 13/03/2021 19:43

Was there earlier - was noisy but peaceful, the police were just stood around quietly

CurbsideProphet · 13/03/2021 19:42

@lifeturnsonadime I've seen a live stream that showed a woman being manhandled to the floor. I'm really disappointed that the police did not plan and prepare how to be a calming presence.

Biscuitsanddoombar · 13/03/2021 19:41

I don’t understand why they just didn’t work with the organisers & let a peaceful vigil happen

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TheRabbitOfCaerbannog · 13/03/2021 19:41

It seems like things were peaceful before the intervention of the police...

"Hundreds defy ban to attend Clapham vigil"
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lifeturnsonadime · 13/03/2021 19:40

I hope the Police are not heavy handed. Women are already angry.

Rabbit i agree they could have worked with the organisers to have a peaceful protest and encouraged unity.

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