I experienced a similar event when a rave was busted by the Police in the UK... They dispersed 2000 people into the streets, knowing full well that
the last buses's and trains home had all but stopped, so you've got 2000 people stood outside in the pouring rain with no way to get home.
A lot of the Officers were antagonising the protesting people (who were basically saying, wouldn't it be safer, and less hassle for all involved if
the rave was allowed to continue), and some went so far as to remove their identity numbers and viciously attack anybody who got close to them...
Girls, lads, men and women, age and sex was no barrier.
The Police originally sent in the Police dogs and closed the doors, allowing their dogs to bite anybody and everybody. In the chaos, the Police then
stormed in and started hitting everybody, dragging girls out by their hair etc... as people were leaving, they suffered bruises, bites,
beatings....
So, of course people defended themselves and their partners and friends.... It's human nature.
These coppers didn't seem like they were trying to stop an illegal rave, they were definately after a fight.
Then, the BBC announces that 'nobody was injured'....
news.bbc.co.uk...
...and is definately in favour of the law. They even got the numbers wrong - 500? , nope more like 2000....
history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com...
and the news on television:
uk.youtube.com...
(contains just but foul language)
Thank god for indie-media eh?
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