[danielf]

Originally Posted by Derek

Personally if I was protesting and it all started going a bit wrong I'd be heading the other direction ASAP and not posing with nicked bits of police equipment.

Good example (not):

But rather than being a politically-minded protestor, Moore had travelled to London for a job interview.

The teenager, who left Thamesmead School in Shepperton aged 16, spoke today of his regret and how he now fears he will never be able to get a job.

The former employee of Natterjacks clothes shop in Kingston refused to speak in detail about his part in the protest.

But he told the Standard: '[This] has ruined my life'.

He was also quoted in the Sun as telling a friend: 'My mum went crazy at me when she saw it in the papers — and I don’t think I’ve done my job prospects much good.

'I didn’t even know the protest was due to take place. You can see I was wearing a smart shirt for my interview.

'I was on my own and just joined up with the crowd. I saw a police riot helmet on the ground and put it on to give the cameramen a picture.'

One of Mr Moore’s former colleagues said: 'He was never any bother and certainly did not seem the violent type.'

Which goes to show you that it's difficult to control who takes part in a demonstration, and that it only takes a couple of morons out for trouble to ruin an otherwise peaceful demonstration.