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Originally Posted by Stuart
Do you know, I am staggered. I have not seen one of the members who have criticised the police actually criticise those rioters who committed violence. This makes me think that they aren't (despite Sparkle's protestations to the contrary earlier) really that interested in the plight of any current or future students, more in using it the students plight as an excuse to criticise the Police.
I am no massive fan of the Police (I believe that when the Police do wrong they should be punished), but I am sickened by this hijaking of a legitimate reason for protest by various people to further their own ends.
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I am pretty sure that is not the case. However, why should it be that any criticism of the police has to be accompanied by criticism of the protesters? I have not supported any violence. All I have done is question the behavior of some, not all, officers. But going by the post of some you'd think that anyone who highlights their failings must be in support of violent protest. For me, I prefer non-violent resistance, it has more of an impact. But it is often turned into rioting, by those who are being resisted and those who accept all rubbish they get told to believe.
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Originally Posted by Derek
No idea, it was being covered on Sky News a day or so after the riots and heard from Sir Paul Stephenson and some others including IIRC the NUS president.
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I have had a good search of google and can find nothing, you would have that something like this would have been reported.