Ian Tomlinson – Spread the word…
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April 7, 2009, 8:41 pm
Filed under: Journalism, Politics | Tags: Anarchism, Coppers, G20, Ian Tomlinson, Met, Police, Protest
Filed under: Journalism, Politics | Tags: Anarchism, Coppers, G20, Ian Tomlinson, Met, Police, Protest
(As a brief digression from my planned future posts I feel that the following information is infinitely more important. Please post and re-post this link wherever you can).
In the hope that this will receive mainstream news coverage and be investigated accordingly: the Guardian have released the video of Ian Tomlinson’s last minutes, whereupon he is attacked from behind by a copper, with a notable absence of the hurling missiles and cider-drenched anarchists that originally featured in the Met-Tabloid version of events. Suddenly, all the cameras at the demonstrations seem entirely justified.

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I posted a tweet yesterday asking aloud “What if this footage had leaked within 24hours?”
That would have changed the course of the next day’s events, no doubt whatsoever. As it stands the speedy press release from Police re: bottle throwing etc quelled what would likely have been overwhelming public sympathy for protesters even if there hadn’t been a fatality.
What happens next is crucial.
Comment by Matt April 8, 2009 @ 10:12 am