Six campaigners held at EU summit

mkpdavies · 09-09-2005, 06:40 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/4225858.stm

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Six civil liberties campaigners have been arrested outside a summit of European ministers on Tyneside.
A spokesman for the group NO2ID said two cars were driving towards the venue of the meeting in Gosforth on Thursday when police stopped them.

A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said four men and two women were held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage.

NO2ID have not once commited any "criminal damage" in their protests.

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The campaigners, who were going to wear orange boiler suits and bar codes on their foreheads, had created a massive ID card to highlight what they see as an increasing restriction on civil liberties.

Yes, people do tend to dress in bright orange and try and bring attention to themselves, when intending to commit criminal damage! :roll:

Quote:

"Before they could even protest about our civil liberties being eroded they were arrested.

"It is shocking that we could not have a peaceful protest in a peaceful country but this is what these ministers want."

Yes it is. The proles must not dissent. Big Brother is God.

C_steam · 09-09-2005, 07:36 PM

It's a new crime law that blair is about to bring in - apparently the crime is 'being in possession of an intellect which might see through labour spin', together with 'aiding and abetting people to think for themselves'.

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09-09-2005, 07:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
C_steam Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Paddling up 5hit creek..... Posts: 7,802	It's a new crime law that blair is about to bring in - apparently the crime is 'being in possession of an intellect which might see through labour spin', together with 'aiding and abetting people to think for themselves'.