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7 March 2009 - Fur Demo's continue...
Saturday saw another demo at the cruise in Cabot Circus.
The security were being quite friendly but the copper who
turned up lost the plot! He told us we were trespassing
on private property - we told him we didn't care. He told
us that we were committing breach of the peace, we told
him we weren't and had been talking to our lawyers about
it. He insisted that we were breaking the law and we would
be nicked if we didn't move. We told him we were here for
the animals that get abused, tortured and murdered for the
fur trade and we were prepared to get nicked. (Probably)
Realising that we knew more about the law than he did instead
of nicking us he nicked our banners and leaflets! We decided
to stay and shout about the fur trade and petition passers
by ( the cop didn’t nick our petitions) More cops
and security turned up and eventually carried two activists
out of the shopping centre. We will be back again next Saturday
and our trying to get greater numbers - lets see em carry
ten protesters out!
We got our stuff back of the copper after the demo - he
insisted he was a reasonable man - we told him he wasn't
and as a copper he shouldn't steal peoples things!
All we ever wanted was small, peaceful demo's outside
the shop, leafleting passers by but we if we are getting
shut down by the cops then we are quite happy to have
lock ons, die ins etc. If they wont be reasonable then
neither shall we!
