Unnecessary Travel...

[ellal]

A short time ago there was a gathering honouring the life of Sarah Everard, allegedly murdered by a member of the police...

There was a vigorous police response and arrests made under 'Covid laws'...

How come the police stood back when people broke 'Covid laws' to 'honour the life' of a 99 year old privileged man?

 

[noseall]

A short time ago there was a gathering honouring the life of Sarah Everard, allegedly murdered by a member of the police...

There was a vigorous police response and arrests made under 'Covid laws'...

How come the police stood back when people broke 'Covid laws' to 'honour the life' of a 99 year old privileged man?

The restrictions have been relaxed since then.

 

[ellal]

The restrictions have been relaxed since then.

Nope, the same as until tomorrow...

And social distancing is still the same.

 

[Trazor]

The restrictions have been relaxed since then.

Mustn't let facts get in the way of an ellal rant.

 

[ellal]

Mustn't let facts get in the way of an ellal rant.

Could you show us those 'facts'?

 

[bernardgreen]

The police were having to defend themselves from aggressive "Rent a Mob" troublemakers who had hi-jacked the previously peaceful gathering.

 

[Dangee]

The “Gathering” turned into a heated protest once hijacked by rent a mob.
Have you got any photos that back up your views Elle?

 

[Dangee]

Blimey Bernard...... jinx!!

 

[ellal]

The police were having to defend themselves from aggressive "Rent a Mob" troublemakers who had hi-jacked the previously peaceful gathering.

I guess that's why even the far right home secretary criticised the police actions then?

And why wasn't Kate (the 'royal darling') not admonished for breaking covid rules?

However, the 'facts' I was referring to is that the 'Covid rules' were the same then as they are today...

So why weren't they equally enforced?

 

[charliegolf]

In a country where policing is by consent, enforcement is proportional to the action's effect on the lives of the populace and the extent to which is breached the peace. You work it out.

 

[ellal]

In a country where policing is by consent, enforcement is proportional to the action's effect on the lives of the populace and the extent to which is breached the peace. You work it out.

Interestingly, as regards the earlier gathering...

“We understand the strength of feeling. Covid regulations do not permit large gatherings. This issue has been discussed with the policing minister this morning who is supportive of our position. In support of this, the home secretary will also be issuing a message to the public later today that will discourage people gathering in person.”

“People should conduct their vigil using alternative means and in accordance with the law. Police must take a consistent approach and cannot waive the regulations for any one type of gathering.”

Care to comment on where the consistency is as regards policing both 'gatherings' in the light of 'Covid laws'?

 

[bernardgreen]

So why weren't they equally enforced?

The dispersal was enforced in the same way and with the same pressure in both cases. The difference was that peaceful demonstrators did disperse without attacking the police. In the other case many did peacefully disperse but a few refused to disperse and were incited to challenge the police. That challenge was mostly peaceful until agitators incited violence against the police.

Just be grateful Ellal that the UK police do not behave the way some other police forces behave ( under orders of course ) when controlling a peaceful demonstration. LINK

 

[ellal]

The dispersal was enforced in the same way and with the same pressure in both cases.

Care to tell us why a large group of people were allowed to gather to 'honour' the old guy, but were dissuaded not to do so from the earlier event?

The only 'official' utterance was that the 'firm' would rather people not lay flowers...

As has been mentioned, policing is supposed to be by consent.
Consent disappears when the 'rules' only apply in certain circumstances, and are ignored in regard to certain people!

Your link to Myanmar is laughable...

I could of course post links to disproportionate UK police actions, but no doubt you'd ignore those!

 

[bernardgreen]

I have said what I believe.

 

[JohnD]

equally enforced?

Barnard Castle.