Quite right that they were arrested.  The police are doing their job.  They are not allowed to be affiliated to any political party, they are not part of or responsible for or maybe not even in agreement with G20 etc etc.  But they are not allowed to have their views or mention them, they are there to keep the peace, protect life and property etc etc.  Let them do their job without you lot making stuff up about how BAD they are.  Tell you what, next time you are assaulted, or your house is broken into, dont phone them, Nope, dont tell them about it because they are facists and they are just there to infringe on your human rights to put a lock on and generally make a nuisance of yourselves to law abiding citizens.  Lets hope your car doesnt get broken into, or a family member goes missing, or god forbid, there is a death in your family and the police have to come and deal with it.  Will you be shouting "he pushed me" ficticiously then???

So they shoved some people did they??  I dont think so, how come then there have been no complaints of assault made?  Does anyone reading this actually think that the police, whilst filming ALL of the events are going to shove people over??  I dont think so.  I think perhaps the persons involved may have taken a klinsmann style dive, PATHETIC!!!

When will you people get a life??  Yes, it is your right to protest, do you have to do it disrupting the lives of everyone else?  Cant you get a wee petition going? Or do something worthwhile instead of pointless lock ons and protests that piss off every normal person in the country and that the G20 leaders probably will never be aware happened.  Do you really think that is going to make a difference??  get a job and contribute to the country, that will make a difference!!

Oh and beore you have another go about police brutality and their cushy number, did you ever stop to think what they have dealt with that day?  A cot death? a fatal road traffic accident when they have to clean up body parts from the road so you can drive to your protest, then they have to go and tell the families of the accident, or take a dead baby away from its parents?  No?  then next time before you start spouting rubbish, stop and think about the brilliant job our police do.  Could you do it?  No!  you people cant even get a job!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Quite right that they were arrested.  The police are doing their job.  They are not allowed to be affiliated to any political party, they are not part of or responsible for or maybe not even in agreement with G20 etc etc.  But they are not allowed to have their views or mention them, they are there to keep the peace, protect life and property etc etc.  Let them do their job without you lot making stuff up about how BAD they are.  Tell you what, next time you are assaulted, or your house is broken into, dont phone them, Nope, dont tell them about it because they are facists and they are just there to infringe on your human rights to put a lock on and generally make a nuisance of yourselves to law abiding citizens.  Lets hope your car doesnt get broken into, or a family member goes missing, or god forbid, there is a death in your family and the police have to come and deal with it.  Will you be shouting "he pushed me" ficticiously then???

So they shoved some people did they??  I dont think so, how come then there have been no complaints of assault made?  Does anyone reading this actually think that the police, whilst filming ALL of the events are going to shove people over??  I dont think so.  I think perhaps the persons involved may have taken a klinsmann style dive, PATHETIC!!!

When will you people get a life??  Yes, it is your right to protest, do you have to do it disrupting the lives of everyone else?  Cant you get a wee petition going? Or do something worthwhile instead of pointless lock ons and protests that piss off every normal person in the country and that the G20 leaders probably will never be aware happened.  Do you really think that is going to make a difference??  get a job and contribute to the country, that will make a difference!!

Oh and beore you have another go about police brutality and their cushy number, did you ever stop to think what they have dealt with that day?  A cot death? a fatal road traffic accident when they have to clean up body parts from the road so you can drive to your protest, then they have to go and tell the families of the accident, or take a dead baby away from its parents?  No?  then next time before you start spouting rubbish, stop and think about the brilliant job our police do.  Could you do it?  No!  you people cant even get a job!!!

 

Quite a convicted and emotionally charged response there Anonymous. Personally I respect the reasons why these students decided to block the road. Whilst it is a relatively small action, with relatively low impact, it is understandable that individuals may wish to do something, anything, just take action in the face of so much evident injustice.

Your response also makes several assumptions. The original poster suggests two seperate facts: 1 that protestors were videoed, and 2 that some people not directly involved in the obstruction (aka bystanders) were shoved. In your response you implie that he police were filming constantly, and used that groundless assumption as the core of your argument against the validity of the original poster's report of shoving.

Incidentally I was at Fairmont Hotel over the weekend and met many extremely pleasant police officers. They were polite and respectful human beings. However I cannot make the assumption that every individual in Fife police force expressed the same qualities during this protest.

I don't know either way, I am simply aware that I cannot make assumptions.