Prepare for a wall of text. Been up to Crawberry Hill Community Protection Camp just now with my family. My mum (Dill Revell) was kept behind the police cordon with some officers and her car keys to make sure the car could be moved if anything came down and to make sure she didnt disappear into a tent for 20 hours but my dad (Twiggy Pete) and I were permitted through. Was told that Id be able to cross the line of police and then come back, but then that was seemingly revoked after wed dropped the stuff off and had a cup of tea, and we were stuck on one side as good old Rathlins trucks arrived. Was kept essentially held hostage for about 30mins before I was eventually escorted over the line and back to the car, and they told me the only reason they did that was because Id previously been told I could come back over. Otherwise, I would not have been permitted to leave. Tigger had been arrested for seemingly just running down a road, and Lala is being denied access to a toilet. A basic human right. The right to peacefully protest is still being denied. Police liason didnt even show up until after the blooming trucks arrived. On my way back the officer insisted on escorting my mum and I back to the car while my dad talked to an officer who I think was the inspector (?) about the fact that they were being denied access to the toilet. We were not allowed to hear what was said. On the way back the officer escorting me walked behind me and placed his hand on my shoulder once and also on my back once with me twice asking him (admittedly quietly and probably pathetically the first time) not to touch me which has really shaken me up because I dont deal with people Im close to touching me, never mind strangers. I had a short (and difficult because of anxiety) discussion with him about the fact Im 17 and have little trust in the police and their conduct. He did apologise to me for touching me, and told me not to be anxious (lol), and admitted that not all police officers are good. SOME of the police were actually quite friendly and seemingly more clued up on the topic when I spoke to them (with a few possibly against, but just doing their jobs) and a lot of them had no clue that the vehicles were coming. But it does not excuse the ones who were unnecessarily intimidating/cold, the complete denial of rights, their secrecy, or the fact that there were about three or four times the amount of officers to people. Humberside Police, get a job. Protect the people, not the corporations.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:17:01 +0000
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