On Wednesday 2nd May two Brighton hunt sabs had the cases against them thrown out of Redhill Court. Both had been charged with aggravated trespass following crap arrests during a meet of the Old Surrey & Burstow Hunt on 3rd December 2011.
The judge ruled that for one defendant the prosecution hadn't even put forward any evidence of trespass, nor that there were any actions which could be interpreted as aggravating the non-existant trespass.
The other sab was left with the farcical situation of the prosecution (realising at half time that they had no chance of a guilty verdict) offering no further evidence after the judge had ruled there was a case to answer. As the prosecutor didn't have the authority to officially discontinue, the case had to carry on. Cue much head-scratching all round as a solution to 'avoid any embarrassment' was sought. In the end the defendant had to briefly take the stand, with even the judge almost feeding him lines, before being found not guilty.
Throughout the trial it was Surrey Police who received the most scrutiny and criticism from the judge and the investigating officer was probably the person most relieved not to have to endure the defence case.
After the eviction of the Leyton Marshes protest site last month, one of their number, Simon Moore, was served and Interim Anti Social Behaviour Order (IASBO) following his peaceful protest at Leyton Marches. His crime was to protest against the theft of common land to build an Olympian-only basketball facility. Having exhausted all other means, his last ditch, act of civil disobedience was to sit on the road in front of a lorry carrying cement to the Leyton Marsh construction site.
This sort of behaviour normally might get a direct actioneer a night in the cells and a (mild) judicial slap on the wrist. Not during Olympic season though- under the terms of his ASBO he's permitted (under threat of up to 5 years in prison) from going within 100 yards of any Olympic competition, the route of the Olympic torch, entering any land (whether it's got bugger all to do with the Olympics or not) without permission, taking part in anything that may disrupt either the Olympic games, or anything which disrupts the Queens Jubiliee, the state opening of Parliament or the Trooping of the Colour - despite the fact that the latter have precisely bugger all to do with the Leyton Marshes campaign anyway.
Simon has been involved in a sit down protest over a local community issue. He had this to say about the court order “have never intended to disrupt any of the ceremonies mentioned above nor would I”.
Maybe the rest of us had better start then...
For taking the turd way...
German protesters were arrested in Athens on Thursday after leaving a giant golden crap on the doorstep of the German embassy in the Greek capital, in protest against Berlin's “neoliberal EU policy".
The politico/artists collective from Hamburg, Schwabinggrad Ballett, who dumped the excremental offering topped it off with a huge photo of the German national emblem – the eagle, embellished with Angela Merkel's head.
Greek cops soon arrested ten of the 13-strong group and confiscated their fake faeces. They're all now presumably in the shit.
Ten German protesters were arrested in Athens on Thursday after leaving a giant golden crap on the doorstep of the German embassy in the Greek capital, in protest against Berlin's “neoliberal EU policy".
The politico/artists collective from Hamburg, Schwabinggrad Ballett, who dumped the excremental offering topped it off with a huge photo of the German national emblem – the eagle, embellished with Angela Merkel's head.
Greek cops soon arrested ten of the 13-strong group and confiscated their fake faeces.
Ten German protesters were arrested in Athens on Thursday after leaving a giant golden crap on the doorstep of the German embassy in the Greek capital, in protest against Berlin's “neoliberal EU policy".
The politico/artists collective from Hamburg, Schwabinggrad Ballett, who dumped the excremental offering topped it off with a huge photo of the German national emblem – the eagle, embellished with Angela Merkel's head.
Greek cops soon arrested ten of the 13-strong group and confiscated their fake faeces.
King Juan Carlos of Spain is in hospital today following a bout of karmic vengeance. Having just told his subjects to tighten their belts as part of Spain's harsh austerity measures, the right royal Juancar thought he'd celebrate with a secret trip to Botswana to kill elephants. Having bravely killed one elephant armed with nothing but a high power hunting rifle and a small army of lackeys and security goons, he promptly fell and broke his hip.
Juan Carlos is pretty trigger happy even for a royal. In 1956 he shot and killed his 14 year-old brother, and while in Russia in 2006 he shot a performing bear that he and his aristo-scum pals had gotten drunk on vodka.
It's a shame he only broke his hip.
Better luck next time.
Step up, Geoffrey Theobald, leader of the Brighton Conservatives. They're now a minority (sadly not a victimised one) in the council so instead of the usual omnipotent meddling with bollard arrangements that makes up life in power they're reduced to grabbing headlines with pointless resolutions.
This time round Jeffers has hit on the bright idea of getting the council to condemn Smash EDO's diabolical plans to disrupt the Diamond Jubilee. In a motion presented on the 22nd , the Tories display their usual heroic disregard for the facts (Smash EDO don't plan to disrupt the Jubilee, which isn't happening in Brighton) and demand that the city's three MPs fire off a 'cease and desist' letter to what are basically a bunch of anarchists.
Straight to the dustbin of history Theobald, you twat!
SHUT YOUR FACEBOOK
Anti-occupation rant leaves facebook user facing serious charges
“Troops Out” you say? You're fokkin' nicked then. If you're muslim, live in the UK and say it on Facebook that is. This was the fate of Azhar Ahmed, 19, who chose Facebook as his medium to express his disgust that the deaths of 6 British soldiers serving in the occupation of Afghanistan was treat as a much more solemn and grief stricken event than the regular killings of Afghan civilians. In language not much more colourful (well, maybe just a bit) than you'd find in the pages of SchNEWS.
“People gassin about the deaths of Soldiers! What about the innocent familys who have been brutally killed.. The women who have been raped..The children who have been sliced up..! Your enemy's were the Taliban not innocent harmful families. All soldiers should DIE & go to HELL! THE LOWLIFE FOKKIN SCUM! gotta problem go cry at your at your soldiers grave & wish him hell because thats where he is going..”
As a result of his internet diatribe (hardly the first angry anti-imperialist posting t.eh internets have ever seen), Azhar has been arrested in for a "racially aggravated public order offence".
As astute readers will no doubt be aware, “soldier” is not a race. There's no mention of race or religion in his post, but, if you're Muslim in Britain, you can pretty much forget any freedom of speech niceties that we bandy around when we compare ourselves to despotic foreign regimes that crush peoples' human rights.
Azhar will appear at Dewsbury Magistrates Court on 20 March 2011. Other Facebook commenters have decided to pitch in their two-penneth over his allegedly racist rant with actually racist comments such as ”Dirty smelly greasy bastard needs f*king torturing the dirty paki bastard!!” and “Cheeky smelly pakki c*nt wants tying to a tree n shooting …Smelly f*kker..Lock him up n throw the key away ..Grrrhhhh….SKUM…!!” Needless to say, there have been no arrests in connection to these posts.
The closest thing that SchNEWS has to competition in its home city, crappy tabloid The Argus, finally jumped the shark this Thursday with its headline "Smash EDO's Threat To Queen's Jubilee" (click here for the original)
The fact that two things were happening on the same day was clearly enough to prove that the last eight years of direct action campaigning to shut down an arms factory was actually just an elaborate ruse to hide their true intentions - smashing the monarchy and making sure that good, ordinary rightthinking people have a thoroughly bad time.
Winning quote from the idiotic article comes courtesy of Councillor Geoffrey Theobald, leader of the council's Conservative group: They are not thinking of the residents or businesses in Brighton and Hove in my view. Funny thing that- Mmst of the protesters are residents of Brighton, and they have one business very much in mind.
But probably the whole Argus staff are great supporters of Smash EDO who wanted to big up their mates by making them look like an unstoppable barbarian horde battering down the gates to the city-by-the-sea. In reality, it's most probable people wanted a demo on a bank holiday because they'd be at work otherwise. And yet what's the most repeated chant by idiots against protesters? "Get a job!"
For being a male dressed in black
A squat in Brixton was raided two weeks ago after a "male dressed in black" was alleged to have been seen spray-painting graffiti nearby. The police forced their way inside, and where they discovered not one but five black clad males, which confused them slightly. Unfortunately for the squatters, the police then found a police helmet in an empty bedroom and so decided to arrest every male in the house on suspicion of handling stolen goods. Oddly, female house members where left alone (the cops must believe that the fairer sex are incapable of theft). Now the charges have been changed so that it wasn't one male, but in fact five males spray-painting one spot. Even worse, one of the arrested house members, a Brazilian, is now in the process of being deported to Brazil.
FOR EXERCISING HIS 28-DAY REFUND GUARANTEE
Tracked down and threatened with arrest for trying to return a pair of faulty jim jams? Sounds like the cops don't have much to do in sleepy Welsh villages. After asserting that Peacock's going into administration was nowt to do with him – but being 12 quid down on dodgy pjs was – one reader found himself located, 1984-style, through an info trail of CCTV, gossip and his girlfriend by an over-eager copper and his bumbling PCSO sidekick. They threatened to take him to a copshop 20 miles away, only backing down when the man in question demanded a lawyer (which sound's like it would have been handy in 'Cocks), and the police realised they... didn't have a car. Unfortunately it ain't over yet, he's got to turn himself in to answer the heinous charge of defending his consumer rights.
Incredibly this isn't the first time our unfortunate friend has been on the receiving end of the dimshit arm of the law. Six years ago, he had his front door smashed in after chasing a relative down the road with a water pistol. Where would we be without the boys in blue clamping down on such wanton criminality, eh?
