Glasgow Student Protest and Police Kettling Tactics Dec 9th

[222macgregor]

What a bunch of fucking knob heads with too much time on their hands. Surely I wasn't the only one hoping the police officer would knock that bitch out?

[thekwizatshaderach]

@222macgregor aye you were the only one, you fucking moron.

[BeepStratten]

@222macgregor Misogyny, usually a sign of dealing with someone moronic. You just lost 100+ internetz.

[OldSkoolCommando]

@claireohagan It began as a peaceful protest until a handful or protesters began ignoring what they were being told and decided to do their own thing, trying to show how hard they were. Say what you like a witnessed it, if you canni get a grip of people doin their own thing, the polis will do it for you. It's what ther paid for, and trained for. If you let one lassie through after tellin her naw, what do you reckon aw your smelly mates would do?

[OldSkoolCommando]

supposed to be the educated? Clearly never been on the wrong end of a protest eh, there is a reason why you're treated in an aggresive manner when you move away from the main crowd, if you dont like it, don't protest

[jockrockwell]

0:45 guy has stole a police hat, legend!

[MephedroneMonster]

they cant tell us what to do or think anymore, time for revelution is now, we need to kick them all out and start our own new civilization

[mmtot]

No protesting in the New World Order, slaves!

[LeClassics]

RESPECT MA AUTHORITAH

[HoTxMiX]

They should've stayed home.

[DavePhotosDotCom]

the government use proporganda as a tool and so should we, if the protestsers simply take with them some tomato sauce and smudge it over their faces and run to the nearest tv news camera claiming police brutality.

[goatmanjohn]

Unpleasant police.

[1MrRepoman]

fuck the mtoher fuking police not only r they stupid but there pushing around 1 girl who just wanted get out thats fuking stuipid the police suck ass and thats that

[nicandstacie]

You are forever seeing rioters at these demonstrations throwing stuff at police, spitting, throwing bags of urine etc as well as smashing stuff up, the minute 1 cop retaliates (which i would do if someone was assaulting me!) they are called bullies and all of these innocent protestors are calling for their heads! The whole thing smacks of hypocrisy, get a grip of yourselves, who for 1 minute thinks that demonstrations of any sort make the slightest bit of difference? The just cost money!

[nicandstacie]

The only reason this demonstration placed the police in a bad light is because of the restrictions placed onto ALL Brtish police forces, the European court of human rights has a lot to answer for. Do you people really think that this demonstration would have remained peacefull if there were no police? No chance, the minority would have covered their faces and anarchy would have set in, who pays for that damage? Us taxpayers! I beleive the police should be given more powers!

[nicandstacie]

On top of my last wee rant, if any of you morons that dont rate the police for the job they do and do not give them the credit they deserve then dont bother phoning them when you need them! Im sick of hearing how they are all bullys, or were bullied themselves at school etc bullshit, that statement makes your pathetic opinion justified! Bollocks!

[DKURevan]

@nicandstacie

I rate the police, don't get me wrong. They do a brilliant job in this video. But do you see any "criminals" in this video, or people who should be facing the wrath of the law?

No, I see angry students protesting against government cuts that will have a lasting effect on our country's ability to produce great academics, scientists, doctors and engineers. As well as artists and designers.

I work full time, I'm not a student.

You however are a police officer. Biased opinion.

[DKURevan]

@DKURevan *they do a brilliant job, but in this video do you.

They done a terrible job at this protest.

[nicandstacie]

Student fees? why do the morons demonstrating here think they are above the law? Clowns the lot of them! Why should extra education be subsidised? When you get your fancy pants job which requires a degree (aye rite) then you should pay back in full what your education costs, the americans have the right idea.

[kirstyglasgow]

1:11 fucking bunch a fucks

best comment ever.

[kennyramsay81]

If you don't get an education, you end up in a police uniform.

[MarkMck1994]

@kennyramsay81 Another Stereotypicalising Comment, Joining the Police is more difficult that many people think, you go through SET's, aswell as the difficult practice of learning all procedures and legislations that you MUST learn. Its not just a job that you are going to 'end up with' if you have no education.

Aswell as , Medical, Vetting Ect. Its a far more tense and difficult job that what people state it is. You make one stupid mistake in youth and You will never be a Police Officer, ever.

[lemonrind]

Bullies are attracted to the police force. Every single person from my high school who eventually became a police offer was a bully.

[ieatporkpies]

who named it kettling? its obviously aimed to make the contents boiling mad...

[underterraingrunter]

The fiat currency/fractional reserve banking system was designed to transform paper and recently electronic records into real assets. Now that the private bankers and their lackeys have title to a high proportion of the worlds assets they are deliberately imploding that system. They intend to replace it with a slave credit system. All the services we have grown used to will face cuts. We must take charge of our own affairs. The police service has become a criminal tool as seen in this video.

[underterraingrunter]

Exercise your right to withdraw consent to statutes. Do no harm, theft, fraud or damage. Enter into LAWFUL REBELLION. Watch 'Meet Your Strawman' to learn about some of the ways we have been tricked into consenting to statutes. Realise that everything the police say to you is a trick to gain your consent. Once gained they generate revenue for themselves and others. It's just business. Upholding the Law costs money. Enforcing statutes generates revenue. Do not make contracts with enforcers.

[Marniefarnie]

@ColdMattyCross - a lot of these students are angry precisely because they voted for a LibDem party that offered a pledge not to raise tuition fees. Having exercised that vote they now have righteous fury at the con that stole their vote. As for smashing things up - Cameron, Johnson and co in the Bullingdon club spent their leisure time smashing up restaurants, wrecking businesses for a laugh and then handing over wads of cash to 'pay' for the damage. I guess you admire that as it isn't 'huffy.'

[universalstudios13]

Police.... Creeps that were bullied or picked on when younger. No life, trying to get a life, but failing. Nerds with badges. Just look at them with plain clothes on.

[theH0UNDSofD00M]

Unite And Fight!

[jukeboxgr]

I hope you policemen are proud of yourselves, cowardly lowlifes... pawns of a rotten system, that degrades your lives

[bigmadbad]

police scum. david cameron is scum. clegg scum. lib dems scum. labour scum. tory scum.

they fucked up by messing with students. well show them the full force of the people.

[ColdMattyCross]

Just checked it was 44% of you who voted.

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross And you know which ones that protested voted and who didn't how? and so what? your bizarre argument of simultaneous criticism of students for not organising and then organising to be highly hypocritical, furthermore I find your assertion that the youth are a "bit huffy" to be incredibly facetious, I mean how dare young people care about anything its disgraceful? far better for them to be apathetic right? oh right you don't like that either, oh well.

[cassiepompom]

@ColdMattyCross Less than 44% of us marching so I guess that makes sense....?!?

[ColdMattyCross]

Here I shal say the last things I have to say on this as there is little point. Voter turnout analysis for the 2005 general elction showed turnout amongst the 18-24 (into which bracket the majority of students fall) age group to be 38% the lowest of any group. Whilst the data is not yet out for the 2010 election we know that nationally turnout rose by 4% suggesting a likely turnout of 42% among 18-24 year olds. so yes 4 in 10 of you bothered to vote before you stamped your feet and got huffy.

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross Oh and one last thing, sorry to repeat my self buy so what? this might surprise you but in free society there is no such thing as a cut off date for you to get active in politics, I'm going to ignore your antiquated and unrealistic notion that politics starts and ends with an x in a box, even if zero students voted last time that does not invalidate the fact that NOW the majority of students are getting active politically nor does it invalidate there right to an opinion.

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross If all you've got is bigoted anti student generalisations and old man style Harrumphing then I don't blaming you for cutting and running. this absurd belief of yours that all people should automatically bow down to the established way of doing things or be ignored completely is at best evidence of an elitist mindset at worst an Authoritarian one. good day.

[Tsanuri]

Regarding the last kettle the vid fades out on: Those folks were held like that for over 2h as it got dark and very cold. The police set up a second "wall" about 4m from this and prevented bottled water being passed to the protests. When folks were being let out the police were taking names/addresses first and bundled away one person who was advising people that they were under no obligation to provide these details. Anti-terror laws being used on kids. Despicable.

[LeClassics]

@Tsanuri

To be frank, people are stupid if they give away their ACTUAL name and address details.

Though I hear pretty soon this will be irrelevant, in the future they will just take your photo/DNA/fingerprints and run in through the national database

[LeClassics]

Kill the kiddies yeahhhh

You should hear what the pigs are saying to each other on Facebook

[hitthatperfectbeat]

Usually strathy police are pretty sound when it comes to protests, well compared to the english po-po i've dealt with at least. Hope the police's heavy handed approach doesn't mark an end to peaceful protest as we know it now.

[hitthatperfectbeat]

Will people stop commenting that the students should have voted when they had the chance, the Lib Dems are in govt riding on the back of a student vote. That is where the extra anger comes from, not just with the rise in fees, but with the betrayal by the people we DID FUCKING VOTE FOR.

[ColdMattyCross]

Goodness they do get huffy when they are told they shouldn't break the law and that maybe they should trying voting before they set fire to things and smash things up.

[hitthatperfectbeat]

@ColdMattyCross We did vote and were betrayed so i think it is well within our rights to protest. However, if you get a bunch of angry people together you are bound to get some who want to smash things, should that be used as a critiscism of the ideals though?

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross Goodness you don't half get your feathers ruffled by unorthodox behaviour. "maybe they should trying voting" uni constituencies had on average higher turnouts, maybe you should try doing some reading before you make crass assumptions. "set fire to things and smash things up." funny how neither of those appears in the vid, "reality? who needs it?"

[ColdMattyCross]

And as for students...you are just reaping what you have sown, you never bothered your arses to organise politically or even vote and now you are getting humped by the government. What did you expect? This student violence is just juvenile toys out of the pram nonsense. Pathetic!

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross So on the one hand its the students fault for not organising politically, and on the other its the students fault for organising politically? hmm it logic Jim but not as we know it.

[ColdMattyCross]

@CommissarRed The students are at fault for making no effort to engage with the democratic process, instead they have turned immediately to violent and destructive protest. That is not political enagement its mindless thuggery. Show me the peaceful campaigns that proceeded this, show me how many of these people went to see their MPs show me how many of these people wrote letters. Very very few, they are to darn lazy, instead they march about and smash stuff up.

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross "The students are at fault for making no effort to engage with the democratic process," so actually marching up and down the street making sure your discontent is engaging in the process hey? "violent and destructive protest." talk about making a mountain out of a molehill, at every protest where violence occurred it was carried out by a minority usually away from the main protest.

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross "Show me the peaceful campaigns that proceeded this," lets see now we have this video, the fact that you think this is evidence of teenage violence shows you have little comprehension of reality. "show me how many of these people went to see their MPs show me how many of these people wrote letters. Very very few," your clearly not very well informed, go to any website that opposes these cuts you will find many have letter writing campaigns and petitions.

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross "Very very few," and your proof of that lazy generalisation is? they "are to darn lazy, instead they march about and smash stuff up." as well as being another gross and ignorant generalisations it also shows your tenuous grasp of logic, the engagement of an action that requires more energy and organisation is proof of laziness right.

[ColdMattyCross]

Oh look at the horrible police arresting people for comitting crimes and protecting peoples property and safety. Did the police get rough? What the hell do you expect if you join a movement which has smashed stuff up and tried to kill people! For all those of you banging on about a police state, go and live in a state with no police and see what happens to you.

[artorwar]

@ColdMattyCross You have very little idea what you are talking about. At least you are open about that.

[ColdMattyCross]

@artorwar I have a very good idea what I am talking about. What makes you think otherwise?

[pickmanfox]

@ColdMattyCross

>What makes you think otherwise?

Just a wild guess but the pervasive cretinism might have something to do with it

[ColdMattyCross]

@pickmanfox an example please?

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross "Oh look at the horrible police arresting people for comitting crimes and protecting peoples property and safety." Protesting is not a crime, it is a vital pillar to defend the existence of Democracy. And please show me where in the Vid the students were doing anything worse then singing off key.

"go and live in a state with no police and see what happens to you." What a lovely idea you have, "whats that you want to change things for the better? don't bother it could be worse".

[ColdMattyCross]

@CommissarRed Ceratinly, watch the protestors smash the fences round the mini ice rink, watch the protestors push police officers, both clear crimes and much more than that watch what has happened in london. These are crimes! Of course protesting is not a crime, thats why the first part of the video shows the police peacefully escorting marchers through the city centre. Wether our police or ideal or not it is crass to suggest that we live in a police state. We dont, we live in a country...

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross "round the mini ice rink, " look how little room they have between the fence and the police, and look at how once they smashed the no doubt priceless fence that the protesters immediately use the space to get some breathing room, would you rather the fence stayed up and those sods be crushed?

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross "watch the protestors push police officers," were? I see plenty of evidence of the police shoving protesters and constantly blocking them from moving freely in any direction, "Wether our police or ideal or not it is crass to suggest that we live in a police state" Crass or no I never made that comment thanks for jumping to conclusions. "We dont, we live in a country..." that sentence makes no sense, a country can be anything including a police state.

[ColdMattyCross]

@CommissarRed where the police facilitate peaceful process and are highly accountable for their actions.

[CommissarRed]

@ColdMattyCross "where the police facilitate peaceful process and are highly accountable for their actions." Your living in the clouds, the police are fully accountable, thats why its illegal to photograph them, they routinely restrict the Journo's from getting close to protests, its routine to when in riot gear remove your identification number so you can't be identified. And every case against police conduct is done by the PCC is dragged out and at best results on slaps on the wrist.

[fistofonan]

Police - what a bunch of dim-witted cunts.

[spankmymonkey3]

Why are the Scots attempting to protest? Its not even effecting them. They have free Uni's. Ungreatful bastards should be beaten by the five O.

[lDoped]

@spankmymonkey3 they are protesting on behalf of English students because it is unbelievably unfair to withdraw the hope of higher education from the poorest.

[cassiepompom]

@spankmymonkey3 We have free university education because ... well I think this quote puts it better than myself : "If England wants to be run like Scotland or wales it has to stop electing tories in such numbers and elect politicians that have more in common with those in Scotland and... Wales.It is not the fault of the Scots or the Welsh that England continues to elect upper class twats who can't run a whelkstall."

So enough about 'ungrateful bastards'

[megalomania345]

Schoolboy warned by police over picket plan at David Cameron's office

Get those 12 year old terrorists, boys! :P

So, ich les wieder blog.fefe.de

[CommissarRed]

Not only is the Police routine harassing of peaceful protests disgraceful, in this case its down right idiotic, there jobs are also on the line if these cuts are allowed to roll on through, if i didn't know any better I'd think this kettling was some sort of showy bargaining chip by the police to protect there wages.

[GLASGOWSCOTTS]

go get yerselves a job

[meosl08]

Fuck the police

[mvpool]

@meosl08

these are police?? they look more like stasi robotic mindcontrolled bipods

[findnpost]

@meosl08 and uses what? ..you?

[zombierat86]

Fools on here praising the police, know this. We broke nothing, we attacked nobody, WE were attacked. I got thrown against a police van for trying to step round a PC.

[LeClassics]

@zombierat86 It's your fault for trying to move! Last I checked this country allowed freedom of speech, but not freedom to move!

[cymatic3013]

@zombierat86 they are only praising the police because they have been watching television aka government mind control

[youshouldclickme]

@zombierat86 sums up the whole day. The police are pathetic!

[ReunitePeace777]

@zombierat86 Truth will prevail... one day however, until that day comes we will have to witness the world slaughter each other and we will watch our world burn.

This is a fact.

WW3 hasn't even started yet and look in the middle east, our very countries are supporting brutal dictatorships as they did with Saddam and Osama (research Time Osman).

Protests around the entire world are taking place and even in England there are now Socialist Catalysts starting a Revolt!

Viva la Revolucion!

[findnpost]

@zombierat86 i saw people break fences and perform assults against police ..guess that is nothing eh?

Arrive in numbers and sings for change, but breaking everything and fighting with people who are there to protect you is childish. So if you act like a fucking child then you will be delt with a child.

[scotlandftw]

@findnpost Exactly, and I doubt very much the police want to annoy them any more/bully them - it's just teenagers trying to act like victims after doing stupid things.



[Poppymodern]

We don't have tuition fees in Scotland, so why were they protesting and why were they fighting with the cops? The march seemed to be going fine, and presumably this was in George Square afterwards, but it isn't clear why they were fighting cops.. I presume some bampots were trying to break some things to impress some girls or to get on to the local committee of some daft wee trot organisation.

That girl was dead good, though.

"Why are you manhandlin ma friend? Fuxache!"

She'll go far.

[tadramgo]

@Poppymodern

Why were they protesting...

1. Because there are no fees in Scotland YET 2. Scottish Universities are facing the same 80% cuts, can Holyrood afford to cover that? 3. Because they care about their colleagues in England, and want to show support. 4. Because its not just about education, public services, the EMA etc are being cut, in a state that won't collect £4.5bn tax owed by Vodaphone.

Why are they fighting cops?

1. They aren't, they are protesting,.

Things broken

1. Nothing was

[Poppymodern]

@tadramgo when students are fighting with cops then that is fighting cops. QED

[tadramgo]

@Poppymodern That is a tautology. I see people arguing with the police after they push people around, I see being distressed while being arrested. Did you see anyone attacking a police officer? People pushed through a kettle, fine, that is one thing. But the police are throwing protesters around. But what do you expect people to do in the face of collective punishment and illegal detention?

[antipattern]

@Poppymodern It's called solidarity, I believe. Doesn't happen very often nowadays.

Also, despite not having tuition fees, all universities face cuts. Sounds enough to protest to me, doesn't it?

[claireohagan1]

@Poppymodern Firstly you're absolutely clueless. This was started as a peaceful protest until the police started getting heavy handed. And that girl was actually me. So I'm not going far because of my accent yeah? I am actually going far you ignorant idiot. You on the other hand leaving crap on Youtube? You're certainly not going far.

[madmax200769]

The only good thing is that the "head-in-the-cloulds" Blair generation are getting a taste of Fascism first hand. Every person abused by the police will retain a life long memory of the incident and hopefully make sure their kids understand the realities of life

[limbichaos]

guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/dec/10/­schoolboy-quizzed-cameron-offi­ce-picket

[limbichaos]

When are the adults coming out to help the kids ??? General strike !!!!

[limbichaos]

unbeefukkinleevable check out the gaurdian anti terrorist police go to a school and threaten a 12 yr old boy who is protesting to save a youth club. Aye well in there police right enough NAH!

[limbichaos]

unbeefukkinleevable 

[DistantDreamer93]

Who will police the police...?

[popadom07]

well in by the police !

[SkyBlueJukeBox]

At the risk of distracting from the disgraceful activities of the police, does anyone else think the girl in the front line of protestors (at about 0:02) is really short?

[visionontv]

Strong film - have featured it on visionontv's grassroots channel. Cheers

[Vortex42]

And on another video I was praising the police in scotland for decency during the march? Disgusting.

[Neevvy]

1:38 onwards - fucking disgraceful polis behaviour.

[youshouldclickme]

@Neevvy the police are such a joke!