150 Police used for intimidation at Trafalgar Square before the deadline - June 30

[Wh47n0w1517]

Where was the Trafalgar Square’s Pigeons? Have all the Pigeons been killed?

[AlphaLima406]

When that man came over and spoke to the Constable, it was blatantly something like "Shut up, he has a camera, your neck's on the line if you say anything wrong".

[MrPorkydanjou]

Whoever let that village idiot PC join the job needs a serious 'coffee without biscuits chat! Dear god no wonder the public think we are all muppets..Youre in the Met son not the f****ng samaritans or girl guides!! Dear god almighty I feel sorry for anyone who has to work with him..

[SURREAL2010ful]

So did the law break the law by ousting the protesters under law that applies to private land when Trafalgar square is public land? Not of course that they would give two shits about breaking their own law. When they can drag up some other law to charge people under. Suprised you didn't have farmers turning up there what with all that pork on display.

[oiOwNo]

"We'll try and call him over" rofl

[andrejpwalker]

That is deliberate time wasting by protesters. I have a job I have to pay for this waste of time. And what sort of media are you?????

[Tzimnewman3]

@andrejpwalker "That is deliberate time wasting by protesters"

Yes of course, us protestors can control the actions of the police. Great thinking and logic, hey?

How about you complain to the people actually wasting their time which you along with me help pay for. That is the police. I bet your the kind of guy who would ban all protests and demonstrations without any good reason. There is no need for the police to come hassle peaceful protestors, then no money would be wasted.

[Hemmersfield1]

wow it's like the matrix

[jcreswick]

Blimey how disgraceful try getting hold of one of those police when you need one! Not detaining .... lmfao looks like an ambush to me.

[badslabber]

who was the loud mouth ,shouting down the bull horn ?

[Transcendentality]

@badslabber The authorising officer (Chief Insp) stating the legislation being utilized, which orders the group to leave the area.

[badslabber]

@Transcendentality legislation then? ,not law !

[Transcendentality]

@badslabber Legislation is law

[badslabber]

@Transcendentality says who?

[Thirdwatchandgta]

I'm usually on the police side with these kind of things but this is redickulas no need to put that many officers there. 10 would be the max but thats still to much

[VSL123]

First of all, what kind of people think it's okay to just set camp in the middle of trafalgar square - one of the busiest of London's landmarks... XD

The police should have just had 5 people at most and gone up to them and asked them nicely to leave while stating their reasons. They should not have just given orders... The protestors seem like a reasonable bunch anyway.

[Obain]

@VSL123 Yeah, I'm sure that would have worked.

[DON619ST38]

QUICK DO SNOOP DOGG JUSTICE

ATTACK THOSE PIGGIES!

That dosn't seem like excsessive force at all.

[jonathanbbroad]

At 2 minutes you can see the inspector looking 'very busy' - clearly too busy to talk!

[TheBezzer2008]

lot of cops for a small camp - but at least they were ok and polite with you, explained the powers they were using and gave time to leave the area.

[oldchunkythighs]

a criminal offence - what a load of bollocks - where is the corpus dilecti - body of the crime - where is the evidence of injury, harm or loss to another human being?

[Martinmac82]

The British Police Force are an absolute disgrace!

[blacflag]

that has to be the most disproportionate response i've ever seen.....the state must have really feared the potential of this protest.....don't want to upset those markets do they?

[shaurz]

What's the protest about?

[grumpyoldgitt]

@shaurz It's a peace camp that has been happening on most weekends.