Battle 4 Brixton pt4 of 6

Brian Paddick who is now running for Mayor of London, was sergeant in Brixton in 1981. His testimony shows how scared police were of the rioting hoards.

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[Sam Fitzell]

Classic.... "i did wantever any sefl respecting coward would do and took my uniform off and sunk down into the seat" ---- Why didn't he become major of London!?!? haha

[delarhuc]

Brian Paddick is a typical bobbie isn't he! I'm not anti-police at all but when I moved from the North to London I realised that the Met Police are a bunch of cunts. Seriously though, how could you do a job enforcing a law which is a fucking mess.

[Kieran Etoria-King]

That temple store story shows the difference between 1981 and 2011 riots imo. In 1981, despite the anger, they were thinking about consequences and knew who their target was wand who they were angry at. In 2011 Foot Locker, probably the most popular shop with black young people in the area today, was burned to the ground. Mindless violence.

[Mobin Kiadeh]

Lol Brian Paddick.....

[misternylon]

Let the wedding car through!! :D

[Easyandy100]

@blackandproud75 Using a lot of 'them and us' thinking which leads to stereotyping. Not every black person is good and not every white person is bad. I don't know what you are getting at saying 'we' are going to be the majority. It sounds like a threat. Sounds like you will be as bad as the racist white people are now. What will that achieve?

[Easyandy100]

Yep. Although he did have a few names.

[cthompson1976]

are you talking about george

[supahdupahguy81]

At least he was honest....

[pcrvg0808]

we can`t `ran` that shop we shop there .

hmm , says it all , i guess .

[ejp93]

because he wanted to be on I'm a celebrity! lol

[Ramble1212]

why can't the english treat blacks right? the police are beating there fellow man why didn'y they drop there batons and jion the youth?