Riot Police at Sussex University

After students occupied Sussex House-- management headquarters-- riot police showed up with batons, pepper spray, and vicious dogs. They were clearly trying to escalate the situation through intimidation and excessive force. Registrar John Duffy refused to leave his office, instead barricading himself inside, so that he could pretend to be a hostage. Shame on him, and shame on university management for calling out the dogs on their own students.

In this video, a student holding up a case to protect his face is dragged down the hill and thrown to the ground to be handcuffed. What for?

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• police brutality
• violence
• protest
• occupation
• university
• sussex
• stopthecuts
• michael farthing
• john duffy
• fascism

[TPYT2007]

WHO 'THE BOYS IN BLUE' PROTECT? - the Vice Chancellor recently bumped his salary up 40% to £225,000. He is presiding over the biggest financial and managerial failure in the University's history. He agreed to 100+ people loosing their jobs. Clearly some 'protection' is necessary for such managerial parasites to continue their 'useful' activity. Solidarity to Sussex !

[RabbiOps]

@Jacksbane The protest was not sanctioned!! Brilliant point!!

How dare they take part in an unsanctioned protest!! It boggles the mind!!! Death to them all!!!!!

[SamIves85]

Well fuck you to the person that thumbed down my comment!

[Jacksbane]

go on the boys in blue, no brutality here they are containing a protest on a 45degree slope !! if the hippes want to protest and push the police line they are going to end up at the bottom in cuffs, fact !! especially as the protest was not sanctioned !! hippe cunts

[ayatullahxtc]

erm these aren't riot police! Stop overhyping it, vicious dogs, really? The ones yelping yeah? Please!

[onekidgoes]

PIGS.

[SamIves85]

And some people think that the police do a "good job" for the community!? I recall many an occasion where I've been victimised by these fascist bastards and whenever I needed help from them... where the fuck were they!?

[sreznek]

Damn pigs make me what to cut some bacon.

[VooDooU22X]

times are changing