Comments on: LGBT activists arrested during royal wedding

By: Anne Archist

Anne Archist — Sun, 01 May 2011 11:05:21 +0000

You have to actually break a rule for it to count as ‘zero tolerance’, Sarah. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_tolerance

The article also says they were over 1km away from the wedding. The Queen wasn’t exactly “attending” Soho Square, was she?

By: J McK

J McK — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:25:21 +0000

It isn’t about “tolerance”, it’s about abuse of police powers. If people broke any law then arrest them, but breach of the peace is already the second most ill-defined law on the statute (after terrorism) and yet police arrested people who’d committed no crimes in the vague hope that they might prevent one. The police were reckless with the liberty of innocent people.

By: Bella

Bella — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:19:03 +0000

@Sarah: I was under the impression that they weren’t actually protesting, so they had no reason to believe that such “zero tolerance” would affect them.

Also, “zero tolerance” sounds to me to be an excuse to suppress protesting – something which should be a right. Peaceful citizens – protesting or otherwise – should never have to fear “zero tolerance” measures.

By: Sarah bristol

Sarah bristol — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:06:44 +0000

Well every one was warned there would be zero tolerance on this day so why turn up ?? Sorry but with the queen n so many important royals attending they wernt gonna take any chances that means any x

By: Logan Le'Belle

Logan Le'Belle — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:13:09 +0000

I have written a log of what happened on the day.

http://fanoffury.wordpress.com/

By: Luke

Luke — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:44:13 +0000

Hey. I’m compiling a collection of stories on police repressing the right to protest. Would it be ok if I included yours?
All the best, keep up the fight!
Luke

By: R Ross Selavy

R Ross Selavy — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:38:27 +0000

2nding Katie.
<3 to all.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:26:22 +0000

Thank you for this article. I hope that any of the LGBT who were subjected to having their genital areas ‘cupped’ by the Police, will be submitting formal complaints to the IPCC? I find it incredibly offensive that they did that.