https://netpol.org/2023/05/18/explainer-the-public-order-act-2023/
Probably a little bit late to the party on sharing this, but useful information for anyone involved in protests right now- particularly the bits about "locking on" and stop and search.
It's worth noting that protest isn't *yet* illegal in the UK, but certain acts are becoming increasingly criminalised. We've already seen these powers put into use when arresting the "not my king" protestors during Charles' coronation.
Anyway, stay safe out there during any actions over the summer, and don't forge the green and black cross advice if you are arrested: https://greenandblackcross.org/guides/#Supporting_Yourself
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On average weekends with protests, the number of stop and searches rose 20.5% above weekends without protests, suggesting, the researchers said, that police were targeting protesters extensively with the powers.
“Even when controlling for differing levels of coronavirus restrictions, the number of stops in central London was significantly higher on days there were protests compared to those without, even though the data shows demonstrators were no more likely to be arrested after a search than the general public,” the researchers said.
The disproportionate targeting of black people, among other concerns, has made police stop and search powers highly controversial. Those weekends in the early summer of 2020 when black people took part in Black Lives Matter anti-racism protests in central London saw the highest increase in the number of stop and searches, Big Brother Watch’s analysis showed – although the rise was from a low baseline.
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STOP AND SEARCH:
section 60 lockdown
four times more likely
April 22 Eltham
go home VANS
72 victims
slavery tax
inspector ehigioya
gangs matrix
Darrel and Darren
ESN Schools UK
less than 1% of professors
referendum spike
britain wealth COVID
21.7% pay gap
health bias UK
COMBINED MENTALZ LONDONER - listen on Spotify - 25.9.2020
next to TIESTO - THE BUSINESS (out now!)
nightly posters, Camden High Street, 2020
indeed these have gotten removed the next day
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Help police with their enquiries: do the stop and search survey
The Metropolitan Police is seeking the views of Londoners on stop and search through a new survey.
What do you think?: Young black men are four times as likely to be subject to stop and search as white Londoners
The survey asks Londoners what they think about stop and search practises to help inform a charter between local communities and the Met.
It represents an unusual, and long overdue,…
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PSNI stop and search ‘disproportionately targeting’ minority communities | Irish Legal News
17th February, 2023. Human rights campaigners have raised concerns about the disproportionate use of stop and search by the PSNI on people from minoritised ethnic communities and on children.
Figures published this week show that 21,190 people were stopped and searched in Northern Ireland by police last year.People from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds accounted for 1,259…
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Even MORE pre-release Boothill. Please bear with me im doing my best,, slightly sug/gestive in one paragraph 🤸♀️
I've read somewhere that Boothill short-circuits when he's embarrassed AND I STAND BY IT. 1000%. I am here to spread this like a disease. His system is definitely able to process his emotions, but when you do something that makes his heart skip a beat, he freezes in his spot, his cheeks gain the most beautiful scarlet color... And then you hear the worst combination of malfunctioning robotic noises, AND then sparks fly off of him. Might have to wait a few minutes until he comes back...
Boothill might look like he's calm outside, but he just FEELS the blue screen coming when things get too heated with no break whatsoever or too much fluids go past the protective metal plates. His body stops in place, is absolutely unresponsive, and his eyes flash blue.
Don't worry though, your Boothill has a restart button, right in the middle of his upper back, hidden by his half-vest (or.. whatever that is). He might overheat a little bit though, so be careful not to give yourself unnecessary burns.
In rare cases when his blue screens get REAL bad, you have to stick a USB drive he gave you in those special slots he has on the left side of his hips to bring him back.
Boothill most definitely does not sleep, but gets recharged by electricity or fuel instead. Perhaps that's the reason for the hole he has on his back? Either way, it gives you an opportunity to "plug him up", which he hates, despises even, to hear from you when he feels low on energy (he still wants a goodnight kiss btw).
Boothill swallows bullets. He also spits them out when needed.. usually, he's very careful not to spit them into your mouth when you kiss, but gravity betrays him on his worst days.
Boothill probably works like Siri or Alexa when battles leave him a bit too wounded. You might wonder about something, say it out loud, and then Boothill just can't stop reading the first thing that came up on Google.
"What's the best recipe for carrot cake?"
"2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt—" Boothill gasps and covers his mouth, "1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 ¼ cups (295ml) vegetable oil, 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar—"
He just can't stop.
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My last begpost died off and the goal is outdated anyway because it took so long. I'm late on rent and still no closer to getting a new vehicle to replace the one that was stolen. I feel trapped and tired and doomed and I don't know what I'm gonna do
As always, anything helps if you can spare it, here's my ko-fi and you can DM me for my paypal, venmo, etc. Please share
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