http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/26/student-protests-police-under-fire
I have been in similar situations, and I know people who still have injuries from the barbaric practice of using a horse as a weapon. Surely this should not happen in the 21st century.
Mothers, children, pregnant women where in this crowd. Does the Met not learn lessons?
There was clearly no warning of any kind. This contravenes ACPO policing guidelines.
Furthermore the tactic of kettling seems to me counter-intuitive and only adds to frustration which then in turn leads to anger and this into violence.
Further reading
http://www.acpo.police.uk/asp/policies/Data/keeping_the_peace.pdf
http://www.mpa.gov.uk/downloads/committees/mpa/100325-06-appendix01.pdf
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