... are the British police officers who violently arrested a woman, during which they grabbed her around the throat and twisted her head to face a camera, because she simply (and politely) asked one of them for his name and badge number.
The cops were filming a camp set up by hippies in order to peacefully protest some sort of environmental cause, and the woman, Emily Apple, was apparently part of a separate group that films the police right back during these interactions, in order to document any alleged abuses of authority (just like the very one that was committed against her, ironically). She is seen on the tape holding a very deadly notebook and pen while informing the cop who petulantly refused to give up his badge number that he indeed has to provide his identifying information when asked. The man is seen walking away, and Apple is then grabbed from behind and tackled when she attempts to follow him.
Her female partner, Val Swain, the one actually doing the filming, was also manhandled by a couple of bullies and taken into custody. She never interacted with the police at all, save for standing around with a running camera. Fortunately for the pair, a different person captured the whole incident on video, as displayed on the Guardian newspaper's Web site.
All charges were subsequently dropped, of course, as the ladies obviously weren't doing anything wrong, but not before they spent four days in jail. They have subsequently filed a complaint with the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
We'll presumably soon learn just how "independent" they really are.
(Carlos Miller link)
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