We'll be living in a dictatorship before we know it guys! Despite the shocking footage inextricably linking police brutality to the death of Ian Tomlinson (during the G20 protests in London a fortnight ago), there will shortly be a new law in place preventing anyone of taking pictures or filming any police anywhere; under the ironically named "Counter Terrorism Act", civilians can be imprisoned for up to 10 years for snapping a policeman!
With the police being so deceitful and brutal, this could have very dangerous consequences. The truth about Ian Tomlinson's death would never have come out were it not for that footage, and the protesters would have been blamed and continuously wrongly portrayed as viscous "rioters". Tomlinson wasn't the only person brutally attacked at a peaceful protest - he was just the only casualty. How many more people will have to die at the hands (or shall I say truncheons) of our barbaric police FARCE??? We must shame and expose them, which cannot happen if this law is put in place.
Also, just incase you didn't know, Tomlinson wasn't even a protester - he was a local newspaper salesman just having a look on his way home.
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/07/video-g20-police-assault">Click HERE for</a> the footage of the third police attack on Ian Tomlinson, three minutes before he died of a heart attack in the street.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V23PGWd46MM">Click HERE for</a> some more footage (pretty boring up until 3 mins 20, incase you want to skip) showing uncalled police brutality on innocent, peaceful protesters.
Enough food for thought? Please sign the petition by clicking on the link (it only takes a couple of minutes) saying you do not want this ridiculous law put in place: <a href=" http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Photorestrict/"> http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Photorestrict/</a>
Peace and Love
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