But surely the collective silence of Labour sites (other than Next Left) on the ACPOs issue, put in the context of the eralier virtual collective silence on the G20
protests policing issues, is striking.
Not exact matches
Now, removed from Kaepernick, who is on the outside looking in, with his stance distorted by arguments cowardly trying to look away from the original
issue — claiming he kneeled against things that he didn't — and with the spotlight pointed at Trump rather than
police brutality, the NFL has decided to
protest without really
protesting anything.
Kaepernick told the media he chose to sit to
protest the oppression of people of color in the United States and ongoing
issues with
police brutality.
(I don't know how much they might have already done around g20
protests /
policing, but otherwise it seems potentially a good
issue for them
On both of these criteria, the civil liberties
issues around surveillance and the
policing of
protest score very high.
As the pro Biafran
protests grow out of proportion by the day, the Inspector - General of
Police, IGP Solomon Arase has
issued a stern warning to MASSOB and IPOB activists to stop threatening public peace or face the full weight of the law.
Earlier today, Bratton's opposition to Cuomo's plan was criticized by Russell Simmons, the hip - hop mogul and social activist who is a longtime friend and supporter of Cuomo, and by the Justice League NYC, a coalition group that led some of the
protests following the Eric Garner decision, and met with Mayor Bill de Blasio to discuss
police reform
issues.
The Senate also held hearings on the
issue of criminal justice reforms following the death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man whose death in
police custody led to
protests in New York and around the country.
«The Independent
Police Complaints Commission, now dealing with its third complaint surrounding the G20
protests, can only look at individual cases and can not consider broader
issues like the behaviour of the TSG and the imaginative role of the Metropolitan
Police press office.»
The
police subsequently denied
issuing threats against the
protest, noting that the people had the right to
protest.
The
protest during the anthem had initially began with ex-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in order to draw attention to the
issue of
police brutality.
As a result of the continuing
protests of pro-Biafra agitators, Inspector - General of
Police, Solomon Arase has
issued a stern warning to MASSOB and IPOB activists to stop threatening public peace or face the full...
The curious case of a group of masked Chinese artists detained by
police for a brief, spontaneous
protest over pollution serves as a reminder of just how sensitive the
issue remains for the authorities.
The CCLA is deeply concerned about the Montreal
police force's use of a controversial municipal bylaw to cut off social
protests before they begin, detain individuals en masse, and
issue costly tickets to individuals seeking to exercise their constitutionally protected rights.
«Key
issues for them will be the proportionality of legislative restrictions on
protest, and existing
police powers and their use in practice,» she adds.
Freedom of speech challenges take many forms, including such diverse
issues as media ownership concentration, sign bylaws, defamation suits, and aggressive
policing of
protests.