unbelievably belligerent and unsafe behaviour from the police at #claphamcommon this evening.

the primary health risk i saw was the officer who stood right in my face and screamed that he was going to fine me if i didn’t leave immediately. #VigilforSarah
the vigil was gorgeous at dusk. people had brought candles and flowers; their children, their dogs. we were wearing masks and at a safe distance from one another.

i do not understand on what possible planet this violent, oppressive response could have seemed like a good idea. Image
sadly, i’ve been on enough protests to know what might happen. and i prepped for it. gave my boyfriend 3 emergency contacts for me. law firm’s number on my arm and in my bra. food, water, spare clothes, meds in my bag.

totally normal, rights-respecting country.
i’m home safe, luckily. i’m not going to get “who do you protect?” out of my head any time soon.

i have no idea where some of my friends are and i have every reason to worry that they may have been hurt and/or arrested.
anyway, time to rest. will hopefully check in with friends in the morning. Monday, we deal with the #PoliceCrackdown Bill.

protest is not a gift, it’s a right. love, rage and solidarity always 💗

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16 Mar
we don't get to a world where women are safe and free through total reliance on surveillance and criminal punishment, or by ignoring that the State harms women too - some more than others.
CN: rape

the public inquiry into the behaviour of these officers is ongoing bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…
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14 Mar
'upsetting' is all well and good @pritipatel but could you:

1. withdraw your #PoliceCrackdownBill from Parliament this week

2. support an urgent change to the lockdown regs to add an explicit protest exemption

platitudes won't cut it.
for everyone saying 'well BLM and other protests have been allowed to go ahead', please read this from @netpol which found that the policing of BLM protests was institutionally racist. people were kettled; people were unable to seek medical attention netpol.org/black-lives-ma…
please also see what happened to asylum seekers protesting unsafe and undignified living conditions at Napier Barracks - they were threatened with enforcement bbc.com/news/uk-englan…
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