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Monday May 18, 2009 13:43 by CW
![]() Following police brutality to anti-arms activists at Raytheon and peaceful chalk messengers many Bristolians may wish to attend this event. The police and similar groups like baliffs, prison officers and DSS snoopers have a unique role to play in the preservation of the status-quo. Some actually do believe in trying to do good like stopping crime, but such naivety quickly disappears after entering the force. The Establishment only want those people who are suited by character, temperament and politics to join the ranks of the police force. Those unsuited quickly leave. History is full of instances of soldiers etc.coming over to the side of the people in revolutions. The same cannot be said of the police. Whilst most of the police start off from a working class background they cannot be included in our view of the working class. A very large section of our class has a healthy contempt and disdain for this type of traitor and practically keep them at arms length. |
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