Comments on: Sticks, Stones and Statistics http://thethirdestate.net/2009/08/sticks-stones-and-statistics/ What Is The Third Estate? Everything. What Has It Been Until Now In The Political Order? Nothing. What Does It Want To Be? Something. Tue, 22 May 2012 04:47:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Neuroskeptic http://thethirdestate.net/2009/08/sticks-stones-and-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-3469 Neuroskeptic Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:06:30 +0000 http://thethirdestate.net/?p=1533#comment-3469 I think the same would have been true of the big Stop The War demo, had there been any police trouble. I think the same would have been true of the big Stop The War demo, had there been any police trouble.

]]> By: Reuben http://thethirdestate.net/2009/08/sticks-stones-and-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-3451 Reuben Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:10:48 +0000 http://thethirdestate.net/?p=1533#comment-3451 Indeed. What interested me about the g20 was that for virtually the first time in my life, with regard to a confrontational protest, the weight of public opinion seemed to favour the protesters over the police. Indeed. What interested me about the g20 was that for virtually the first time in my life, with regard to a confrontational protest, the weight of public opinion seemed to favour the protesters over the police.

]]> By: Neuroskeptic http://thethirdestate.net/2009/08/sticks-stones-and-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-3445 Neuroskeptic Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:55:15 +0000 http://thethirdestate.net/?p=1533#comment-3445 Very true - and astonishing that this policeman didn't see the problem with the police effectively making a political decision to downplay the number of protestors. I suspect this reflects an attitude of police vs. protestors (which of course is by no means confined to the police) whereas in a democratic society the police's role should be to ensure that protests are safe and lawful, in other words to <i>facilitate</i> peaceful protest. Very true – and astonishing that this policeman didn’t see the problem with the police effectively making a political decision to downplay the number of protestors.

I suspect this reflects an attitude of police vs. protestors (which of course is by no means confined to the police) whereas in a democratic society the police’s role should be to ensure that protests are safe and lawful, in other words to facilitate peaceful protest.

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