Mayday riots 2002!

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Continuing to be held on the floor batton out, didnt seem him hit him, but he was laying the boot in
surrounded by other coppers it was hard to see what was happening you can just see his face there
Some other dude is dragged away and then man handeld to the police vans
where ever you turned it was kicking off, the police where kinda surrounded and out numbered as attacks came from all sides Sure the shot of the copper with his mouth open is the one on the front page of the Metro
Battons drawn, loads of people filming and taking pics, the police had to be careful The main problem was the amount of push bikes that got in the way as u tried to move out the rang of the battons
some other guy being dragged off while its sitll mahem in the background Loads of things being thrown, a fire extinguisher injured some copper.
Riot vans blocked off Shaftsburry Ave'. Police helicoteers everywhere, the noise was amazing, it was like something from a future film. The TV crew above the police caught me on cam!
The mood did change from a party happy one to a darker more violent attitude, fuled by the police too. Riot police get ready to move in!
Snapping away police camera crews everywhere
and seen here getting into the thick of the action was hard to know where it was the safest to stand at times. behind the cops where things were being thrown, or the other side where you could be cordened in or hit!
Maggie and Tony out together Shit kicked off in Coasta coffee, didnt see what exactly happend
The guy from Ali Gon the guitar And again with the police pushing us back. I had to be careful not to get caught up with the penned in people. I was always aware that the police were going to do it like last year.
So i had to give up on good camera shots so i was not trapped. And you knew when things kicked off as all the flash guns of the press went off
loads of press again, not sure how he stayed up on that ladder! hopefully the press put off the police from being too heavy handed
Pushing us back further from the main corden Every street had riot police blocking it off, maybe Soho isnt too good for this kinda protest, too many blocks that the police can control easily
Dodgy geezer i saw earlier, copper? Helicopters kept buzzing really low
well moved up from Old Compton street up through Greek street, i tihnk. one female copper there!
pissed up guy is given a little push They didnt take any shit, very well organised and rehearsd
Dancing in the streets to Imagine by John Lennon, pretty funny considering all the crazy stuff going on Outside Ronnie Scotts
The mad chap from Ali G again Somone has a go at the police, not sure why, he aint got a chance
being pushed back the whole line joins in pushing him back
and off he goes pushed right back now from the main bulk of the protesters who are being held in soho.
What can i say? Its a riot for sure
Check out the video clip on the index page of the site Eventualy the guy and the Anti Nazi league flag is dragged off.
Cops with the go faster strips on their helmets are snatch squads. getting late now, have to use night vision. The police describe it as peeling aways layers, taking a few people out the captive crowd at a time.
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