Identity parade of the secret police ( APEC)

[Swagman]

Source: SMH


Unbadged … police officers who removed their name badges and cannot be identified

Jordan Baker Chief Police Reporter
September 10, 2007
DOZENS of police will be investigated for failing to wear name tags during a weekend protest amid accusations their tactics were unnecessarily heavy-handed.

Five people faced court yesterday over the protests, during which 18 people were arrested and 14 charged with offences ranging from assault to offensive language.

Civil libertarians and protesters accused the police of overreacting and using excessive and extreme force during Saturday's rally. They want the charges dropped.

But Andrew Scipione, the new Chief Commissioner, said tactics were clearly defined and practised. "That's the way that we do business in NSW now."


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/news/apec/id-of-the-secret-police/2007/09/09/1189276546303.html

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### A 54 year old accountant was crossing a street to go to a Chinese restaurant with his 10 year old son when he was thrown to the ground by a group of policemen, handcuffed, arrested and held for 22 hours in a cell with legal assistance refused. His son was left to fend for himself.


## fallout from John Howard's disastrous APEC summit where he paraded George Bush as a curtain raiser for a general election to be held before December 2007. Bush lavished praise on Howard and the result-his polls have plummetted to 43%. Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd looks certain to be Prime Minister by Christmas after delivering a speech in fluent Mandarin to the Chinese President. China is now Australia's biggest trading partner with polls saying most Aussies distrust the USA..but for one reason only : George W.Bush.

[B3Nut]

1. Boy, ol' Chimpie is the kiss of death to politicians all over!

Finally, something Bush is good at...making nasty neocon politicians even MORE radioactive! Heckuva job Georgie, keep it up!

:rofl:

I hope the police get their asses handed to them in court...this modern neo-fascism shit needs to stop now.

Todd from Cheesecurdistan

[PSPS]

2. They pulled the same stunt in Seattle back in 1999 at the WTO summit

The goons either removed or taped over their name tags so they could gleefully brutalize citizens with impunity, and all with the tacit approval of then-mayor Paul Schell.

http://www.rwor.org/a/v21/1030-039/1034/seattle.htm

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[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. Howard, when you lay with dogs you wake with fleas

It would appear you've just caught a politically terminal case of vermin from Bush.

Not that Howard doesn't deserve some of the credit for his own demise. Such actions are not without consequence.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. WTF is WRONG with you blokes down there?

You seem to actually have a functioning press and a fine streak of anti-authoritarianism in your national character, and John Howard was above 43% before he blew Bush in public? He should be as popular as a dogshit eclair by now!

[rekoveringamerikan]

6. george is finally doing something good

as an ex-pat living in oz, i'm grateful for george helping to bring down lil johnny 'bonsai' howard.