G20 Protests. Italian student beaten unconscious by police

[B Whale]

Source: Guardian

At least 10 protesters sitting down in the street close to the Bank of England were left with bloody head wounds after being charged by officers with batons at around 4.30pm. One woman, said to be an Italian student, was carried off unconscious.

Some City workers were seen waving £10 notes at them from office windows.

After the charge against the sit-down protest at students, there were complaints that officers had been heavy handed. "When people surrounded RBS, I could understand police tactics," said Jack Bright, 19. "We were sat down, trying to have a peaceful protest, but they started whacking us."

With his head wounds bandaged up by an ITN crew, Finn O'Sullivan, 21, said: "There was a girl in front of me who got hit. Then a bloke got hit and fell to the floor. I was next in line and just remember shields coming down on us. The police were stamping and kicking. I asked them to let me through the line for medical treatment but they said no."



Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/01/g20-summit-protests

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Police were certainly 'up for it' as they said.

[B Whale]

1. kick for state sponsored thuggery

[B Whale]

2. kick because surely people give a shit about police violence

[Nihil]

3. Optimist.

:-(

[B Whale]

4. i know, depressing to be an optimist sometimes

thanks