IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

COPS YOUTHS

Red Weekly No. 151, 20 May 1976 · p. 12 of the scan · 265 words

The scan: rw-no151-may-20-1976.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 12 of the scan

Registered with the Post Office as a newspaper. Published by Relgocrest Ltd for Red Weekly, 97 Caledonian Road, London N.7. (01-837 6954) ranging from possession of an offensive weapon to assault on the police to insulting behaviour.

The trouble started after the Harrinady inter schoois soons meetine aren River Sports Centre. The boys and girls were makine ineir wav nome when a fight started between two girls, and a large crowd formed. When the fight stopped, large groups of youths made their way down the road till they reached a sweet shop, which some of mem trica to enter.

The owner, petrified at the siaht of so many black youtns, closed ine snop and called the police - to which the youths responded by calling the shop owners racist. Two police cars arrived, and the youths moved on down the road, followed by the police. Suddenly someone shouted out fight and over yond starco running down ne road towards rerin Park.

At the park, the police got out of their cars (having called for reinforcements) and started chasing the youths.

Printed by Prestagate Ltd., Reeding, Berkshire Fights broke out between the police and the youths as the former started arresting people Many of those involved in the con flict were unemployed school leavers. Amongst the rest were a large proportion of boys and girls who are leaving school this year to join the dole queues.

Like Bonfire night in Chapeltown, Leeds last November, when about 200 black vouths battled with the police the Tottenham incident provides another example of the growing awareness amongst

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