IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Police on the rampage SPEAKOU

· Socialist Challenge No. 9, 4 August 1977 · pp. 8-9 of the scan · 423 words

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We cannot give any details may so changes bat wo can give details of the way Lie police handled the affair and the The trouble started in Tennyindow was broken by a cricket at while abour a dozen black cenagers PETE PINO COCKEL. No-one bas been charged In inection with the broken winliving an mason Street will be lodging : THE HAUL COC DINICE. He tatemelt says:

person living in a protest against the police brucally against young black bays. In ON SODI COC EWAS ACTREA oliceman doing his job investiing an incident where a winI was shocked to see instead of soliceman asking who hac Nottingham Voice ately approached a boy Know Sh scused hims. When th man pulled and ripped the blac boy's jumper and told him to ge into the car. On this the black boy gor upect and pusbed away The policeman sent for rein fore case over and asked is forcements. Then explain to the police officer. But the police officer completely ipmored tbe father and went after 1E Bu The reinfotcements arrived and before much longer a scuffle had broken our - started by the who le police Children, HIT MEAL WAIT-A-10 from the middle of the scuffle 0:95 dobe by I would like o scate thar th whole affair was avoidable if the cone had acred in Isoner. The result in this matter was that a group was arrested. And asay I add thar replied Robe of these was responsible for him smashing the window;

Mrs. Marquis, macher of tb 15-year-old arrested, cold the shop and found Tennyson Street blocked with about twelve bolice cars and there was a black maria outside my house.

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Ladywood by-election SDCIALIST CHALLENGE 4 August 1977

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