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PICTURES GARDA GOES BERSERK - Battle of Dame St.

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Wednesday May 08, 2002 14:59author by Irishvidhead

WHEN GOOD COPS GO BAD - GARDA IN DISGRACE

WHEN GOOD COPS GO BAD - GARDA IN DISGRACE Garda attacked minors, women, children, disabled and passers-by after totally loosing control of themselves and the situation on Mondays Reclaim The Streets Mayday Party
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The Battle For Dame Street
After ripping off there ID numbers, Cops randomley attacked Protesters and innocent bystanders in scenes reminiscent of the RUC attacking Civil Rights demonstrators in 1960s Northern Ireland.
Gardai in Disgrace, Shock and outrage at this sickening assault on democracy.
Garda acted with impunity once again showing there disregard for the Law and Order they claim to protect.

The so called Justice Minister should resign in shame after his brutal thugs got caught in the act. police Brutality and random violence, who polices the police? Gardai investigating Gardai, Free and Fair? or a sham, a cover-up and a whitewash?

Serious questions are being asked, where was this violate directed from? Europe? the Government? or just the over zealous thugs in uniforms? The Irish council for Civil Liberties condemned the "Garda Attacks" and "Excessive Garda force"
Garda and Government are on the back foot after the sickening pictures of police violence were screened on RTE/TV3 (well done Indymedia!)

This was just another example of the crackdown on civil liberties in Ireland and worldwide since Sept 11th.
Car Free Day RTS 8 arrested
Anti War Demos 4 arrested
Burlington PPP Protest 18 arrested
Anyone who did not see this coming has not been on a Irish Demo recently or on a Anti globalisation Protest before.

Garda are giving "No Comment" but all Ireland witnessed there disgusting actions on Monday night.
Irelands Shame - The right to public protest is at the heart of a democracy and should be respected.

Stand up to violence - Be Peaceful - Thursday 6pm Pearse Street Garda Station.
When will they realise that by attacking anti-globalisation protests they only make the "Movement of Movements" even Stronger. (Seattle and Genoa)

No police were hurt in the "riot" and there is no evidence (picture or video) that the protesters were in anyway violent, there is however a very large amount of evidence to support the claims that the Police attacked (unprovoked) a peaceful street party leading too 14 people needing hospital treatment.

The Gards irresponsible actions put everybody at risk and they must be held accountable for there sickening acts of random violence against unarmed people

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