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The Truth about Water Cannons - Magda Hassan - 13-12-2010
The Truth about Water Cannons
This post was written by Jacob on December 12, 2010
Posted Under: Uncategorized
As many people will have seen, Theresa May is considering the use of water cannons to deal with “rioters” (i.e. protesters) in London. Public opinion on this will probably be under the belief that this just means getting protesters a bit cold and wet so they go home. We must be clear that the use of water cannons is brutal and dangerous, and can result in the following:
![[Image: Blinded_by_water_cannon.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/Blinded_by_water_cannon.jpg)
Protester at Stuttgart 21This man had his eyes ripped out by a water cannon in the protests in Stuttgart against the construction of the Stuttgart 21 train station. The image is taken from Der Spiegel, and has done the rounds in Germany, but is not well-known here in Britain. It is vitally important that we spread good information on the dangers of water cannon use as quickly as possible. Please link to this post wherever you can, retweet it, link to it on facebook, etc. This way we can build a campaign against this tactic.
http://thethirdestate.net/2010/12/the-truth-about-water-cannons/
The Truth about Water Cannons - David Guyatt - 13-12-2010
I believe Theresa May has now authorized their use and at least two are now to be purchased by the police.
The Truth about Water Cannons - Magda Hassan - 13-12-2010
David Guyatt Wrote:I believe Theresa May has now authorized their use and at least two are now to be purchased by the police.Please email her this link and send this link far and wide. If planning on attending the protests take shampoo, floaties, rubber duckie, shower cap and scuba suits. Seriously. To show that it is theater and peaceful.
The Truth about Water Cannons - David Guyatt - 13-12-2010
And all thanks to the spectacular "Prince Production" of last Thursday when a royal car was deceitfully re-routed by the police - without the occupants knowledge or consent - into the middle of a demo, just so pictures of shocked royals and car damage could flood through the weekend newspapers and media.
All arranged courtesy of Downing Street and the need to preserve the Conservative - LibDem coalition government over tuition fees demonstrations.
And, I might add, there is almost certainly a lot worse to come in the times ahead...