A Riot Cop's perspective on the Gaza protests...

[audiotech]

More on this from those charged, including Jake Smith being interviewed:

 

[likesfish]

can see the plod point of view some demos stand a good chance of kicking off regardless of if you wear nice helemts or the full kit.
coppers tend to be cycnical getting between demostraters and the israeli embassy of course its going to kick off

 

[Streathamite]

It would also be mioghty helpful if the OP provider gave us the link whence the dibble account of thngs came from

 

[DaveCinzano]

http://sheepdogsandwolves.blogspot.com/2009/01/so-who-started-it.html