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Police drug sniffer dogs in operation at Brixton station, Thurs 1st Sept
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Police drug sniffer dogs in operation at Brixton station, Thurs 1st Sept
SpamMisery
Pretty comfortable here right under your skin
What is wrong with people; carrying knives?!
SheilaNaGig
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Can someone remind me where that BBC film was of Brixton in the early eighties? Someone posted it within the last week.
Ta.
Ta.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
There's a drug dealing documentary on Channel 5 right now which had a nice 2 or 3 minutes of Vining Street and Atlantic Road and the Dexter Plahyground frontage as one of the ?former? dealers recounted how and where he got into it.
Personally I blame the appalling architecture of Metropolitan Housing Trust. Roger Tullet are you listening?
Personally I blame the appalling architecture of Metropolitan Housing Trust. Roger Tullet are you listening?
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
That film was Thames Television local news stock footage - there are several like that on Youtube.
SheilaNaGig
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CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I think you mean the film posted here General Brixton history - photos, stories etc (from cuppa tea)
I reposted it then on the "Characters of Brixton.. thread"
SheilaNaGig
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sealion
Conformity is the last refuge of the unimaginitive
Angellic
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Bloody hell!
Not very practical either, if you intend to carry deadly weapons about and not get caught. Where on earth were they carrying it? In a holster, Crocodile Dundee-style?
I witnessed a stabbing in May where the assailant used a similar knife. Started off with him annoying his mate\victim then punches were thrown and suddenly this huge knife appeared. he'd had it stuffed down the back of his trousers.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
I once watched a woman wielding something like one of those chase another woman down Pulross Road. Didn't manage to injure her but slashed her clothing a couple of times. Then gave up the chase and came back to put it through the windscreen and roof of her convertible. She'd had it tucked down beside the seat in her beemer. Sounded like an argument over a man.
EastEnder
Brixton Barnacle
Well it's, erm, different.....The refurbed Albert reopens tonight with locals/regulars party :
Brixton’s Prince Albert pub reopens tonight after extensive, music-focussed refurb (Thurs 1st Sept)
It was something of a surprise last night to see the new look Albert. I'm guessing they're going full-on for the hipster crowd.
I'm not quite sure I'll ever get used to being perched high up on a plastic stool, leaning on a fold-away picnic table...
I wish them all the best, but when I'm looking for somewhere to have a pint & a chat at a proper table with comfy chairs in the future, I think I'll be going elsewhere.
snowy_again
Slush
A better film of the incident with the book sellers from yesterday. That younger white policeman who gets panicked and then overreacts seems to be the cause of it all.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
From your post it seems you have not grasped the nub of the matter.
These people say they are offering books for reading and also can accept donations.
The police have suddenly decided that they are actually selling books, and they ought to have a license from Lambeth to be located where they are.
1. They have been offering books at this spot for years - so why is this suddenly a matter for police action?
2. Did Lambeth market officials ever approach these people and ask them for a pitch rental fee, or offer them a pitch somewhere else if outside Iceland is unsuitable?
3. Who regulates the distribution of Metro, City AM, Time Out, Stylist, NME. Evening Standard etc etc outside the underground station?
4. Do free publications get to pay a contribution towards clearing up litter and recycling costs?
It's a bloody good job the police did not whip out a taser, or potentially we could have had a major incident here, not just a nasty one.
WHERE WAS BRIXTON BID WHILST ALL THIS WAS GOING ON??
snowy_again
Slush
Haha, no I know the bookselllers from their sickle cell work.
It's a grey area between charitable trading and selling. And it's under different legislation for selling or handing out newspapers - under some arcane law.
Managing that issue with a policeman instead of trading standards etc is just stupid.
It's a grey area between charitable trading and selling. And it's under different legislation for selling or handing out newspapers - under some arcane law.
Managing that issue with a policeman instead of trading standards etc is just stupid.
David Clapson
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Does anyone know the arrested guys well enough to suggest they get a good solicitor? IME many locals accept the duty solicitor and don't get a proper defence. IANAL but I can help find a good one, so please PM me if help is needed.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
According to police statement trading standards were involved:
Statement following arrests in Brixton
I see the BTP let off CS gas. As a friend used to say -
"Too short for the City? Too violent for the Met? Join the Transport Police!"
phillm
Trolling through Life (TM)
Story of the incident now on Huffington Post.
Brixton Arrests Of Black Child Promotions Members Sparks Protest Outside Police Station
Brixton Arrests Of Black Child Promotions Members Sparks Protest Outside Police Station
Jangleballix
Better living through chemistry.
From Inspector Dan Rutland's email:
You may have seen a news article on ITV or in the Evening Standard last night, about a disturbance outside the tube Brixton - The incident came about after a council enforcement officer asked an illegal trader/s to move on. This resulted in a minor disturbance that looked a lot worse that it was. This was due to the volume of people coming in and out of the station during rush hour. Three people were arrested and taken to Brixton for assault on police and public order.
The joint operation at the tube between the BTP and local officers, which I mentioned in my weekly message, was separate to this and not connected - This activity was part of Operation Zarina and the second day of four in Brixton. The deployment did have a passive drugs dog attached to it, but was mainly targeting criminals travelling into Lambeth, with the focus on violent crime and theft.
During the deployment two males attempted to avoid police whilst in possession of knives - One was detained with the knife pictured in the attachment and in possession of drugs. In all thirteen arrests were made within a couple of hours, including the two knives, six for class A drugs, and one for handling stolen goods, which consisted of a significant amount of meat taken from one of our markets stalls . I am sure that with resources and time it could have been more, which shows that the transport links are being used by criminals entering and exiting Brixton.
David Clapson
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The two "illegal traders" are Leon Darealest and Sulaiman Lee. I understand Leon was released on bail and banned from Brixton yesterday. Sulaiman was released about an hour ago, with No Further Action, i.e. no charges or bail. It's unusual to be in a cell for 24 hours and then be NFA'd. It suggests the police were intent on serious charges but changed their minds. Sulaiman had a crowd of 100 wellwishers outside the station, plus a committed solicitor. The police caved and can look forward to the full range of complaints and actions against them. Just another day of black men being victimised by Brixton police, but this time with an unusually favourable outcome. I look forward to helping Sulaiman's solicitor with other cases. The ones which don't get on social media and attract public attention are the ones who need the most help from community volunteers.
David Clapson
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I reckon the guy in the white shirt doing all the talking is Trading Standards. He probably asked in advance for police support because he was intending to seize the books. So the police said "we'll have loads of officers there on Thursday to search for knives in the tube station, they can back you up." With the benefit of hindsight police and trading standards will be saying that evening rush hour was a terrible time to be shutting down a trader in a public place. But when police budgets are overstretched there is bound to be pressure to kill two birds with one stone. So ultimately we can thank the people who traded in worthless mortgage-backed securities for yesterday's spectacle.
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GarveyLives
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Incidents such as these have been taking place in Brixton for nearly half a century.
Pickman's model
sunset spires and twilight woods
that's a surprise, i thought they'd been taking place for much longer
Gramsci
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Why? I use Iceland a lot. He has never caused any problems. Its the guy selling Islamic books?
I doubt its Iceland. They have a track record in being tolerant on things like this.
Gramsci
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So when it comes down to the little people Lambeth get heavy handed.
When its Network Rail Lambeth are jumping to do there bidding.
Sickening.
For Lambeth to have a go at harmless guys selling outside Iceland is imo racist and bullying behaviour.
Lambeth could try to defend small business who are under threat in Brixton.
I could be forgiven that this New Labour Council want to "clean" up Brixton for there chums in Network Rail. After all NR are doing us all a favour and investing in Brixton "regenerating" the arches.
To add. I was at a local community meeting recently. The head of Brixton police was there. People who lived in the Council estate around Brixton were complaining that nothing was done about the dealers making there lives hell on there estates. The Cop ( who was ok) said they were concentrating there manpower on central Brixton (ie the tube station). I asked why this was. Was the Council insisting they clean up central Brixton- the now trendy entertainment area- and not the estates. He smiled and did not answer. I go the distinct impression that our New Labour Council wants to clean up central Brixton.
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Gramsci
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This makes me fucking livid.
Its this kind of thing that triggered off riots back in the 80s- rightly so imo.
Those guys cause outside Iceland cause no problems. I could not give a toss if they sell a few books or not.
I assume the pig in the white shirt is one of the Council employees. Tosser.
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