Yesterday’s antics

I was arrested at the peace rally yesterday. I intend to plead not guilty to a charge of failing to comply with the verbal direction of a police officer.

Just to clarify a couple of the ridiculous stories being pushed by the police and perpetuated by the media — nobody threw bricks or rocks; the only urine there was pissed all over the pavement by the police horses.

You can see some photos at the Perth IMC (warning: lots of large images). I’m seen in a couple of them — the guy with too much hair holding a large banner with black and red print on it.

4:45 pm · 27 March 2003 · comments off
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    “Your going home in the back of a divvy van”

    Scott Wickstein · 27 March 2003 · 10:10 pm
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    So what exactly was the verbal direction from the police officer?

    bargarz · 28 March 2003 · 5:22 am
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    Why were the police pissing all over the pavement?
    I’ve been to plenty of demos, but never seen them do that. Eeew.

    Anthony · 28 March 2003 · 7:18 am
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    The direction was “move”. I did, but was arrested anyway.

    (Should have read “police horses“, and now does.)

    Robert · 28 March 2003 · 9:42 am
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    Welcome to the wonderful world of lying coppers. I have been the victim of the pricks 3 times (each time I was sticking up for aboriginal people being harshly dealt with – that’s why I left Brisbane…the general populace has a disgusting attitude up there). There’s not much you can do except cop a small fine and insist that the officer is lying under oath. It doesn’t get you very far. Good luck.

    tony · 28 March 2003 · 11:15 am
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    That’s right tony, we’re banjo playin’ redneck racists the lot o’ us.

    It never fails to amuse me when I see those who loudly decry prejudice so quick to indulge in it themselves.

    bargarz · 28 March 2003 · 12:01 pm
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    Keep twangin’ that there banjo.

    tony · 28 March 2003 · 1:34 pm
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    Great pic’s – too bad about getting arrested. I guess I’ll have to keep a closer eye on those mounted enforcement types when the weather here gets warm enough for them to come out again here.

    stageleft · 29 March 2003 · 12:58 am
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    Is the ALP putting up the money for the lawyer?

    Yobbo · 29 March 2003 · 7:38 am
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    Thanks, Stageleft. Nice site, btw.

    No, the No War Alliance has some lawyers who are doing pro bono work.

    Robert · 29 March 2003 · 2:07 pm
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    Rob,

    They just showed pics of people fronting up at court in relation to these arrests. Were you the one in the red shirt?

    bargarz · 2 April 2003 · 5:39 am
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    Yeah, that was me. I got interviewed on 7 and 9 here in Perth, and they showed a one-sentence sound-bite on each.

    PING:
    TITLE: Another ozplogger hits the bigtime
    BLOG NAME: Troppo Armadillo
    Leftie Perth blogger and uni student Robert Corr was arrested and charged by police at yesterday’s “peace” demo over there!! Why am I not surprised?

    Robert · 2 April 2003 · 8:34 am