Archive for October, 2007
Published October 28th, 2007
There’s a new fitwatch callout for 3rd November. Details here
Published October 27th, 2007
At least one officer from the FIT (Forwards Intelligence Team) were spotted on the critical mass without their usual blue-shoulder uniforms on and on bikes!
Read the post at Indymedia
Published October 25th, 2007
They’re clamping down on it in America. How long before they start trying the same stunts as “normal practice” over here?
Police Arrest ACLU Member for doing Cop Watch
Police arrested Brent Cox, ACLU of Mississippi Public Education Coordinator, for monitoring a police encounter. Police told Cox that he could not observe the encounter, and when Cox […]
Published October 15th, 2007
According to the Southampton Daily Echo, in a trial scheme named Operation Sadler Southampton police will be sending FIT out onto the streets to target weekend revellers in areas of the city that the cops describe as “hotspots for trouble”.
Whilst on the face of it this particular deployment may seem to be a legitimate “law […]
Published October 10th, 2007
Load of new FIT photos from the Stop the War march on Monday (8th October). Check them out here. The DataTrak spreadsheet’s been updated with their details.
Published October 6th, 2007
The following is a press release that is being put out in advance of the first Fitwatch trial next Tuesday. Please forward widely. Anyone who has nothing better to do and wants to turn up on the day is more than welcome.
Cardiff-based political activist Val Swain, 42, to challenge police harassment at Highbury Corner Magistrates […]
Published October 4th, 2007
Following my last post I’ve been informed that Zaffer Mughal has also used two numbers. Apparently he masquerades as both ID14 and HX38.
(Also cross-posted to the main fitwatch blog)
Published October 3rd, 2007
Refers to entries in this site’s DataTrak spreadsheet.
Noticed that Ian Skivens (a well-known FIT officer) has been spotted with two different numbers: LX365 and CO5494. Any thoughts, anyone?
(Also cross-posted to the main fitwatch blog)
Published October 2nd, 2007
In one of my frequent websurfing jaunts I happened to come across the following, posted at TomDispatch.com . Makes for interesting reading for it demonstrates quite clearly that the escalation in attempts of the police to monitor, control, and even in some cases prevent or obstruct, legitimate protest and demonstration that we’re increasingly witnessing is […]
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