#fuck the king

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Now that the dust has settled a little bit on the arrests around the coronation, I want to talk a little bit about what this means for the future of protest and policing in England and Wales.

Firstly, I want to caveat this by saying the police have always hated protests. Getting arrested at a protest has always been a risk. Getting beaten up by the police as they try to provoke violence has always been a risk. At a recent anti-fascist counter protest I attended, two arrests were made. One of these later turned out to be “mistaken identity” (neither person was charged), but this is what we’ve always been dealing with.

However, I do think this idea of arrest for conspiracy to cause a public nuisance is dangerous. It’s essentially a thought crime. We think you might do something criminal, therefore we are going to arrest you. It has the power to significantly disrupt all sorts of actions, and we do need to be wary of it. The fact you can be arrested whilst walking to a protest, carrying a sign or a megaphone, and that this arrest *may* be legal (I hope some of those involved today try to sue for wrongful arrest, but we will see) means potentially some actions will never get started, and that is not good for the future of protest in this country.

I would never blame someone for their arrest- their arrest is the fault of the police and the police alone. That said, we know Republic were talking to cops about their plans. This did not protect them, and may have made it easier for the police to locate and arrest them. I think, on here, we all know talking to cops is a bad idea, but let’s say it again, louder for those at the back “DON’T TALK TO COPS”.

Now, the police say that the coronation is a once in a lifetime event, hence their response- blah blah- the police hate protest. If they get away with this, they will do it again, they will push things as far as they can to try and shut down protest they don’t agree with. This means we do need to be careful around OpSec etc. I also know people who don’t understand why e.g. antifa groups conceal their identity. But this is yet another good reason to do so. Black bloc, grey bloc, staying anonymous online, secure communications all of this is increasingly important- whilst also obviously trying to ensure good turn outs.

If the police are going to arrest you for walking to a protest with a megaphone, then what’s stopping us from being more violent/aggressive in our protest? I know some people are ideologically wedded to peaceful protest, but these actions are now potentially illegal too. So what’s stopping us? What is actually holding us back? If holding a sign is too much for them, if that’s on the level of smashing a window now, then what’s to stop us smashing windows?

Finally, I want to talk to the organisers of peaceful protests about police monitoring and post arrest support. In the past, many groups have felt this wasn’t needed. But now, it could be. If you’re organizing a protest of any kind, I strongly encourage you to get in touch with the Green and Black Cross for advice, and to arrange legal observers. Print out bust cards and distribute them. I’d also strongly encourage you to set up some post arrest support. It’s far better to have it, and not need it, than need it and not have it. If you’re concerned about police behaviour, you could also contact NetPol for advice.

Green and Black Cross: https://greenandblackcross.org/

NetPol: https://netpol.org/

[andthentheywilleatthestars]

Funniest thing that could happen this month is if King Charles dies on Crab Day

[absolutelyterrifichonestly]

I didn't watch the Event™️ yesterday. I didn't check the news, refused to engage with any of it, determined not to inadvertently give it ratings.

But I did keep up to date with the arrests. The arrests of anti-monarchy protesters. Because my country passed a law that allowed any protests during the Event™️, peaceful or otherwise, to be forcefully shut down. For no reason other than "being a nuisance".

Here are just some of the reasons protesters were arrested:

- buying coffee, before the protest had even begun.

- standing near a statue of Charles I, who was executed by republicans.

- handing out r*pe alarms to women at 2am that morning who were on a night out. The reason being "we thought they would use the alarms to attempt to interrupt the procession".

- holding a megaphone in a park, because "loud noises may disturb the royal horses". Ignoring the fact that there were literal drummers and brass players on horseback leading the procession.

So if you think for one second that putting politics aside to observe the Event™️ is an actual thing, think again, think long and fucking hard. We are losing our right to protest. It'll start with events like these, and then the Tories will find reasons to implement it the rest of the time.

And let's not forget that King Man Baby himself fought to get the protest law put through as soon as possible. Politically neutral my fucking arse.

Fuck this joke of an island. Fuck anyone who votes Tory. Fuck anyone who gives these jewel-laden inbred colonising parasites an ounce of their respect or time. FUCK OFF.

[bottlesandbarricades]

[blackdogdesignuk]

We've lost the right to protest. Democracy is over. Multiple arrests pre protest. Welcome to the dark ages

[creatrixcymraes]

"abolish the crown" is now an A3 print! visit my shop here ✨

[dollwithkaleidoscopeeyes]

[unitedfrontvarietyhour]

[enbycrip]

Yes, I’ve left out “no gods”. I’m perfectly happy for people to have personal gods and worship them as they see fit if it doesn’t hurt others.

[a-little-beastie-most-foul]

“It just makes you proud to be british, doesn’t it” says my mother as we watch the most totalitarian looking demonstration on tv as a man in a fancy hat rides in a golden carriage over potholes filled with sand that the council cant afford to repair

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

The coronation is litterally leading to people going hungry.

I have conflicting feelings about foodbanks, but this is appalling, so maybe consider dropping your local foodbank a donation?

[violent-femmess]

imagine if we put the kings coronation money towards fixing food poverty in the UK, the cost of the queens funeral + the coronation is enough to solve the child food poverty crisis in the UK but instead tax payers money was wasted on a dead woman and a dying princess in a golden fucking cart. the potholes in the road were temporarily filled with sand because they "didnt have the funds" because apparently £100 MILLION POUNDS of TAXPAYERS MONEY is better spent on a cunt in a cart than itd be if it was spent on fixing our roads for our safety or saving children in poverty from dying due to malnutrition, they wont get a fucking gold cart, they wont even get their gcses because the government DONT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THEY CARE ABOUT THE PROFIT.

THEY DO NOT CARE IF WE DIE AS LONG AS THEY ARE LIVING IN LUXURY

[90spopstargirl]

The only royal I care about is the kind and beautiful Queen Diana ❤

[mariaalenkoshepard]

[margoshansons]

Oh the British can’t afford another funeral because their government grossly overspends for their monarchs who don’t give a shit about them?

Huh I wonder if there’s any example of people in history rebelling against monarchs who overtaxed people or anything like that.

I’m sure it would be a helpful precedent if something like that existed.

[chewbaxter]

Listening to the Parasite-In-Chief Charles' Speech, known to apparently be a prominent advocate for Green Policies. He announced the Tory's Oil policies with the most boring tone. If he's the true sovereign of this Country, surely he can tell them to fuck off, and he won't contradict his positions. Or is he a spineless old git?