Shown below is PC's Fisher and Stabler, two of the police officers involved in the climate camp arrests of Fitwatchers. Fisher, who is distinctive in having a heavily tattooed arm, is in the front.
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Was Fisher the one that refused to give his number?
In the latest Iranian protests, the Basij militia also wore balaclavas to disguise their identities. However the others had their photos taken and were posted on the Net for people to be warned against them. I suspect that a similar digital response is required here. I am in total awe of the excellent work you ladies are doing. Keep it up!! We may end up like Iran otherwise!!
Only in a tiny number of circumstances should british police be anonymous, and not in my personal opinion in matters such as these, unless to remove their anonimity would affect their human right to a private life.
This blog is in place as a response to the brutish behaviour of police personnel, some of whose pictures and names appear here. If police personnel prefer not to be exposed worldwide via this and other sites, then the answer is simple. Behave yourself. It's a brave new highly public world.
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Bertie Humbug, the police are public servants, in a public role, with authority over all of us. While they operate in this public role, they lose their right to privacy, and because of the authoritative nature of their role, some of us cosinder it a good idea to document their activities in this role to ensure there's no abuse of power.
However, as this site will show you, there often is.
The police also work at removing any semblance of privacy for us, with the FIT teams photographing anyone who turns up at a protest, regardless of their actions (yes, even the press have been harrased), so why should we not return the favour? Don't forget, there's 1 CCTV camera for every 14 people in this country, we have no privacy any more, why should they?
Fit Watch are a fluid group of people who have come together to resist and oppose the tactics of the Forward Intelligence Teams (cops who harass protesters).
We aim to act in solidarity with each other, supporting campaigns by being at meetings and protests, making it harder for the police to film and gather intelligence.
We hope to encourage a culture where their presence is not acceptable and to act when we see people being followed and harassed.
We aim to make it harder for them to photograph and intimidate us by getting in the way of their cameras, taking photos and publishing as much information as we can about them on our blog.
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Some Ideas For Fitwatching
FIT Watch can be done by anyone and can be as passive or as confrontational as you wish. Here are some tactics we have found to be effective:
1.Holding large banners in front of photographers. This is particularly effective with double sheets on sticks which can block a camera from a distance. This is the least confrontational way of blocking photography.
2.Taking photos of them. They really don’t like this but it isn’t illegal. With any photos it’s always good to either try and get the cop’s number in the shot, or note it down.
3.Following the FIT. Pick a team and tail them. Turn their tactics onto them – everything time they send a text message look over their shoulder, listen to their phone conversations, look at what they’re writing in their notebooks.
4.Watch out for group huddles, especially with senior officers and go and unobtrusively stand by them. This disrupts their briefings and there’s always the possibility you might learn some useful information.
6.Put yourself physically in the way of the camera men by standing constantly in front of the camera and constantly shadow them. This has been the most confrontational tactic used so far and has therefore been the one people have been arrested for. However it has also been possible to do this without arrest, especially if there are larger numbers doings this.
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Was Fisher the one that refused to give his number?
Fisher was not the cop in the video who was asked for his number.
However, he was also not wearing a number, and was the heavily tattooed cop responsible for some of the worst of the violence.
So your main objective from this blog is
1. Remove any semblance of privacy for Police Officers
2. Have an outlet for your hate of Police Officers.
Did I get your mission statement about right?
why do police officers deserve privacy?
In the latest Iranian protests, the Basij militia also wore balaclavas to disguise their identities. However the others had their photos taken and were posted on the Net for people to be warned against them. I suspect that a similar digital response is required here. I am in total awe of the excellent work you ladies are doing. Keep it up!! We may end up like Iran otherwise!!
Only in a tiny number of circumstances should british police be anonymous, and not in my personal opinion in matters such as these, unless to remove their anonimity would affect their human right to a private life.
This blog is in place as a response to the brutish behaviour of police personnel, some of whose pictures and names appear here. If police personnel prefer not to be exposed worldwide via this and other sites, then the answer is simple. Behave yourself. It's a brave new highly public world.
I know there are pictures on this site of officers who have not behaved in the way you describe, they were simply fit or eg officers.
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What a revolting piggy thug. Mkes me want to throw up, just looking at him, all bleached hair, tattoos and little piggy eyes.
Bertie Humbug, the police are public servants, in a public role, with authority over all of us. While they operate in this public role, they lose their right to privacy, and because of the authoritative nature of their role, some of us cosinder it a good idea to document their activities in this role to ensure there's no abuse of power.
However, as this site will show you, there often is.
The police also work at removing any semblance of privacy for us, with the FIT teams photographing anyone who turns up at a protest, regardless of their actions (yes, even the press have been harrased), so why should we not return the favour? Don't forget, there's 1 CCTV camera for every 14 people in this country, we have no privacy any more, why should they?
"Who watches the watchers"? We do.
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