'PRE-ARRANGED RIOTS', 'lakes of petrol' and "major criminal activity' were the main elements of the metropolitan police report issued last week on the events surrounding the Broadwater Farm uprisfor not understanding that the death of Cynthia Jarrett was central to those events. The whole thrust of the report, and the media coverage it received, has been to make the case for heavier policing on the and of all Brita The message is: black Thousands more police armed with plastic bullets, CS gas and the provisions of the Public Order Bill are needed to keep them in The police report claims that the riots were organised in advance, with huge stores or pelrol cumulated in garages on proof? 'Anonymous' telephone calls well-known 'rumours' circulating Farm the weeks netore o october.
The whole report was exposed as blatant lies at a Reading it, you might be forgiven Thursday. Statements week. ominous they adJarrett invoked the disturBroadwater Farm Defence Campaign press conference refutes police lies bances. Furthermore, other inquest findings skipped over to make the case for unprovoked criminal activity.
The inquest established that police officers illegalentered Mrs Jarrett's house. Heavy police reinforcements were in ine area before her death, and when local youth attempted to demonstrate at the Tottenham police station the estate sealed.
The petrol lakes were refuted as s physicacouncil possible council WUIKCI Broadwater present Farm at press the conference: there are no enclosed garages in which to store it, and the open parking space which does walls constructed to seal off any such 'lakes'.
Pam Heyers, also from une cerence camoann. explained that the report was part of 'the criminalisation of oppressed minorities in explained Mrs Jarpolice.
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