Kergerkang MENACE ON THE STREETS!
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"We would welcome anything the Home Secretary will do in legislation announce a free vote on the question and the Police Federation put to strengthen the hand of the police". So says James Jardine of the vast adverts in favour of hanging in the press:
PAPER OF THE NATIONAL LEFT-WING YOUTH MOVEMENT No. 4 April 1982 10p "We would welcome anything the Home announce a free vote on the question and the to strengthen the hand of the police". vast adverts in favour of hanging in the press: Police Federation. The police are becoming a law unto themselves. The Greater ManWhitelaw is obliging. There are to be new stop and search laws, to chester Police Committee dared to criticise Manchester top cop Anderreplace the notorious 'sus' law, curfews will be put on young offenders, ton on the Laurence Scotts picket smashing and he turns round and new laws will be introduced to make sure that anyone on the streets demands the abolition of the Police Committee. during a riot can be convicted and put behind bars. The police ask for more power from the Tories and they're getting And the Tories are preparing to use CS gas and plastic bullets - why There is no doubt that the real menace on the streets is the police. else have they appointed Kenneth Newman as the next Commissioner of Scotland Yard? The target is young people, especially black youth, and picket lines.
Newman was chief of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. He has a Youth are fighting back. There have been demonstrations calling for the removal of Ken Oxford, (Liverpool police chief) and Anderwealth of experience in dealing with civil unrest, using CS gas and plastic bullets. He's learnt his trade in Northern Ireland. He was head of ton. the RUC when it was reported to the European Court of Human Rights We have to demand an end to police harassment - a daily part of our lives - and at the very least, accountability to Police Committees. on charges of torture. We also have to make clear that the labour movement and working Yet the most recent claim to fame of the Metropolitan Police has been their report on street crime and 'mugging'. class communities are perfectly capable of policing ourselves, and These crimes account for only 3% of all serious crime - but the won't be conned with community 'soft-cop' policing. police were concerned to point out that much of it was committed by Black self-defence gropus must be supported, as black and Asian communities can expect no help from the police. Coventry and the black youth.
The press immediately latched on to this and we were subjected to Deptford fire murders prove that. cold, calculating racism about black muggers. We won't be intimidated - youth This coincided with demands to bring back hanging. The real menace on our streets.
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Exclusive interview with the Tearjerkers including Roddy Radiation - formerly of the Specials - centre pages. Tories plan to "deal with youth - page YCND YCND conference on 24 April. Linda Moulsdale v on page 6.
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