[BROTHIERSTNILAW 8. Troops out of Ireland now! Political…]
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BROTHIERSTNILAW 8. Troops out of Ireland now! Political status for Republican prisoners. Repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Support the Labour Committee on Ireland. Support all actions in solidarity with the anti-imperialist struggle in the North of 9. Fight racism. Purge racists from all positions in the labour movement. Organise to drive fascists off the streets. For united black and white labour movement defence squads. Build labour movement support for black self-defence - including against the racism and anti working 10. Fight for genuine rank and file control of the whole labour movement - unions, Labour Party, YS. Fight for a workers' government — based on and under the control of the labour movement -to break the economic, military and state power of the ruling class. Never again a Labour GovernBut for the few of us But for the that aren't (behind bars) that aren't (be - as the jails are over- - as the jails crowded (even the Home crowded (even They get involved with whole communities - like Brixton, Toxteth and Moss Side. They get involved with pickets, pacifists, commies and pinkoes.
And remember these days our 'unarmed' police use guns, gas, plastic bullets, riot shields, batons, truncheons and transit vans.
They don't have to think much. Many situations have textbook solutions. Most picket lines or demos can be sorted out by routin‹ arrests and a beating or two. But sometimes special measures are needed — a demonstrator may have to be clubbed to death.
You can rely on the police inquiry and the courts to agree that this is a "grey area" with no easy answer.
Every cop will tell you.
Whether he's punching social workers with one hand or Soc cialist Workers with the other, he is invested with the authority of the law. So watch out - there's a cop about.
The two officers pictured here have much in common - experience and an income which few us could match. Some of their experiences make them mates: others divide them.
After all, only one of them could join the National Front. The other would simply have to protec them.
So if you are the kind of man or woman who can stomach working with fascists, racists, narks, scabs and crooks in return for largr sums of taxpayers' money, write to:
WC2N 5NG.
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Police Careers (England & Wales), Dept.ST/0230,40 Craven St., London