Mounted Police charge protesters at Whitehall 24 November

[Joanne98]

Run time: 05:29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgxwTF-qeAo   Posted on YouTube: November 25, 2010 By YouTube Member: MASSIF101 Views on YouTube: 2275   Posted on DU: November 26, 2010 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 464

 
Video footage has emerged showing mounted police charging a crowd of protesters during this week's tuition fees demonstrations, the day after the Metropolitan police chief said tactics "did not involve charging the crowd".

Tens of thousands of school and college pupils and university students demonstrated in largely peaceful protests across the country against government plans to increase tuition fees and scrap the education maintenance allowance, but there were violent scenes at the central London protests. Hundreds of protesters were corralled or "kettled" by police, and later advanced upon by mounted officers.

Many who were in the crowd complained of being charged by police on horseback.

Police have denied that mounted officers charged at protesters; however, a five-minute video posted on YouTube last night shows a number of officers on horseback advancing at speed through a crowd of people.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/26/police-student-protests-horses-charge

[Pharaoh]

1. Ha! The Revolution will be televised!

the power of millions of cameras and the internet is our trump card!

[Boudica the Lyoness]

2. I know horses and those were horses.

It was like a charging brigade. I was crippled by having my horse come down on my ankle with his hoof. I was lame for over 20 years till I got the ankle replaced. I'd have slipped the horses bridle off if I was there, lol.

At least they didn't spray tear gas in their eyes and do all the shit the US police do when there are riots in the US.