As demonstrations and protests continue to flare around the world in the wake of the religious cartoon row, may we draw your attention to an excellent piece on the policing of such demonstrations, written by our friend Dr Richard North.
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We demand of the head of the Metropolitan Police, Plod Blair, why were these protesters not arrested for the offence of Incitement to murder unders, section 4 of Offences Against the Person Act 1861:
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"Whosoever shall solicit, encourage, persuade or endeavour to persuade, or shall propose to any person, to murder any other person, whether he be a subject of her Majesty or not, and whether he be within the Queen's dominions or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to imprisonment for life."
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A police spokesperson stated yesterday that arrests would be made at the 'appropriate time', presumably that will be after detectives have (with considerable difficulty) identified all the individuals that were behind the masks. Why not arrest the offenders on the spot ?
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It would be satisfying to know that the opposition parties are firmly criticising Plod Blair's curious policy; clearly from the reports in Monday's newspapers they are simply making token comments.
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Yet again we call upon Sir Ian Blair to resign.
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