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Statements by Our Candidates in the 2005 Elections

Eamonn McCann, SEA candidate for Foyle and for Waterside Rural

Fountain and Bogside join policing picket

Tuesday, May 3rd 2005

The violent incident caught on video in the Waterside in the early hours of Saturday morning shows the need for policing change. But it also shows that the way policing change is usually discussed isn't good enough.

The PSNI would not have behaved in a wealthy area the way they were shown behaving in Violent Street. It's the class aspect of policing which this has brought to the fore.

The picket at the court-house on Monday reflected this reality. The picket included people from the Fountain and the Bogside, as well as from the local Waterside area.

A video showing part of what happened on Violet Street can now be viewed on this website.

We have made copies of the footage available to media outlets. We understand that solicitors representing some of those concerned intend to forward the footage to the office of the Police Ombudsman.

The SEA will speak more forthrightly about the incident and its repercussions when restrictions now in place no longer apply.





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