Is Martial Law Slowly Being Imposed on UK Citizens?
From:John Hayworth <johnhayworth@gmail.com>
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/martiallawinUK07jul05.shtml
July 7, 2005
Martial Law is being slowly imposed on UK citizens.
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/06/19/nbooze19.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/06/19/ixnewstop.htmlNow happy hour ends with 'martial law'
By David Bamber
June 19, 2005Ministers have ordered the Army on to the streets to join an all-out summer campaign against anti-social drunken and violent behaviour by yobs [Youths On Break?]. Military police and ordinary uniformed soldiers will help keep youths under control in up to 20 towns and cities near military barracks.
The strategy comes as police forces in more than 230 towns and cities begin a clampdown on disorderly behaviour by alcohol-fuelled youngsters, in response to a Home Office survey showing a disturbing rise in youth crime.
Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary, has asked the Ministry of Defence to support police forces around the country after an experiment in Royston, Hertfordshire, where uniformed Redcaps - military police - were deployed to crack down on late-night violence by drunken yobs. As well as dealing with off-duty soldiers from a nearby base, they targeted civilians in the non-garrison town.
Police deal with a drunken girl
More than 230 locations have been listed for special police measuresTheir patrols were judged a success and the Redcaps are now seen regularly on the streets, alongside Hertfordshire beat police, in the small market town, where local officers have welcomed them. One officer said that although the military police are armed only with a baton similar to that used by ordinary police, their uniforms and military training deter antics from getting out of hand.
Until this experiment, military police, who have the same powers of arrest as ordinary police officers, have patrolled only in major military centres such as Aldershot, Colchester and Catterick. Now regular patrols will begin in towns and cities near military bases.
A spokesman for Liberty, the civil rights organisation, expressed concern. She said: "Until now the Armed Forces have only been used on the streets of Northern Ireland in recent years and we need to be very careful about using them on the mainland in peacetime."
A senior Ministry of Defence official said: "We do not expect hundreds of troops on the streets but we would think the very presence of unarmed troops will deter bad behaviour."
Ordinary soldiers have no powers of arrest and will not directly intervene in boisterous behaviour, but will act as a "calming and pacifying" influence, say Home Office officials. They would only intervene directly in the unlikely event of widespread civil disturbance. Military police are fully trained to deal with civilian disturbances.
More than 230 towns and cities including Blackpool, Brighton, Manchester, Birmingham and several London boroughs, have been listed for special police measures this summer. Extra police and civilian police assistants will be drafted in on Friday and Saturday nights as part of a zero-tolerance crackdown against drug-taking, under-age drinking and alcohol- related violence.
In some areas curfews will be imposed, allowing police to clear groups of youths from the street after 9pm. "Curfew zones" will be introduced, from which police may ban individuals for up to 24 hours using an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo). Anyone who breaches such an order faces a fine of up to £2,500 and a jail sentence.
The measures were prompted by a wave of violent incidents involving teenage gangs including the "happy slapping" craze, where teenagers attack their victim and film the assault on a mobile phone. In May, Tony Blair promised to curb anti-social behaviour and promote a culture of "respect".
The Sunday Telegraph has learned, however, that the next set of crime figures, to be released in September, will show that anti-social behaviour has not declined, despite attempts by some towns to deploy "yob-busting" teams. More young people complain of being victims of crime.
A Home Office spokesman said: "We want to ensure that people can go about their business without any problems and the Hertfordshire police and Army link up has provided a useful lesson."
David Davis, the shadow Home Secretary, said: "Bringing in the Army in a few small towns is just a gimmick. It will not solve the problem of yob culture.
"This shows Mr Blair's desperation. He has failed to get a culture of respect from mobs. He should concentrate on the causes of crime, not headline-grabbing ideas."
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This is independent from what is happening now in London where troops are already on the streets.
http://www.thoughtcrimenews.com/LucasCivilContingenciesReal150k.htmLord Lucas Discusses The Civil Contingencies Bill And Its Threat To UK Democracy
18 min 37 sec
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Windows Broadband - 56k (http://www.thoughtcrimenews.com/LucasCivilContingenciesWindows150k.htm)By Simon Aronowitz
20th September 2004Lord Lucas stated in the interview that there would be insufficient time to achieve a 2/3 majority vote in the House of Commons, hence his willingness to accept a 50% vote to carry a state of emergency. However, it should be noted that if half of the MPs can be gathered together to affirm a state of emergency, then little extra effort is required to get 2/3 of MPs together. This measure would reduce the chances of the party in power with a large majority (like New Labour at the moment) pushing through a state of emergency.
For a government that had no qualms about defying public opinion and evidence with its march to war in Iraq, we must all ask ourselves if we can trust Parliament with the Civil Contingencies Bill. The power it already possesses has been abused with the recent military excursions - how can we expect them NOT to abuse any new powers?
Proposed amendments:
(1) Justifications for declaring an Emergency. Only an actual disaster should be grounds for declaring an Emergency. And “disaster” means a real disaster, and one that occurs within the UK.
(2) Powers granted.
No suspension of democracy.
No suspension of Parliament. No suspension of Civil Liberties.
(3) Coalition Government. No single party dictatorship.
(4) Parliamentary Approval of the emergency by two-third vote
What You Can Do
Read up on the Civil Contingencies Bill. (http://educate-yourself.org/cn/UKcivilcontingenciesbill15nov04.shtml)
Forward the link for this video interview to everyone you know as well as MPs, Peers, journalists and anyone else you can think of.
A more detailed explanation of the strategy can be found here (http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2004/090904ukpatriotact.htm)
Sunday Telegraph coverage of the Civil Contingencies Bill (not flattering for the government) can be found here. Scroll down to `Ministers to get dictators' powers'.
Michael Nield's article `Loophole Allows Emergency Regulations to be used to Protect the Government rather than the Public' identifies the parts of the legislation which provide the opportunity for abuse of power. (http://www.policestateplanning.com/id55.htm)
You can quickly send an email to potentially sympathetic Peers and other public figures. Simply copy the some or all of the list of email addresses below into the "To" box of your email programme, write your email and send. That's it.
Be sure to voice your deep concerns over the Civil Contingencies Bill and mention the proposed amendments. Make some noise!
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