{"id":1812,"date":"2009-04-08T04:49:09","date_gmt":"2009-04-07T18:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2009-04-08T10:25:23","modified_gmt":"2009-04-08T00:25:23","slug":"ian-tomlinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=1812","title":{"rendered":"Ian Tomlinson…"},"content":{"rendered":"

…died of natural causes<\/a>. Further, anarchist protesters assaulted police, who bravely endured the attacks of the violent mob while they scrambled desperately to save the apparently injured man’s life.<\/p>\n

“City resident Ian Tomlinson, 47, was on his way home from his job at a newsagent’s. He suffered a suspected heart attack but officers had to move him away from the front line after bottles were thrown at them” (Squats raided in hunt for G20 rioters<\/a>, The Australian<\/em>, April 3, 2009).<\/p>\n

Oh wait…<\/a><\/p>\n

Walking home, hands in his pockets, this video shows the moment newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson was attacked<\/a> from behind by a baton-wielding police officer.<\/p>\n

Hours later Mr Tomlinson, aged 47, who appeared to be playing no role in the G20<\/a> protests that brought parts of London to a standstill last week, was dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The dramatic film shows that Mr Tomlinson, who was married, did not speak to police or offer any resistance, before police – some in riot gear, others with police dogs – surge up behind him.<\/p>\n

Then a Metropolitan police officer appears to strike him from behind with his baton, hitting him on his upper thigh.<\/p>\n

The same officer then rushes up behind him again and uses both hands to push Mr Tomlinson along the floor…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Obviously, Ian was reaching for a gun.<\/p>\n

Or something.<\/a><\/p>\n

(Looks like he may have been a terrorist<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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Video of police assault on Ian Tomlinson, who died at G20 protest<\/a><\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/em> obtained this footage of Ian Tomlinson at a G20 protest in London shortly before he died. It shows Tomlinson, who was not part of the demonstration, being assaulted from behind and pushed to the ground by baton-wielding police.<\/p>\n

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