{"id":629,"date":"2007-03-16T18:15:39","date_gmt":"2007-03-16T08:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=629"},"modified":"2007-03-16T18:15:39","modified_gmt":"2007-03-16T08:15:39","slug":"cops-tranny-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=629","title":{"rendered":"Cops. Tranny Cops."},"content":{"rendered":"

When US Vice-President Dick Cheney<\/em> popped into Sydney last month, he was greeted by protesters<\/a>. Among them were two Tranny Cops<\/strong>. Not known for having a particularly good sense of humour<\/a>, terrified NSW police promptly arrested them<\/a>. The two “were each charged with impersonating a police officer and for not being a police officer and wearing a police uniform”. Normally, this would be cause for congratulations — you’ve passed!<\/em> — but it appears that police are actually serious, and according to AAP<\/strong> in today’s edition of The Age<\/em> (‘The Tranny Cops’ duo face Sydney court<\/a>, March 16, 2007):<\/p>\n

Two Sydney women who satirise police as part of a street theatre act have appeared in court charged with impersonating a police officer.<\/p>\n

Sarah Michelle Harrison, 27, of Balmain East, and Anika Vinson, 24, of Marrickville, were arrested at a rally against the Sydney visit of US Vice-President Dick Cheney on February 23.<\/p>\n

The pair, who were wearing fake moustaches and police-style blue overalls, are part of a street theatre act known as The Tranny Cops, rally organisers The Stop the War Coalition said.<\/p>\n

The women faced Downing Centre Local Court charged with impersonating a police officer, exercising powers and wearing a police uniform while not being a police officer.<\/p>\n

The Stop The War Coalition, who organised a small protest outside the court calling for charges to be dropped against the women, said the performance was a protest stunt.<\/p>\n

“They satirise the continued presence of riot police at peaceful protest actions,” coalition spokesman Paddy Gibson said outside court.<\/p>\n

“They might run around behind them (police) for the crowd, to lighten the mood of the crowd, which increasingly feels intimidated (by police).”<\/p>\n

Mr Gibson said the women had been intimidated by the charges and had not performed since their arrest.<\/p>\n

The matter was adjourned to the same court on April 5.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Their charges bring to mind a similarly ridiculous police stunt against another transgressive performer, Starpower<\/strong>, who got arrested by police in 1998 (I think?) for carrying a toy gun home from a rave. The police searched their records to find that the said gun was unregistered and that Starpower had no license to carry it: he was fined $50 (but a conviction was not recorded).<\/p>\n

Remember folks: the police are all that stands between us and sheer anarchy<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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