35,000 officers from all over the UK. Officers marched through the city on May 10th, in protest against cuts in pay, cuts in personnel, and the greater of both evils, privatization.
May 10th was the largest police protest in world history, but officers weren’t the only ones there protesting against Tom Winsor’s suggested cuts in pay, and sneaky attempt to privatize a large chunk of the police force ..a hand full of occupiers were there as well.
Yes you heard me right, occupy was there to support that day, as they should be and officers were in awe over the show of solidarity. One officer told us seeing occupy there was “the highlight of the march”, another said he will “never forget this show of solidarity” a very many thanks poured in from officers around the UK after the march.
Although you can’t tell from the picture below, there were scores of people lined up to take pictures of occupiers who showed up to support officers, many of the cameramen, were officers themselves.
Seeing this play out reminded me of the way occupiers jumped on Captain Lewis when he first set foot in Zuccotti Park last year, many occupiers had lined up in front of the Captian, in awe, to take his picture.
Watching the scene unfold in London was like Zuccotti, except in reverse, this time is was occupiers supporting police, such a rare sight for police who were overjoyed to see the solidarity.. That should tell you something.
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