Saturday 12 May, police from virtually every borough in London - in addition to members of the Territorial Support Group - violently removed supporters of Occupy London who were simply sitting on the steps of the Royal Exchange.
The arrests came after a day of "Meet the 1%" activities around the city timed to coincide with an international day of action marked in over 380 cities worldwide.
A Section 14 should only be put in place when there is a serious risk of imminent public disorder, damage to property or serious disruption to the life of the community. Occupy London's peaceful gathering near the Bank of England showed no potential for any of these outcomes, which would go against the principles of Occupy anyway
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