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#dayx3 police dragged a man from his wheelchair in par sq 5 mins ago
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#dayx3 police dragged a man from his wheelchair in par sq 5 mins ago
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keithpp 918 days ago
Casualties of student fees protest http://t.co/tDXDUNy #ukuncut #demo2010 #DayX3
eastlondonlines 919 days ago
Enhanced footage of police pulling disabled protester from wheelchair http://bit.ly/icLzTK
keithpp 919 days ago
@pennyred RT wheelchair beaten! http://bit.ly/flIPPl http://bit.ly/eBN4BQ http://bit.ly/ikeZj5
eastlondonlines 922 days ago
EXCLUSIVE: ELL speaks to Jody McIntyre, disabled journalist dragged from his wheelchair by police. http://bit.ly/gt4IdV #dayx3
eastlondonlines 922 days ago
Lots of debate about this. Please also see next image and 4:42 update on http://bit.ly/ehk7h6 for clarification
TalentCoop 922 days ago
This emotive headline is not true - no matter how the picture is viewed.
Johnny_Edwards 922 days ago
I was there and will testify wherever that this man and his friend/relative were pushed into the street and then the disabled guy was dragged about 15 feet
Mericity 922 days ago
we were there and he was taken. thats something you dont see in the picture.
OneOfTheSmiths 922 days ago
What being "dragged"??? I don't see the cops touching this guy much less dragging him.
Deprogrammer9 922 days ago
It's time sisters & brothers, THIS IS OUR MOMENT!
abuelopaul 922 days ago
I really don't think any normal human being would drag an invalid from a chair, let alone a police officer. More like this rebel with so much personal anger leaped out at the police to gather publicity, and as such has achieved his goal. Everybody lies.
HogandHosper 923 days ago
The police officer must have huge hands, and where is the students hand? Stop using a photograph that's been taken at an angle to use as a weapon against the Government. I went to College and had to fund the whole lot. Its called 'get a part time job' My
tankgirlkerry 923 days ago
from the guardian website
'4.42pm: We have an answer for the question posed at 4.02pm. The man pictured being pulled from his wheelchair is Jody McIntyre who, coincidentally, was interviewed in the Observer last month.
I spoke to his brother, Finlay, wh
Jock_Bastard 923 days ago
Hit him on the legs! He won't feel it.
lilshortman 923 days ago
wrong totally wrong
tomstorr 923 days ago
From http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/blog/2010/dec/09/student-protests-live-coverage
tomstorr 923 days ago
"I spoke to his brother, Finlay, who says Jody was actually pulled from the chair twice."
KrisOnBass 923 days ago
#dayx3 "police dragged a man from his wheelchair" - yeah, 'cos that's REALLY what it looks like is happening. [cough]bollocks[/cough]
Jilanio 923 days ago
That's @jodymcintyre - A wonderful writer and seeker of rights.
emirrelevant 923 days ago
Well they don't look like they're giving him cuddles...