Originally Posted by Mark.:
“And when it's a proper subset of "scarfers" that have caused trouble in the past?”
Eh?
I'm saying that the police treat scarfers different to casuals just as they treat folk heading into grounds in suits for hospitality different to scarfers.
Originally Posted by Mark.:
“When there's no specific characteristics to identify a particular gathering, the police can only assess what's in front of them. When the group then do themselves no favours by refusing to dissipate on the instruction of the police, it's to be expected that they're given more attention.”
FoCUS have cameras all over 111 at Celtic Park. Given the information the Green Brigade put out on their forum which is available for anyone to read they knew it was the non violent Green Brigade who were holding the demonstration today.
In the past the Green Brigade have organised corteos from the Brazen Head to Hampden without consulting the police and Rangers fans had a march on Hampden where Pullar was issuing threats against those is charge of Scottish football. Not a single baton was drawn.
The Green Brigade try to do the same thing to raise the profile of fans banned before convictions and suddenly 200 officers, according to the BBC article, are around them and hitting folk with batons.
It is clear to see the police were unhappy about the McCrindle stuff and decided to dish out a bit of punishment.
Originally Posted by JCR:
“Well, I'm guessing the hundreds of police are there for a reason?”
Is it to stop the Green Brigade from smashing up Tynecastle?