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how to play the police at their own game and come away with all your teeth http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1957000/1957481.stm Protesters are again preparing to demonstrate in central London on May Day. At a meeting of the radical Wombles group, the main tactic discussed was knowing what the law said. sing techniques inspired by the Zapatista movement in Mexico, they aim to stand their ground in direct confrontations with police, using padding against batons and riot shields. And - so their supporters claim - they do not resort to violence. Boards At the public meeting leading up to this week's Mayday protests, we learned how to make body armour from sofa cushions cut down the middle and taped to estate agents' boards - which you can "pick up in the street". Motorbike helmets give good protection, although you can't smoke in them, someone chipped in. And, the advice went on, carry a bandana soaked in vinegar in case the police start using CS gas. The Wombles describe the increasing use of body searches, address-taking and the photographing of crowds at demonstrations as the process of the "criminalisation of dissent".
