From: "Dave Coull" <d.y.coull-AT-dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 17:00:47 GMT
Subject: Re: Yugoslavia/J18 London


Andy, regarding these

>>> two young secretaries [more wage-slaves than capitalists] 

who

>>> were held down and had their heads shaved

I have some more questions.

Was the equipment used a battery operated
electric shaver ? (Opportunities to plug 
into the mains were presumably limited.)

Did the perpetrators come to the riot equipped
with this shaving gear ? If so, that would mean 
that we are dealing, not with "pissed crusties", 
but with malice aforethought .

How long did it take to shave the heads of, not one , 
but  TWO  secretaries ?  Since they were presumably
objecting to the procedure, it must have taken some 
considerable time.

Was the main battle between rioters and police
taking place elsewhere , so that the street where 
this incident took place was , at the time , entirely 
in the hands of rioters who were in favour of shaving 
the heads of secretaries ?

How many people were involved in doing this ?
It would have had to be at least four, I reckon.

I still say there is no way an incident like this 
on the streets of central London in broad daylight
could be kept quiet. It would get into the press.


Dave