Talk about over kill!

www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/dec/10/school...ameron-office-picket

The mother of a 12-year-old boy has criticised Thames Valley police for taking her son out of lessons because he was planning to picket David Cameron's constituency office today.

Nicky Wishart, a pupil at Bartholomew School, Eynsham, Oxfordshire, organised the event on Facebook to highlight the plight of his youth centre, which is due to close in March next year due to budget cuts.

The protest, which was due to take place today, has attracted over 130 people on Facebook, most of whom are children who use youth centres in Cameron's constituency, Witney.

Wishart said that after the school was contacted by anti-terrorist officers, he was taken out of his English class on Tuesday afternoon and interviewed by a Thames Valley officer at the school in the presence of his head of year. During the interview, Wishart says that the officer told him that if any public disorder took place at the event he would be held responsible and arrested.

This is absolutely disgusting. Apart from the police behaviour, what on earth was the school playing at, allowing this to occur? However, I was encouraged to see this in the article

Despite the police visit, Wishart said he would continue with the picket today and he would be delivering a letter to Cameron's staff about the youth centre closure.

He seems like a good lad, so best of luck to him.

And front-running candidate for most obvious do-you-think-I-was-born-yesterday lie of the year is spokeswoman for Thames Valley Police with

"our schools officer for west Oxfordshire attended... and spoke to a 12-year-old boy in the company of the pupil's head of year, about a planned protest. This was not with the intention of dissuading him from organising it, but to obtain information regarding the protest to ensure his and others' safety. As with any demonstration, we always aim to facilitate a peaceful protest."

sue the cop, the police and the school.

ridiculous. Total fascism.

sounds like a clever kid...send him to Uni for free !!