[Onthebarricades] UK: Small insurrection after killing by Northumbria police

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NOTE:  Tasered for SHOUTING AT POLICE?!
And WHY exactly is legitimate anger so intolerable to these goons?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7410441.stm

Arrests follow police car death

Hayley Adamson was due to sit her GCSE English exam
Northumbria Police have made several arrests after trouble flared following 
the death of a 16-year-old girl who was hit and killed by a marked police 
car.
Hayley Adamson was struck as she crossed the road in Newcastle's Denton 
Road, late on Monday night.
At one point a 23-year-old man had to be subdued with a Taser stun gun.
Northumbria Police have appealed for calm in the area. A spokesman for the 
force confirmed the driver of the police car had been suspended.
Ch Supt Paul Weir said emotions were "running high" in the area and police 
had met members of the community twice on Tuesday to appeal for calm.
An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) spokesman said the driver 
of the marked police car was responding to the activation of his vehicle's 
automatic number plate recognition system, when Ms Adamson was hit.
He said it was unclear whether the car's siren and warning lights were on.
Appeal for calm after police car death
Ch Supt Weir said his officers were ready for any further trouble on the 
streets.
He said: "There was a number of incidents last night following the collision 
and quite understandably emotions were running high.
"However, we cannot tolerate that emotion spilling over into violence or 
disorder.
"Some people decided that they would throw bricks at the police and arrests 
were made."
He said he could not comment on the specifics of the accident but confirmed 
the car, a Volvo T5 marked patrol car, was being driven by a lone officer.
A statement from the force said: "We can confirm that the police officer who 
was driving the unmarked police car is currently removed from operational 
duty, which includes driving."
The teenager, who lived with her mother at Cedar Road in Fenham, Newcastle, 
and who celebrated her 16th birthday in March, was pronounced dead at 
Newcastle General Hospital.
Patricia Wager, head teacher of Sacred Heart RC High School in Newcastle, 
said: "Hayley was a happy, popular and fun-loving student.

"There is a deep sense of shock at the school today and we are supporting 
her classmates and friends.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this difficult time."
Ms Adamson was due to sit her GCSE English exam on Tuesday.
Gary Garland, IPCC Commissioner for the North East, said: "This is a 
terrible tragedy and my sympathies go out to Ms Adamson's family and friends 
and all those involved in the incident.
"The IPCC's investigators have been at the scene since the early hours of 
this morning following the referral by Northumbria Police.
"We will undertake a thorough, independent investigation into all the 
circumstances of the incident."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1020657/Police-pelted-bricks-schoolgirl-16-killed-patrol-car-lights-siren.html

Police pelted with bricks after schoolgirl, 16, is killed by patrol car 
'without lights or siren'
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 5:30 PM on 20th May 2008
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Student Hayley Adamson was killed after a marked police car crashed into her 
in Newcastle
A schoolgirl died when she was catapulted 50ft into the air as she was hit 
by a police car following a suspect vehicle.
Hayley Adamson, 16, was with a group of friends when she was struck by the 
marked patrol vehicle, which witnesses claim didn't have its lights on, at 
11.20pm on Monday evening - the day before she was due to take her GCSE 
English exam.

Witnesses also said the scene developed into hysteria after bricks were 
thrown at officers' cars in retaliation.

Miss Adamson, who was on study leave for her GCSE exams, was returning to 
her sister's home in Newcastle after spending the evening with friends.
Eyewitness David Forrest, 20, was among the group walking with the popular 
youngster when the crash occurred, while a second witness said the police 
car was "definitely driving without its lights on".
The schoolgirl witness said she saw the police car driving down the road 
without its  lights on before it hit Hayley Adamson.
Shannon Thorpe, 13, who spoke with the permission of her mother, said: "I 
was  standing on the pavement facing the road.
"Hayley was in front of me crossing the road I could see a police car 
approaching fast from the left and it definitely did not have its headlights 
on.
"I didn't have time to shout for Hayley to get out of the way before the 
police  car ploughed into her sending her flying into the air. She let out a 
terrible scream.
"I'd say she flew 30ft into the air before she landed on the road. The 
police  car skidded and came to a stop and then turned on its headlights and 
blue  flashing lights.
"Everyone was hysterical and screaming at the police. We all knew she was 
dead  and were angry it was a police car that had hit her.
"Some trouble started and a few car windows were smashed but there was no 
violence against any police officers.
"Hayley's friend George was shouting at the police and saying "you should 
have seen her."

"The police then tasered him and took him away.

"I can't believe this has happened. Hayley was such a popular girl and all 
the  young kids around here really looked up to her."


Friends comfort each other and pay their respects at the scene where Hayley 
was killed
Second witness Mr Forrest said: "There were seven of us and we  were about 
to cross the road.
"I was at the front of the group and as I looked both ways I could not see 
any vehicles coming.
"Hayley was right behind me in the group, but when I crossed the road and 
reached the curb on the other side I heard an almighty bang.
"I turned round to look and a police car had hit Hayley and thrown her about 
50ft down the road.
"The police car had come out of nowhere. There were two police cars and 
neither had flashing lights on or their sirens going.
"The car that hit Hayley didn't even have headlights on. I knew straight 
away that she was dead. No-one could have survived that."
Chief Superintendent Paul Weir of Northumbria Police said: "Last night at 
around 11.30pm there was a police-involved collision. Unfortunately a young 
girl, Hayley Adamson, died as a result.
"The IPCC is handling the investigation, so I cannot comment on that.
"The officer driving the car was alone and has now gone off duty and is 
being  cared for. He will be investigated in due course.
"There were a number of incidents last night following the collision and 
understandably emotions were running high.
"That is understandable however we cannot tolerate that emotion spilling 
over  into violence and disorder.

Police officers stand on guard at the scene of the accident on Denton Road, 
Newcastle
"Some people decided they would throw bricks at the police. We now have a 
lot  of police out on the streets."

Supt Weir refused to confirm or deny that the police car was travelling 
without  blue lights, siren or headlights.
He said that a number of people had been arrested after the collision for 
public order offences but could not confirm if anyone had yet been charged.
Hayley's 23-year-old friend, George Oliver, was apparently tasered by 
officers and arrested after remonstrating with police.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission will download the car's 
computer system to analyse what speed it was travelling at and to confirm 
whether or not its flashing lights and sirens were activated.
It was one of two patrol cars following a suspicious vehicle that had shown 
up on the officers' in-car Number Plate Recognition System as having no 
insurance or tax.