ian1964 10,724 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 After Sunday's disgraceful events, the Union Bears would like to express our deep concern at the behaviour and heavy-handed actions of Police Scotland at Hampden before kick-off. The conduct of Police Scotland at football games has been an on-going concern for a number of years and continues to harm Scottish Football and the fan experience. However, the incident on Sunday was a particularly low point as police tactics were deliberately confrontational and took a physical approach to seize a message banner. It is clear that Police Scotland believe their behaviour is beyond reproach and it is of no surprise as incidents like Sunday continue to happen with no change and no consequences. This behaviour has been part of a wider attack on the rights of football fans in Scotland, that got increasingly worse since the introduction of the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act. In the past we have done what we can to highlight this issue and we feel it is paramount to Scottish Football that bully tactics and physical attacks on fans stop. We would like to urge everybody in Scotland to stand with us against this type of policing that fans suffer from every year. Union Bears No Surrender 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 All Rangers fans should stand together and develop more of a siege mentality. The SFA, the Police, all the other clubs and pretty much every Scottish politician hates us and wants to keep us down. Sadly, we'll probably just stick to fighting amongst ourselves. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,378 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I must have missed something What incidents? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Apparently the police attempted to stop UBs from displaying an inoffensive banner in a fairly heavy handed manner. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,830 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 There is a reason that that the polis keep a firm watch on UB. Smoke bombs, ftp for two. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Easy arrest figures for them, I suppose. But there's no need to drag banners off a bunch of young lads needlessly. Talk about killjoys. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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