The police later admitted they had feared for the safety of those inside the and those outside sense it at the moved responsible they had freedom Side Wan trouble. when the In youth trotted down Prinabreast, community shop windows and daring the police to wildl James react, the rest of the local seemed tense. really meant. bul no privale nouses werc touched so soon everyone Cane „oul streets, neighbours who hadn't talked for cycals exchange opiand old on the shops the The black youth had led a tion on the scale carnival of the communiJames Anderton, head cops, causing night sought his areas.
Moss Swalos snatch ozaniscu wagons That outside a friend's house.
trying to see what was going on.
'Most of those arrested were bystanders. The police just moved in with truncheons on anyone seen on the streets. One young black woman was arrested in a telephone kiosk. She's been fined £100 for obstruction.
'All in all, hundreds have been arrested in Manchester for no other crime than walking their Those accused of throwing petrol bombs or bricks were badly beaten at the police station. But the cops themselves openly boasted of 'In the cells we all faced continuous intimidation. We were packed in eight to a cell. The mattresses had been removed.
with all the lights blazing and the cops Sursing in every 20 minutes to keep us aware Thei dea was to ge: us inte cour quickiy and as worn out as possible.
Frank Elvey and Duncan Edwards were two of those arrested in Moss Side.
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Anderton's victims 'WE were picked up by the cops a couple of yards