Drummer gets a Ticket!

Icon_article Published: July 05, 2011 15:24 by Tash [Alan Lodge] |

Tagged as: culture local_communities repression
Neighbourhoods: nottingham

Performing just near Speakers Corner off the Market Square in Nottingham .... A Drummer / Busker sets up to entertain. He's good at it and attracts an appreciative crowd. .......

Well, you know what happens next ..... Community Protection Officers .... [well, we all need our community protecting from drummers], start to talk to him about licences, public liability insurance, health & safety .... and the rest.

Personally, I've always appreciated music and performance, juggling, street acts and general exhuberance to lighten the day as you go about in your biz. I mean, we've done it for thousands of years, a little spontineity. But now it all has to be contrived, licenced by an official, paid for, commercially valid, appointed places and it's knocking the creativity out of society. This is not hot news really ,,,, you can see it every day of the week. But I am getting crosser about such oppressive behaviour and I hope you are too. The audience watching this drummer, gave a collective sneer at these officers behaviour, some tried to speak to them to point out there was nothing wrong here. But it's their job you see ....

In short .... community Protection is not what I see happening here [like many others]. Perhaps they could be found something more useful to do .... like enabling things to happen for the public good, rather than an extension of the usual authorities actions that 'like to say no!' Just a thought!

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Potential terrorist!

Comment Published: July 05, 2011 16:38 by domestic extremist

He's got big barrels with wires coming out. Lucky he was stopped by a C3PO not CO19 lol:)

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Shut up and shop

Comment Published: July 06, 2011 07:05 by James

I too am really pissed off that the authorities believe that they are the arbiters of what we can and cannot do in public spaces. But then they do not see the city as a public space. They think of is theirs and they can control what we do in it: just keep quiet and shop, and if we don't think you are doing enough shopping we will fill public spaces like the Market Square with more shops.

Whilst I have challenged the CSPO or whatever they are called these days that is a bit unfair on them They are not very well educated or intelligent and only have a limited capacity for independent decision making or thought. So they probably feel they have few other employment options.

If I am annoying, offending or obstructing someone in a public place I will discuss this with them and we will find a way of resolving it. We dont need mindless authoritarians sticking their snouts in and interfering with ordinary people getting on togther.

Thanks Tash for reporting this case and keeping the issue alive.

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