Harrassment does not stop at 'sarky remarks'
Whatever you may think of the motivations and methods of protesters, a video on the Guardian web site is truly shocking. It shows Emily Apple and her female colleague being brutally jumped on, bound hand and foot and thrown in police cells for four days simply for photographing policemen who were committing the offence of not wearing any identification and refusing to give their numbers when politely asked.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/jun/21/fit-watch-kingsnorth-arrests
BTW: The Mets Sir Paul Stephenson says that officers who fail to identify themselves should be sacked.