I hadn't heard before how badly the police behaved at the climate camp protest last August. At the time, it was reported as "police clash with protesters". The reality that has come out is that it was really police harassing protesters and local residents alike - without cause, without provocation.
The police questioned, searched and harassed anyone in the area - plus confiscating, apparently, anything they wanted to. Stuff like bike locks, spoons, umbrellas, chalk, toenail clippers, duct tape and felt tip pens.
My favorite is line in the video is a little kid saying, "They took my crayons because apparently they you can draw on banners and that you can, um, commit a crime with crayons". Good job coppers!
More:
Kingsnorth report reveals shocking police campaign of intimidation against protesters
Greenpeace UK climate camp updates
BBC: Protest policing complaint
Boing Boing: How British cops are criminalising peaceful protest