no, i've just been reading about it,
it looks like the police had no real way of stopping them, so they got an injunction (which is questionable in itself) and then when the hippes started being a bit cheeky and trying go round the roadblocks, the police went a bit mental.
It actually looks like an interesting case, I'm surprised I've not heard of it, i love this sort of thing.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 11 Oct 2012, 11:10, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

They were guilty of trespass and having illegal vehicles
and were dragged through their smashed windscreens by their hair, in front of their kids, and beaten with truncheons, at about 6am. It's disproportionate in the extreme. I'm not saying the convoy weren't a dodgy bunch and I did feel a bit sorry for the farmers whose land was ruined by festivals but the footage is disgusting.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 11 Oct 2012, 11:17, Reply)