Who will kettle the police?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....e-police-protest.html

[Baldric]

Nice one aog, I was just about to submit a very similar post myself as yours popped up, just remember there's one rule for them and another one for the rest of us.

[tonyav]

Allways has been, oag and baldric.

[rojash]

I'm sure a lot of students will volunteer.

[Gromit]

At least if the Police are on strike there will be no one being truncheoned frOm behind making them stumble face first into the concrete floor and inducing an heart attack (assuming an Asian doctor can be found to it that put that on the death certificate

[pdq1]

It was one of the most quiet and peaceful demonstrations ever. Not a way to get your point across if this violent society where those who shout loudest get the most attention.

[emmie]

if they riot, which i doubt, presumably the army will be called in, after all you can't have coppers duffing up other coppers..

[sp1814]

Why is it called 'kettling'?

[sp1814]

em10

You use of the term 'duffing' ages you!

;-)

[emmie]

really well i never, and this is what wiki says

The term "kettle" is a metaphor, likening the containment of protestors to the containment of heat and steam within a domestic kettle. Its modern English usage may come from "kessel" - literally a cauldron, or kettle in German - that describes an encircled army about to be annihilated by a superior force.

[sp1814]

Thank you em10.

I would've thought that 'pressure cooker' would be a better metaphor.

However, I've never owned a pressure cooker and don't know how they operate, so my opinion here can be disregarded.

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// (assuming an Asian doctor can be found to it that put that on the death certificate ///

Not suggesting that Asian doctors are somehow dishonest in any way are we Gromit?

[rojash]

I suspect that Gromit was referring to a specific Asian doctor, rather than Asian doctors in general, AOG

[Answerprancer]

Oh dear - no change in 'Gitville' I see LOL