{"id":7523,"date":"2012-02-24T14:40:11","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T14:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=7523"},"modified":"2012-02-24T14:40:11","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T14:40:11","slug":"copbusters-and-the-policeman-bottom-slapping-cop-car-of-brixton-remembered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/copbusters-and-the-policeman-bottom-slapping-cop-car-of-brixton-remembered\/","title":{"rendered":"Copbusters and the policeman bottom-slapping cop car of Brixton remembered"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/p>\n

I’d completely forgotten about this crazy American cop car that used to be parked on Valencia Place in Brixton.<\/p>\n

Stuck on the top of the car was a large model of a policeman bending over with his trousers down, with an oversized hand ready to redden its already-glowing arsecheeks even more.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The car was used to draw attention to some long running protest against the police, and it could often be seen driving around town with its companion vehicle: a huge pink tank with a policeman stuck on the end of its gun turret!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Copbusters car stayed around Brixton for a while, but I’ve not seen it since these photos were taken in early 2001. Anyone know anything about what happened to it – or what their campaign was all about?<\/p>\n

\"As<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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