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Police arrested actors for spilling custard, say Olympic protesters
Alexander, who was behind the event in Trafalgar Square in central London on Friday, quit her role as a commissioner of the Olympic sustainability watchdog earlier this year over the awarding of a £7m Olympic sponsorship deal to Dow Chemical. Dow owns Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), responsible for the 1984 gas disaster in Bhopal, India, which killed 25,000 people.
Alexander described how 25 police officers moved in after the 15-minute piece of theatre, which was performed to explain objections to sponsorship of the Olympics by companies such as Dow, BP and Rio Tinto.
Police sources confirmed that six individuals were arrested in Trafalgar Square for criminal damage. Alexander said the individuals were led away in handcuffs after green custard used in the show spilled on to the ground.
Three of those arrested were actors in the performance, the other three were in the process of cleaning up the custard, which had been poured over the actors.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/20/police-arrested-actors-olympic-custard
Alexander described how 25 police officers moved in after the 15-minute piece of theatre, which was performed to explain objections to sponsorship of the Olympics by companies such as Dow, BP and Rio Tinto.
Police sources confirmed that six individuals were arrested in Trafalgar Square for criminal damage. Alexander said the individuals were led away in handcuffs after green custard used in the show spilled on to the ground.
Three of those arrested were actors in the performance, the other three were in the process of cleaning up the custard, which had been poured over the actors.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/20/police-arrested-actors-olympic-custard
What a farce. The police 'thought it was paint' - but they were already clearing it up. And, when that story was written yesterday, they were still in (must resist pun ...) custody.
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A mortal man can walk on custard, but not walk on water, therefore I humbly submit that as a non-newtonian liquid, custard is safer then water! 
it doesn't solidify when it hits you! 
Why don't riot police use custard cannons instead of water cannons?
Shark-infested custard.
