I was told that kettling is quite rare in the anglosaxon region, at least compared to germany and austria, where you can get quite used to it. I even remember a demonstration, where we (the protestors) were stupid enough to start the demonstration in a kettle…
I’m not sure about elsewhere but it’s become ever more common in the UK over the 10 years or so I’ve been going on protests. It also pisses me off a lot more now than it used to when I was a teenager :-/
I was told that kettling is quite rare in the anglosaxon region, at least compared to germany and austria, where you can get quite used to it. I even remember a demonstration, where we (the protestors) were stupid enough to start the demonstration in a kettle…
I’m not sure about elsewhere but it’s become ever more common in the UK over the 10 years or so I’ve been going on protests. It also pisses me off a lot more now than it used to when I was a teenager :-/