Summary
Alternative name(s): Button
This badge, 'Help the police Beat yourself up' was made to protest against police brutality and dates from the mid-1990s. The slogan is well known and widely used, therefore its origins are hard to identify.
Physical Description
This is a small metal badge in black, white and yellow. Along with yellow text a hand is depicted holding a truncheon. There is a pin on back.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles, Politics & Society
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Crispin Howarth, 06 Aug 2004
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Text obverse: HELP THE POLICE/ BEAT YOURSELF UP
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
33 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measured 2.10.08
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Maximum dimensions
35 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Police, Protests, Peace Movements, Peace, Political Protests