The Return of CRISP-0

Under the auspices of CRISP (Citizen's Recovery of indigenous People's Stolen Property) Officers all around the country 'ethically-shoplifted' mahogany and took it to police stations asking them to investigate allegations that the wood is stolen from indigenous people's land. No-one was prosecuted for shoplifting, although at the time of writing Stroud EF! are going through the courts. CRISP-O’s happened all around the country at the end of 1993, but have ground to a halt as people see little movement from the police. A mahogany meeting in Norwich on 7/8 May decided to relaunch CRISP-O - with a difference.

The problem has been that local police forces have just been handing the mahogany back to shops which has pissed everyone off. This time the idea is to shoplift the goods, tell the police, and then take the goods to London and give them to the Attorney-General - the highest law-lord in the country, and ask him to investigate our claims. We want to see a huge pile of wood dumped either in his office, or, if we can do it, given to an MP in the House of Commons (MPs are above the law within the House of Commons, so should not be worried about receiving stolen goods. The action is still being finalised but the date is the 14th/15th June. Experience suggests that this is a great way to get new people involved in what is a very simple action. Full details and briefing packs are available from CRISP-O on 0603-631007.