based on Peace News report
The police used force to fingerprint at least two demonstrators arrested at the Greenham Common U.5.A.F. base on June 23rd, it has recently been anounced by the Welfare Group of the Committee of 100. The Newbury police attempted to photograph and fingerprint all those arrested at the demonstration, and many demo-— strators naturally resented this action, resisting it by such means as covering their faces or clenching their fists to make fingerprinting impossible. Barry Walker, aged 17, had his clenched hand forced open by two policemen. More serious was the case of John Tremain who, on ‘rofusing to be ‘fingerprinted, was taken to a room by four policemen who forced a paper-—clip under his nail and said that if he didn't give his fingerprints they would rip his nail off and say it came off in a scuffle. John Tremi at this point reluctantly allowed the police to take his fingerprints.