Juggling Knives in London

I love that this street entertainer is wearing such bright and distinctive clothes but I wish his knives were brightly coloured. Still, the reaction of (some) people was worth it even if the background is too busy to see the knives properly.

Knives. He’s juggling knives over the head of a tourist lying on the ground. That could have ended badly, but people who perform in Covent Square are really good.

Street performers must audition for their spots in Covent Square through a formal licensing system managed by the local authority. Performers are allocated specific time slots and locations, with the most desirable pitches going to those who demonstrate the highest skill levels and ability to manage crowds safely. The system was introduced to maintain quality and safety standards after the area’s transformation from a working market to a major tourist destination in the 1980s.

#2025 #acrobatics #busking #CoventGarden #crowdPerformance #knifeJuggling #London #LondonEntertainment #Photo #Photography #SonyA7RV #streetPerformer #StreetPhotography #streetTheatre #touristAttraction #UnitedKingdom #urbanEntertainment

Harassment isn’t counter-terror.
Suspicion isn’t protection.
Staring down citizens in public doesn’t make anyone safer — Only spreads fear.

'Cyber graduates’ are taught to blur lines between safety v surveillance, it isn’t protection — it’s harassment in Lycra.

Cyber lies don’t change the law.
Marking neighbours is still illegal.

No grey area
Marking people is illegal.

#AuditGenX they are trying to tangle millenials/ z's into their mess. #StreetTheatre #cybersecurity #boomeraccountability

“We were told the war on terror was about safety. Instead, it’s turned into neighbour vs. neighbour, citizen vs. citizen — a theatre of intimidation played out on our own streets.

Is this Russia 2.0?
Or just state-sanctioned bullying with baby seats in the back?

Snitches don’t keep us safe — they just keep us watched.”*

#AuditGenX #WarOnEachOther #StreetTheatre #CyberIntimidation #UK politics #CyberSecurity