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# In search of security: "Violence upholds public order"
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/in-search-of-security-violence-upholds-public-order/
- Published: 2013-10-08T15:10:44.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-23T00:05:43.000Z
- Description: Film: In this interview, direct experience of London's Metropolitan Police has led to a focus on non-compliance as a fundamental response. Part of the Whose Police? collection of interviews with citizens, analysts and activists around the world exploring the question: where does security come from
- Author: openSecurity
- Tags: Conflict & security, #Migrated, Europe, Politics & activism, United Kingdom, Security in Europe, Democracy and government, Civil Society, conflict, UK, Policing, Whose Police?, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 16:37, #appended-excerpt

**Film:** In this interview, direct experience of London's Metropolitan Police has led to a focus on non-compliance as a fundamental response. Part of the [Whose Police?](http://opendemocracy.net/opensecurity-projects/whose-police-0?ref=opendemocracy.net) collection of interviews with citizens, analysts and activists around the world exploring the question: where does security come from?