A police officer stationed to contain the situation in London as the protests demanding justice and equal rights for all races have been pictured with his colleagues taking part in the kneeling ceremony to show colleagues and protester that the London police officers ‘are not racist’.
One member described the moment and the motivation behind it: ‘I did it because at the end of the day we’re all one.’ The unnamed officer based in north London have shown the support for the protests that have propagated across the Atlantic after the death of the 46-year-old George Floyd.
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This has also been the general stance taken by the Scotland Yard as well, as they released as statement in lieu of sympathy and commiserating the ‘unjust’ death of Mr.point 266 |
Floyd.point 6 | Although officers are generally asked to keep their political positions to themselves, especially at the scenes of political strife.point 120 | However the officer have proclaimed: ‘I know I’m not racist and I know that my colleagues are not racist, so why not? I came into the job to help people and it was a nice gesture.point 270 |
A few of us decided to do it.point 22 | ’point 29 | 1
The official response and any retribution measures from the police bureau regarding the aftermath and possible penalties to these officers will come later tonight.point 289 |
This is as the Black Lives Matter protest in the UK got enlarged to 15,000 strong, with the actor John Boyega and former One Direction member Liam Payne joining the headliners for the protests in London.point 168 | This has been a clear breach of the current lockdown measures imposed by HMQ’s Government, but the protesters were bold enough to approach 10 Downing Street, the heart of the British government itself to protest against systemic racism.point 373 |
It was here that the four members have done the ‘take a knee’ move, with huge whoopings from the crowd in approval.point 106 | 1
Crowds at Hyde Park were holding signs such as: ‘Please, I can’t breathe’, ‘BLM’ and ‘Colour ≠ Crime’.
Star Wars actor Boyega told the crowd: ‘Black lives have always mattered.point 182 | We have always been important.point 208 |
We have always meant something.point 27 | We have always succeeded regardless.point 59 | And now is the time.point 75 | I ain’t waiting.point 95 | ’ This is after Boris Johnson officially proclaimed condemnation for the four police officers involved in the Minneapolis tragedy.point 213 | 1
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