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You know, you can't blame the officers in the #HenryNowak case. The police simply can't do their job these days. Imagine being shit scared of not acting on a claim of racism.
The politicians just want everyone to shut up and make it go away by accusing people of "Division."
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77yx8…

Six more due in court after Henry Nowak protest in Southampton

Disorder erupted in Southampton on Tuesday near where 18-year-old Henry Nowak was fatally stabbed.
BBC News
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Andy Wootton

They had 3 people (members of one family) telling them one story and 1 person telling them he'd been stabbed. On the bodycam recording a police officer says, "I don't think you have mate" because they are used to being lied to. They know there are many white racists who start fights. They assessed the probabilities and guessed wrong. If they can be criticised for anything, it's not checking more carefully for a stab wound. If anyone is responsible for the death, it's not the police.
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dick_turpin

I think "I've been stabbed" takes precedence over anything. My original knee-jerk reaction to the video was "WTF!" After speaking with a number of people, I've changed my opinion to: "It certainly looks like arresting him for a race crime seemed to be the main objective." I mean, think about it. There's a bloke on the floor who's only crime at that stage was supposedly racially abusing someone, and the course of action is to cuff them? When you get stopped for speeding, etc., do they slap the bracelets on? No, they sit you in the back of the car and have a chat.

There are lots of questions, and we're not going to get the answers. Henry Nowak is going to have died for nothing, and nobody apart from his family cares because the world we live in is more worried about upsetting people's feelings than telling it like it is. 🤷‍♂️

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