This Wasn't Thought Through

[poliphilo]

A young woman is abducted and murdered- and the man arrested for the crime is a serving officer in the Metropolitan police.

There is a gathering in her memory in a London Park- and it is broken up (because of covid regulations) by the Metropolitan police.

So, lets get this straight- a meeting that was part mourning ritual and part protest against male violence is suppressed using male violence- and by men belonging to the same outfit as the suspected murderer.

It's not a good look.

Also, while we're on the subject, jostling and grabbing and sitting on people seems an odd way to enforce social distancing.

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[cmcmck]

"men physically manhandling women at a vigil against male violence".

Sounds about right doesn't it? :o(

I can't begin to describe how angry I am!

[poliphilo]

The police have long since ceased to be our "friends".

[qatsi]

I wasn't impressed by the political outrage in response to knocking Colston off his pedestal last year. Frankly in part it was letting open a safety valve.

Now the police won't agree to an organised vigil, which would have had marshals with some responsibility for safety. After that, the result seemed inevitable.

As you say, it's not a good look.

[poliphilo]

Colston was a special case. He should have been taken down years ago. For all the political grandstanding he is- thus far- the only statue to have been removed by force.

The Bristol police very wisely stood back and let Colston's downing and drowning go ahead- which is what the Met should have done with the Everard vigil.