https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/anti-jewish-sentiment-has-poisoned-our-police/
Jewish groups have grown concerned at the Metropolitan Police’s handling of pro-Palestine marches. This interview is hardly likely to reassure them In the video obtained by the Telegraph, the interviewing officer alleges the suspect got ‘very close’ to pro-Palestine protesters and that his actions went ‘beyond observing to provoking’. He can then be heard asking the suspect: ‘What necklace are you wearing?’ The suspect, flustered, explains that it’s a Star of David. […]
The suspect’s solicitor tells the detective this is ‘appalling’, pointing out that the Star of David could hardly have been antagonising to the protestors: the demonstration was organised by an anti-Zionist Jewish group. Why would the symbol of Judaism upset them? […]
It seems we are very much in the realm of: ‘Well, you were wearing that miniskirt, love.’
What do we think would happen if the police had behaved the same way with, say, a Muslim woman? She turns up at a pro-Israel rally in her hijab seeking to document the activities of protestors. The police arrest her and an interviewing officer suggests her head covering is ‘antagonistic’. How long do we reckon it would take between the video hitting social media and the Met commissioner issuing a grovelling apology and sending half the force on Islamophobia awareness training?
This logic is not allowed in the context of national flags. 🏴
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