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I think this is the 7th hanging in the space of 3 weeks in the USA
Ones that look suspiciously like lynchings.
The rush to classify each one as “suicide” by law enforcement is a very very bad look.
I would expect law enforcement to welcome highly expert 2nd opinions
Ones that look suspiciously like lynchings.
The rush to classify each one as “suicide” by law enforcement is a very very bad look.
I would expect law enforcement to welcome highly expert 2nd opinions
If necessary there should be a crowdfunderder for a top TOP expert in the field to look at every case again.
Not the sort of expert that will say whatever you pay them to say.
But one whose expertise and integrity is unimpeachable.
Not the sort of expert that will say whatever you pay them to say.
But one whose expertise and integrity is unimpeachable.
I live in the U.K. but if the right experts could be booked (maybe through @ACLU ?) I would contribute and I think #BlackLivesMattterUK would.
I hope @piersmorgan would promote it and @krishgm
This shakes the foundations of my world
I hope @piersmorgan would promote it and @krishgm
This shakes the foundations of my world
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You often see references on Twitter to 'the inevitable inquiry into Covid-19'. Why does anyone think that under this government a meaningful public inquiry into the pandemic is inevitable? @DavidLammy @JolyonMaugham @mikegalsworthy @EdwardJDavey @joannaccherry 1/
You often see references on Twitter to 'the inevitable inquiry into Covid-19'. Why does anyone think that under this government a meaningful public inquiry into the pandemic is inevitable? @DavidLammy @JolyonMaugham @mikegalsworthy @EdwardJDavey @joannaccherry 1/
Johnson, Gove, Hancock, Raab etc have never shown any wish to be accountable for anything. (Re Cummings, for example.) In the case of Covid they will surely move heaven and earth to avoid effective, independent scrutiny. 2/
And since it is governments that set up inquiries they have the power simply to block an inquiry into the Covid response. You might say the demand from the public will be too strong. Well maybe, but they have already shown significant willingness to defy the public will. 3/
Parliament SQ, #RiotPlotExposed & police response has been good so far. #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER #TommyRobinson
The far-right crowd from a different angle. #racist
Far-right crowd police presence.
THREAD: A lot of people have been asking us what they can do to support #BlackLivesMatter.
Police systematically target black people with stop & search - so much so that in London black people are 4 times more likely to be stop & searched than white people. #BLMLDN
Police systematically target black people with stop & search - so much so that in London black people are 4 times more likely to be stop & searched than white people. #BLMLDN
Many of those killed by the police in the UK were done so after a stop & search.
We've revised our guidance on filming the police during stop & search.
Film the police. Film, film, film the police:
netpol.org/resources/film…
We've revised our guidance on filming the police during stop & search.
Film the police. Film, film, film the police:
netpol.org/resources/film…
If you are going on a #BlackLivesMattterUK demo, there is a quick "Know Your Rights" briefing here:
I’ve been using my daily bike ride to swing past friend’s homes & capture moments on their doorsteps and ask what love means to them in this time.
Annie is loving having time to look after herself better. “And this doorstep. I’ve been here 30 years”
#LoveInATimeOfIsolation
Annie is loving having time to look after herself better. “And this doorstep. I’ve been here 30 years”
#LoveInATimeOfIsolation
I asked Tais to bring something she loved to her balcony and she brought out her Mum and her son.
#LoveInATimeOfIsolation
#LoveInATimeOfIsolation
I cycled past Louie but I doubled back as he looked so chilled.
“What’s the thing you love most about isolation?”
“The sunshine.”
Even inside our hearts are outside.
#LoveInATimeOfIsolation
#LoveInATimeofCorona
#DoorstopPortraits
instagram.com/p/B_Ei0aAHWE4/…
“What’s the thing you love most about isolation?”
“The sunshine.”
Even inside our hearts are outside.
#LoveInATimeOfIsolation
#LoveInATimeofCorona
#DoorstopPortraits
instagram.com/p/B_Ei0aAHWE4/…
