Hey @sonjajessup, @silkiecarlo
Do you think it was it good faith and fair reporting to run this story without mentioning the man Shaun Thompson was mistaken for... was Shaun Thompson's brother?
@sonjajessup @silkiecarlo @Independent
Don't you think this sentence should read
"One officer used a handheld device to compare my features to those in a photo [which was of my brother]. I assured them that I was not the person they were looking for [because I knew it was my brother]"
?
@sonjajessup @silkiecarlo @Independent @charleshymas
I'm no editor, but I've got a proposed revision:
"he was held whilst they asked for identity documents, demanded fingerprint scans, inspected him for scars and tattoos, seeking to confirm he was the suspect [who, being his brother, looked a lot like him]"
@sonjajessup @silkiecarlo @Independent @charleshymas @JWhittingdale - do you think you were misleading parliament when you suggested it was racial bias, rather than a family resemblance, that caused the mix up?
@sonjajessup @silkiecarlo @Independent @charleshymas @JWhittingdale This is the funniest possible ending to this story
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