Clip filmed by an eyewitness, listen to what he says at the end. The witness saw the whole encounter. “Section 1” “Stop & Search” & “Obstruction” were only mentioned as they forcefully restrained my cousin without clearly explaining why they were stopping or detaining him prior.
At no point was Levi cycling on the pavement or obstructing the officers. As officers of the law they MUST... STATE who they are, provide their ID number and what station they are from. CLEARLY explain why they are wanting to conduct a search and what they are looking for...
The search MUST be based on reasonable grounds, facts/evidence & intelligence. The officers must REFER to the relevant legislation to justify a search as explained here: *Section 1 of The Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) *Section 23 of The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971...
* Section 60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (which doesn’t need to be based on ANY reasonable grounds) and normally last for 24 hours in anticipation of serious violence in a particular area. None of these were CLEARLY articulated to Levi by the officers at any point
So for those stating that my cousin must have done something wrong, or had an attitude, or that the footage had been edited to show this to something it wasn’t. You need to ask yourself why you believe that an officer of the law can’t act unlawfully & why officers can’t be wrong
We have some officers enforcing the law that do not understand the law & use the legislation in place to try & right their wrongs. Sometimes it’s because of this lack of knowledge, but others disregard their oath of office. We must challenge these officers making them accountable
Challenge yourself to think outside the box and challenge oppression at all levels of society. This is about morals, right and wrong... nothing more, nothing less. No one should experience this treatment, let alone citizens of this country that work hard and abide by the law.
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