Here we go again. We can all look forward to another round of political vitriol, painting a picture of every person on the #Jamaica50 charter as a violent, dangerous man, who must be deported from to keep the nation safe. A 🧵 1/8
You’ll not hear the back stories of those on the flight who are trafficking victims; whose crimes were committed as a result of being groomed by #CountyLines gangs; and who were threatened and exploited as kids #CCE 2/8
The gov’t will avoid mentioning the failures on behalf of the state for those onboard whose criminality can be traced back to failed care arrangements by social services; the undiagnosed, the expelled, and those who grew up in a system stacked against them from the start 3/8
They’ll spare you the details of the (British) kids who’ll wake up the morning after the flight, without knowing when they’ll see their dads again; wanting answers their mothers can’t provide 4/ 8
The gov’t won’t bore you with the nuances, which would remind you that some of the men committed their crimes years ago, and haven’t put a foot wrong since. They’ll ask you to ignore that many arrived as primary school children; because these men are now “foreign criminals” 5/8
You won’t be reminded that these men have been punished already and served their time in prison, and that the reason they’re seen as still dangerous and incapable of rehabilitation, seems to be simply that they are black men without British passports 6/8
You won’t hear any of this from the gov’t, because it doesn’t fit the hostile, racist, and mind-numbingly unnuanced narrative the Home Secretary wants you to hear 7/8
Thankfully the tireless work of @followMFJ @DetentionAction @Medical_Justice @BellaSankey @BARACUK and many others will provide the counter narrative we all - including the gov’t- so desperately need to hear. Make sure you listen to those voices 👊 #StopThePlane #EndDeportations
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