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stopthatgirl7 @kbin.social

2y ago

Met only authorised baton rounds for black-led events, FOI reveals

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Met only authorised baton rounds for black-led events, FOI reveals

Metropolitan police approved their use at Notting Hill carnival and Black Lives Matter protests in 2020

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Doug Holland @lemmy.world

2y ago

London's Metropolitan Police only authorized plastic bullets for black-led events, FOI reveals

www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2023/aug/06/met-police-baton-rounds-black-led-events-foi-reveals

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2y ago

Met only authorised baton rounds for black-led events, FOI reveals

www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2023/aug/06/met-police-baton-rounds-black-led-events-foi-reveals

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stopthatgirl7 @kbin.social

2y ago

Met only authorised baton rounds for black-led events, FOI reveals

www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2023/aug/06/met-police-baton-rounds-black-led-events-foi-reveals

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Of course not! On other people you could see the nasty bruises!
- Don’t forget! Half of white med students polled in a study thought people with Black skin feel less pain than people with white skin.
  HALF.
  MED STUDENTS.
  Just…how.
  
  I'm gonna guess it's a manifestation of a deeply internalized white supremacist culture
  
  @Polydextrous @InverseParallax
  Jfc. :(