Black Lives Matter – just be careful of your facial expression while walking your dog
Video published across several tweets by the @CrimeLdn Twitter account shows two young black London men, who had been walking their dog, be stopped, questioned in a condescending and aggressive tone – with no social distancing – by an all-white group of police officers and then detained.
And when challenged, one police officer is heard saying that the reason for the stop was the ‘reaction’ of the men when they saw a police car:
And the targeting did not end there. Shortly afterward, those who can be heard objecting to the treatment of the men were stopped and questioned again in a local park – by police who said they were looking for a white male:
Black Lives Matter. Just be careful to keep a neutral expression on your face if a police car passes you while you’re walking your dog.
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