The Met Decided This Word Was Criminal - The Law Didn’t
Another Palestine slogan has 'suddenly' now become an arrestable offence, but since the law hasn't changed, what are the Met Police up to? Right, so here’s the thing. In Britain, words don’t normally become crimes because a police force decides it doesn’t like the sound of them this week. Parliament passes laws, courts interpret them, and everyone else is supposed to stay in their lane. But that’s not what’s happening here. The Metropolitan Police have announced that a Palestine-related slogan may now earn you an arrest, despite no change in the law, no ban, no court ruling, just a sudden…
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