Emeritus Prof Christopher MayDec 18, 2024

More confirmation that the Police have a blind spot for the Far Right seeing the threat they present as 'minimal' (despite evidence otherwise) & have spent more resources gathering intelligence (and policing) environmental groups & pro-Palestinian protestors.

Well, of course, one might argue this is nothing new, the Police have always been harder on protests from the Left.... but nonetheless, it adds to the evidence that the police bias is a major problem!

#police
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/18/police-missed-clues-dangers-of-far-right-summer-riots-england

Police missed clues about dangers of far right before summer riots in England

Intelligence gaps, especially around social media analysis, led to failures, report finds

The Guardian
Show threadJenDec 18, 2024

@ChrisMayLA6 it is increasingly difficult to find palatable answers to the question, "what are the police for?"

Keeping the peace? This summer's riots suggest not.

Solving crime? Not at a success rate of 5%.

Keeping the public safe? Not given the high number of assaults the police themselves commit.

Show threadThe Wolf of South EndDec 18, 2024
@JetlagJen @ChrisMayLA6 Weren’t the police invented to keep the poor in their place?
Show threadJen
@TheWolfOfSouthEnd @ChrisMayLA6 well, technically to protect wealthy people from theft and so on. But it amounts to the same thing.
Dec 18, 2024 at 4:52pmWeb