Posted on 04/22/2024 2:13:40 AM PDT by RandFan
The Met Police has apologised after an officer said an antisemitism charity leader looked "openly Jewish" as he was threatened with arrest for being near a pro-Palestine march.
Gideon Falter was wearing a kippah skull-cap when he was stopped in the Aldwych area of London on Saturday.
He was told by police his presence was causing a "breach of peace", in a video posted online.
Scotland Yard apologised for the officer's phrase.
The force then withdrew its initial statement, after "reflecting on the strength of the response" to it, and issued a second apology for causing further offence.
The original statement talked about a "new trend of those opposed to the main protests appearing alongside the route to express their views", and "knowing their presence is provocative".
However, this was criticised as victim-blaming, and the Met issued a second statement saying that "being Jewish is not a provocation" and apologising again.
Mr Falter, who is chief executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), said he had been walking in the capital after attending synagogue and was not there to counter-protest.
In footage of the police officers speaking to Mr Falter, posted online by the charity, an officer said Mr Falter would be arrested if he remained at the scene. In response, Mr Falter has accused the Met of creating "no-go zones" for Jewish people.
In the video, one police officer said: "You are quite openly Jewish, this is a pro-Palestinian march, I'm not accusing you of anything but I'm worried about the reaction to your presence."
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Poor choice of words from the officer that but a sad indictment nonetheless
He was obviously concerned about keeping the peace with Pali's nearby.
The West is finished......
The Metropolitan Police have to make an area “judenrein” for the pro-palestinian protesters.
>>officer said an antisemitism charity leader looked “openly Jewish”
“antisemitism charity” would normally refer to a charity raising funds for antisemitism. Here it is used for a group *fighting* antisemitism, while later on, the actual antisemitist group is labeled “pro-Palestine” to avoid any negative language.
Just more attempts at mind control through newspeak by the media.
London is a Palestinian colony. And by “Palestinian,” I mean Hamas.
It was not a “poor choice of words”. The Bobbie meant every words. Scotland Yard encouraged such behavior behind closed doors. FUSY.
It’s a variety of the hecklers’ veto.
In the legal sense, a heckler’s veto occurs when the speaker’s right is curtailed or restricted by the government in order to prevent a reacting party’s behavior. The common example is the termination of a speech or demonstration in the interest of maintaining the public peace based on the anticipated negative reaction of someone opposed to that speech or demonstration.
It’s an admission that Muslims and their leftist supporters are so unhinged and violent they will act like animals at the mere sight of a Jewish person.
Next will be women in pants or a short skirt. Or not in a giant black trash bag dress.
Lots of Pakis, too.
Should turn the Seiks loose on them.
But, a Jew simply wearing a kippah is a “breech of the peace”.
England is dead.
Apology not enough. The statement is evidence of a mindset that has to be changed.
“We apologize again for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.” – Monty Python and the Holy Grail’s credits
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