Posted on 01/29/2024 11:12:55 AM PST by lowbridge
A volunteer police officer told a Christian singer that she was 'not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds' - before sticking her tongue out at her.
Gospel singer Harmonie London, 20, regularly performs worship music to passing shoppers on Oxford Street and has more than 300,000 subscribers on YouTube.
But she was stopped by a Metropolitan Police special constable and told: 'No miss, you're not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds, by the way.'
It is not entirely clear whether the officer was accusing Harmonie of breaking the law in the area, which is a council-regulated zone for busking and street entertainment.
There are no laws against singing on pavements - and Harmonie said the incident breached Article 9 of the Human Rights Act which protects freedom of religion.
As onlookers watched and filmed outside the John Lewis store, Harmonie protested her innocence to the officer, saying: 'You are, you are (able to sing church songs).'
But the officer continued to insist that Harmonie could not sing 'outside of church grounds unless you have been authorised by the church to do these kind of songs'.
Harmonie said 'that's a load of rubbish, you're allowed' - but the officer then walked away and another said: 'She's not saying anything anymore, thank you for your time.'
The singer said: 'Are you saying that you don't care about the Human Rights Act?'
She then accused the officer of 'laughing' while she was walking away. The officer then stuck her tongue out.
In a later video, Harmonie quoted Article 9 of the Human Rights Act 1998 which protects someone's right to freedom of thought, belief and religion.
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In this country we arrest “volunteer cops”,you know, the silly incels driving tricked-out, full-sized fords and dressed in rent-a-cop uniforms.
This little hall-monitor needs to be educated with a cricket bat.
Here’s Harmonie London (at another time) singing ‘Oh Holy Night’.
Pretty good!
https://youtu.be/_wpX7i0C9NU?si=gTVxlXadiaIjwL0j
I doubt it.
You’re right, the cop is demon possessed.
That’s why I can’t stand them.
I hope she gets the same disdain other cops have gotten.
It would be Colour of Authority in The UK.
Not a surprise...
Moslem countries do not generally allow Christian songs to be sung...
Certain people who are given a bit of authority go insane with power. They want to control and regulate everything and everyone they see. Like the controlling lunatics who hijacked the U.S. Government for example.
With cop types, they call it a heavy badge. This one has no common sense, nor are they willing to show any common sense discretion.
In the U.S., this is exactly the government the Founders warned us about.
Indeed history repeating it self.
This looks like a white Karen throwing her privilege around with a mixed-race female.
Thats a lesbian tyrant’s haircut if ever I did see one. I woulda spilled my drink on her.
Bkmk
That creature would achieve perfection with a red, white, and black armband featuring a certain infamous “crooked cross” symbol ...
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