I’ve seen some comments about this on the Internet. Some people think the policeman was clumsily trying to protect the man; others think the man was deliberately trying to be provocative.
From what I saw, I think the first is possible; I don’t know about the latter.
Of course he was being provocative. I’m not saying he should have done anything else, but he showed up openly Jewish to those who were chanting death to Jews.
The officer may have wanted to protect him by getting him to move along. That’s tough to say. I’ve seen British police acting badly over the years, so I don’t know.
> Some people think the policeman was clumsily trying to protect the man… <
Perhaps. But the cop crossed the line when he threatened to arrest the man.
The problem is that "protecting someone" by asking them to leave, instead of "protecting someone" by ensuring that the protest is peaceful is a misplaced understanding of the job.
-PJ