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White man in Birmingham two-tier policing row has assault charges dropped
The Telegraph ^ | July 22 2026 | Tom McArdle

Posted on 07/22/2026 1:15:05 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

A white man who was charged with assaulting a police officer has had the case against him dropped following a row about two-tier policing.

Cody Harper, 20, was arrested after being assaulted by two black men in the early hours of June 21 in Birmingham.

Footage shared on social media showed Mr Harper being pushed to the ground by one man while another tried to punch him in the back of the head.

A female West Midlands Police (WMP) officer then appears to push Mr Harper against a wall as he is getting up, to which he reacts by swinging his arm and punching her in the head.

He was initially charged with assault on an emergency worker by the force and was set to appear at Birmingham magistrates’ court on Thursday.

However, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has dropped the case against Mr Harper after concluding there was “insufficient evidence” to prosecute him.

It is understood that the video footage that went viral following his arrest undermined the suggestion he knew he was assaulting a police officer.

In it, he can be seen getting to his feet, seconds after being attacked, when he is pushed into the wall and swings out at the officer.

As a result, prosecutors could not realistically have proved he was assaulting a police officer, meaning the case had to be discontinued.

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1 posted on 07/22/2026 1:15:05 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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The police made sure the two black men that assaulted him got away. Mission Accomplished.


2 posted on 07/22/2026 1:24:07 PM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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Good news, but what about the two thugs who attacked him? Why were they allowed to walk away and why is nobody angry about that?


3 posted on 07/22/2026 1:24:30 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle1
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To: MinorityRepublican

Finally the good guys win one in Britain.


4 posted on 07/22/2026 1:25:01 PM PDT by packrat35 (“When discourse ends, violence begins.” – Charlie Kirk, and they killed him anyway)
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In it, he can be seen getting to his feet, seconds after being attacked, when he is pushed into the wall and swings out at the officer. As a result, prosecutors could not realistically have proved he was assaulting a police officer, meaning the case had to be discontinued.

Ok, so now fire and then charge the bitch that pushed him!

5 posted on 07/22/2026 1:25:09 PM PDT by montag813
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To: Steve_Seattle1

They were black. Two tier policing.


6 posted on 07/22/2026 1:25:54 PM PDT by packrat35 (“When discourse ends, violence begins.” – Charlie Kirk, and they killed him anyway)
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To: montag813

And the 8 other officer in that clown car arrest. You have to see the whole video to believe it. Like something out of the old Mack Sennet studios in the silent movie days.


7 posted on 07/22/2026 1:27:01 PM PDT by packrat35 (“When discourse ends, violence begins.” – Charlie Kirk, and they killed him anyway)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“White” is meant to be the first thing you see and/or think about. Doubtful this would be done in such an ‘in yo face!’ style if suspect was not white.


8 posted on 07/22/2026 1:31:49 PM PDT by lee martell
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> Finally the good guys win one in Britain. <

In a way, it’s like a guy in a rigged poker game randomly winning a hand.

Good luck on the next hand. You’ll need it.


9 posted on 07/22/2026 1:32:25 PM PDT by Leaning Right
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Why were they allowed to walk away and why is nobody angry about that?

People are. The press and police are conspicuously avoiding bringing it up, as usual.

10 posted on 07/22/2026 1:47:09 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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Immigration has probably made prison life much more stressful and brutal for Britain like integration of prisoners did in America.


11 posted on 07/22/2026 1:49:37 PM PDT by ansel12
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Did the arresting officers already have the beards for when muslims takeover ? LOl


12 posted on 07/22/2026 1:50:35 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: packrat35

Two tier Keir...


13 posted on 07/22/2026 1:56:41 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: MinorityRepublican

You Tube video of incident =>

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mpCgF7pwWEU


14 posted on 07/22/2026 2:34:23 PM PDT by Ken H (Freeper #240 - Dec 05, 1997)
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Luckily he wasn’t stabbed. No telling what the police would’ve done to him.


15 posted on 07/22/2026 2:36:54 PM PDT by Ken H (Freeper #240 - Dec 05, 1997)
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He is not going to get his money back for bonding out of jail or cost of lost money for missed work or compensation for trauma of jail time unless he files a civil suit and hires a lawyer. The legal system sux.


16 posted on 07/22/2026 2:45:49 PM PDT by know.your.why
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I LOVE living in the least diverse areas in the country. I don’t even know where the key is to my sliding glass door. No violence. No thievery. No melanin. No Spanish. I guess I am missing out on “our greatest strength.” (And I am fine with that)


17 posted on 07/22/2026 2:57:35 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Steve_Seattle1

They are allowed to walk free because they are neighbors.


18 posted on 07/22/2026 2:58:15 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: packrat35

When I saw the headline I assumed the incident happened in Alabama.


19 posted on 07/22/2026 3:08:03 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

Oh that Birmingham..


20 posted on 07/22/2026 3:14:14 PM PDT by RitchieAprile (available monkeys looking for the change..)
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