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Posted on 02/25/2026 10:26:14 PM PST by Morgana
A female police officer who apparently defended the rights of a Christian street preacher against complaints from a crowd of Muslim men in London has been praised for her actions.
A clip of the exchange in the predominantly Muslim area of Whitechapel, in London, has gone viral on social media, with a single post on X being viewed over half a million times.
One bystander in the tense exchange can be heard accusing the preacher of insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
As the group press the officer to take action, the Metropolitan Police Officer can be heard saying: "I understand that you don't want to hear it but I would recommend that you just move away and don't listen to him."
Another bystander challenges her response by saying, "We live here," to which the officer replies: "But he's not in your home."
The bystander then says, "But this is our community."
Later in the exchange she tells him, "But you can preach about your religion the same way he can preach about his."
When the bystander accuses the preacher of inciting hatred, the officer tells him: "He's not."
The preacher is not named or identified but is described as a Christian preacher in several posts.
Writing in The Telegraph, Toby Young of the Free Speech Union, said she "deserves a medal".
"What she demonstrated, under considerable pressure, was a good grasp of the law: that a person preaching peacefully in a public place is exercising a right protected by Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998, and that the feelings of offended bystanders, however loudly expressed, are irrelevant. Unfortunately, she is the exception rather than the rule," he wrote.
Some Christian street preachers have experienced arrest for commenting on Islam.
Pastor Dia Moodley was arrested by Avon and Somerset Police last November on suspicion of inciting religious hatred under the Public Order Act 1986 after sharing his Christian views on Islam and transgender ideology while preaching in Bristol city centre. He is considering legal action.
John Steele was arrested in Rotherham town centre last June after he asked a Muslim woman what the Quran said about domestic violence and told her that the Apostle Paul commands Christian husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the Church. The Crown Prosecution Service later decided not to pursue a case against him.
Shaun O'Sullivan was arrested for hate speech in Swindon town centre in 2020 after he criticised Muhammad and Buddha. He was later found not guilty at Swindon Magistrates' Court.
In 2019, Pastor Oluwole Ilesanmi won a £2,500 payout for wrongful arrest. He was arrested outside Southgate tube station earlier in the year after a member of the public accused him of making 'Islamophobic' comments. He was later de-arrested but, during his arrest, officers had confiscated his Bible and driven him miles away in their police car before letting him out with no money to pay for public transport to get home, forcing him to ask a passerby for help with the cost of a bus ticket.
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I saw that video. That female police officer is a very brave and confident officer. I kept thinking of how outnumbered she was, if the group of Muslim men decided to attack or at least harass her. That did not happen, at least not evidenced on this video.
Even still, it would be wise to send any police officer, man or woman along with some back up, if they intend to settle disputes in such Muslim occupied areas. But, the English Police haven’t been texting me for my personal opinions here lately.
It really reveals the mindset and goals of islam.
Submission and compliance is your only option.
Accordingly, this is a first!
That woman has a set, no doubt.w
Wimpy womanbeater goatlover snowflakemo’s!
Ps, I believe that man was doing his called job.
The bystander, on the other hand, does seem to be inciting hatred. The officer is lucky if she still has a job, in London.
Perhaps this is the one time per month an officer of the law is allowed to make moslems stand down, so that authorities can point and say they are enforcing the law on moslems in religious matters.
Remember the murder of the "far right activist" the other day?
I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s been reprimanded, reassigned to desk duty, or sent to another district, or even fired.
In Henry VIII’s, and his daughter Elizabeth I’s England, this Christian street preacher would have been charged with heresy and put to death. In today’s England, muslims want to execute all Christians.
This woman is no longer safe, I am afraid. Prayers for her.
Exactly.
::The officer is lucky if she still has a job, in London.::
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With these savages, she is lucky she still has her head attached.
I wonder if they search for that cop that somehow she will have disappeared...it has happened...that we have entertained angels unaware!
Still i wonder if the cop had purple hair and her name was Amelia? LOL!
You cannot preach in Whitechapel?!
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