More than 100 relatives of people who have died after contact with the police in the UK since 1971 have joined plans for a class action lawsuit in pursuit of compensation and justice. The plan for group legal action was announced at the People’s Tribunal on Police Killings, a two-day event in which bereaved families presented evidence to a panel of international experts on how their relatives died and the long-term impact this has had on them.
Great idea, can we, the law abiding section of society, take one of these out against all the BLM-type fakecharities and activists out there arguing that ethnic monoritires shouldn't be held accountable for their actions?
The findings and conclusions of the event will form the basis of a first-of-its-kind legal action directed at police officers, police chiefs and government departments involved in the deaths. Activist and film-maker Ken Fero, who is helping to lead the action, said: “I think it’s quite revolutionary what we’re trying to do. There has never been a class action of this kind done in the UK before, there hasn’t been a call-up like this one before.
Ken Fero, as expected, is whiter than I am...
Samantha Patterson, whose brother Jason McPherson died in 2007 after being stopped and searched by police, said: “We’ve explored all avenues. We’ve done campaigns. We’ve written letters. We’ve met with prime ministers, Home Office secretaries, everybody that you would think. Something needs to change.
Indeed! Families whose family member has concealed drugs from a police search then swallowed them while in custody shouldn't be able to whinge and whine that the inevitable death from such action is somehow the fault of the police.
The tribunal was organised by a collective of campaign groups, including United Families and Friends Campaign, Migrant Media and 4WardEverUK, with the aim of “exposing the extent of the injustice” and placing it on the international stage. It also aimed to highlight the disproportionate impact of police killings on black people, and key themes explored included torture, terror, state cover-ups and black resistance.
'Resistance' to what, exactly?
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"The tribunal was organised by a collective of campaign groups,"
Well there's a problem right there. While I do not excuse poor behaviour by the Police it is inevitable that some people will die while in contact with them. Just as some people will die while in car crashes, or under the care of the NHS. Grieving relatives will seek to cast blame for their loved ones' death and the campaign groups will attract those who are most determined - whatever the reality.
People don't realise the wide definition of "police contact". I arrested a man and bailed him without any issue. The next day-within 24 hours-he was killed in a car accident. I got served papers as he died within the timescale. Shouldn't have laughed but vermin PSD were really over-reaching themselves with that one.
When people get arrested they are often not at their best. Lots have taken drugs,got drunk, stressed,injured, medical issues etc. But the IOPC think custody is a five-star hotel.
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"disproportionate impact of police killings on black people"
I thought this had been long debunked, because more white people die in police custody than black in England? Correct me if I'm wrong
Or is the disproportionate impact just that black families will moan and wail about it a lot more?
"Ken Fero, as expected, is whiter than I am..."
Gee whiz, that has to be pretty white then. ☺️
Most of them are self-inflicted, through drug use or resistance. Not the case for those whose deaths are hastened by the NHS...
Good grief!
You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment... 😏
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I wonder what the collective noun is for a collective of campaign groups? A whinge? An hysteria? A gobshite, perhaps?
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