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Originally Posted by Pierre
Regardless of whether it’s directly connected or not you acknowledge the irony?
And immediately gives people a “whataboutary” story to point at and undermine any BLM argument.
At least The media are trying bury it, right down the list on Sky and not even on the BBC app.
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I think it does highlight that policing here is different to the states which is something relevant to the moment. I don't think the same issues that inspired the BLM protests in America are the ones we have here, I think there are different ones.
I don't think the media is trying to bury it, it's just an issue that never gets the coverage it deserves. This is from last year showing it's increasing:
https://fullfact.org/crime/assaults-on-police-officers/