As I've said before, I visited London back in 2001 and it was the best week of my life. I've wanted to go back ever since, but it looks like there's no going back. That was London 23 years ago.
The London Metropolitan Police keep posting on X explaining themselves. As we reported in October, Metropolitan Police were filmed taking down posters of Israelis who'd be kidnapped and taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. The Metropolitan Police released a statement saying they believed "the officers were acting in good faith here." The officers removed the posters, the statement said, in order to avoid "escalating tensions" in the community.
Now the Metropolitan Police are explaining themselves again after they were caught on video arresting a man carrying a poster that read, "Hamas is terrorist."
Mob of Palestinian activists savagely assault an Iranian man for carrying a “Hamas are Terrorists” sign in London today.
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) March 9, 2024
As the man is attacked by the mob, police move in and arrest HIM.
pic.twitter.com/onoSERQbtB
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— Inc.Monocle (@IncMonocle) March 9, 2024
A man carrying a “HAMAS ARE TERRORISTS” sign….is arrest and dragged to the floor by the police. Also fully handcuffed.
Unbelievable scenes pic.twitter.com/ZBLCbeDHOK
Incredible stuff. @metpoliceuk do nothing about open antisemitism and terrorist support on their streets, but harass and arrest an Iranian activist with an anti-Hamas sign. https://t.co/lRIeb9iQqY
— AG (@AGHamilton29) March 9, 2024
The police put out a statement that the man was arrested for assault, but once the officers reviewed the footage, he was "de-arrested."
Please find our response: pic.twitter.com/yRhu6siHyC
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) March 9, 2024
Your officers gathered that HE was the problem? Seriously that’s what you’re going with . https://t.co/Q08jcgr8NS
— Inc.Monocle (@IncMonocle) March 9, 2024
This is such a dishonest response.
— Wolf 🐺 (@WorldByWolf) March 9, 2024
He was assaulted by Islamists because of the content of his banner.
You arrested the victim! Hence why you were forced to immediately release him without charge.
You realize we have video of the whole incident, right?
— AG (@AGHamilton29) March 9, 2024
Your officers wrongly arrested him after he was attacked, then your officers took away his sign and told him it was dangerous to state Hamas is a terrorist group on London streets because it could get you attacked.… https://t.co/tkVDJS1gE6
The police were just trying to avoid "escalating tensions."
You're ridiculous. The video shows exactly what's going on and your officers saw it first hand. Pretending this guy wasn't attacked by a mob after the fact and only by video review is only CYA. You allowed these conditions.https://t.co/oOFnYN9I6e
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) March 9, 2024
So now that you've seen the footage, did you arrest the others who actually assaulted him? Or does that only go one way?
— The Heretical Liberal 🇨🇦🏳️🌈 (@Rob_ThaBuilder) March 9, 2024
"Later de-arrested"
— banthebbc 𝕏 (@banthebbc) March 9, 2024
So you arrested the victim.
You really are a historic embarrassment
— Ian Miller (@ianmSC) March 9, 2024
British police at their finest. Fully supporting the terrorist hate marches and arresting anyone who mentions terrorists are terrorists. Time to sack & replace them with real men and women.🤦♀️
— 🇬🇧 Alison 🇬🇧 (@UnitedAlison) March 9, 2024
I think it's pretty obvious to everyone by now that London Police are a bunch of weak, pointless, liars.
— Kirk Lubimov (@KirkLubimov) March 9, 2024
You arrested the guy who protested against terrorists and not the person who attacked him who supports terrorists.
So you arrested the wrong guy.
— GazD1882 (@GazD1882) March 9, 2024
The guy on his own probably rather than intervening with the mob.
Pathetic. As ever.
We’ve lost complete confidence in the @metpoliceuk. Just enablers of terrorist supporters.
Utter scum
Did you then arrest the people who assaulted this man?
— Marielle (@MariellasXX) March 9, 2024
Pro-Hamas bodyguards
— IcaruS_Studios (@IcaruS_Studios) March 9, 2024
In case that wasn't enough to prove the police are trying to silence the pro-Israel crowd, here's video from last month with the Metropolitan Police harassing a guy for calling the Hamas sympathizers racists:
The UK is gone!
— Charles Weber (@CWBOCA) February 18, 2024
1) Pro-Hamas supporters marching down the street shouting ceasefire.
2) Man stands in his own home and shouts back “racists!” at them.
Guess who the police harass?
WATCH: pic.twitter.com/1Mrrib2od0
Her: They have a right to protest
— ₩ᵃᶳᵏᵉᴵᵚᵉᵉ₩ᵃᵝᵝꜟᵗ Expert on being a woman (@WaskelweeWabbit) February 19, 2024
He has a right to protest their protest.
Holy cow! She just pushed her way right into his home! He can’t shout because he’ll cause conflict but they can shout… that is absolute insanity.
— LK_1111 (@elle_kaye11) February 18, 2024
We all know that @metpoliceuk are Hamas boot lickers. Lick those boots, bitches.
— Лёня (@ethics13) February 19, 2024
They really are. They're just protection for the pro-Hamas crowd … can't allow anything to upset them.
London really is gone.
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