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Henry Nowak

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rolloverbeethoven · 30/05/2026 15:18

Heard of him? Probably not, because there seems to be an almost complete news blackout about him. Basically the police handcuffed him and let him bleed out because they thought he may have said something racist - he didn't, it was a lie told by his murderer. Henry was 18.

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JuliaBraverman · Today 06:42

dumpti · Today 06:40

The George Floyd case was filmed by bystanders. The police caused his death.

The police did not cause Henry Novak's death. The pathologist said he was mortally wounded before they arrived. The events that led to his death were only revealed later, from phone footage. With hindsight, it's terrible that he died in police custody, but comparisons with the George Floyd case are not in any way helpful.

What about the comparison of Starmer on his knees for Floyd and not even a statement for Henry?

Dollymylove · Today 06:43

GoldThumb · Today 00:03

Yes 😔

They were ‘misled by a ‘convincing lie’ were they?
Evil fucking bastard that copper is

I dont think the copper is actually evil. The police have been brainwashed with this ideology and are terrified of saying the wrong thing. This has infected every police force in the country and is now at the point were someone has died on a cold wet ground because the police took scared to confront criminals who are not white

drifoodragon · Today 06:44

Have any politicians that are not Reform commented? Like that Green Party leader, has he commented as he likes to talk about that sort of subject?

Fixydodah · Today 06:46

Not all of the police officers have resigned. There were three on the scene.

Wishing14 · Today 06:46

@DollymyloveI agree

summermidnightsun · Today 06:47

halfpastten · Today 06:41

I cannot believe some of the comments. Watch the body cam footage. Watch Mark Nowak's speech. Then ask yourself why on earth it is this not on every front page and top of every news programme. It is so much worse than George Floyd. RiP dear Henry.

It should be much bigger news than George Floyd in our media as it happened in the UK.

JuliaBraverman · Today 06:48

Dollymylove · Today 06:43

I dont think the copper is actually evil. The police have been brainwashed with this ideology and are terrified of saying the wrong thing. This has infected every police force in the country and is now at the point were someone has died on a cold wet ground because the police took scared to confront criminals who are not white

True… so is Henry just collateral damage? We need CHANGE!

Fixydodah · Today 06:49

If I lived in the Hampshire force patch I would be bombarding my MP and local councillors about this. We pay for police forces, we should know exactly what police officers are being taught and directed.

EasternStandard · Today 06:50

Dollymylove · Today 06:43

I dont think the copper is actually evil. The police have been brainwashed with this ideology and are terrified of saying the wrong thing. This has infected every police force in the country and is now at the point were someone has died on a cold wet ground because the police took scared to confront criminals who are not white

Agree this is more political and deeper than just that copper.

summermidnightsun · Today 06:53

Dollymylove · Today 06:43

I dont think the copper is actually evil. The police have been brainwashed with this ideology and are terrified of saying the wrong thing. This has infected every police force in the country and is now at the point were someone has died on a cold wet ground because the police took scared to confront criminals who are not white

I don’t think it’s just the police. I think it’s happening all over the country, everyone is so scared of doing anything that could brand them ‘racist’. People worry they would lose their jobs if they say or do anything that could be taken the wrong way.

NoisyHiker · Today 06:53

This is racism.

I'm not white, but this is clearly the state (the police) making assumptions of guilt initially on scene based on the suspect and victims race.

I also only heard about this case recently, I was shocked to hear it happened in December.

The government need to get a handle on this. Or what we will get within 15 years is a government that makes Reform look like left wing pussy cats.

Fixydodah · Today 06:55

The Green Party leader won’t comment, or perhaps he will, to victim blame. The victim is not one of their causes. The Tories allowed this rot to proliferate, Starmer was on his knees when he was in opposition. Those parties are equally complicit in the mess we are in. The Tories used to be the party for law and order, those days are long gone. They had years in power and this type of madness just got worse. Labour have always been soft on any woke cause. I expect nothing from any political party any more. People will be voting Reform, not because they think they will fix things, but because they can’t stomach putting a X by the Tories or Labour.

JuliaBraverman · Today 06:57

Fixydodah · Today 06:55

The Green Party leader won’t comment, or perhaps he will, to victim blame. The victim is not one of their causes. The Tories allowed this rot to proliferate, Starmer was on his knees when he was in opposition. Those parties are equally complicit in the mess we are in. The Tories used to be the party for law and order, those days are long gone. They had years in power and this type of madness just got worse. Labour have always been soft on any woke cause. I expect nothing from any political party any more. People will be voting Reform, not because they think they will fix things, but because they can’t stomach putting a X by the Tories or Labour.

This

Misnofitness · Today 06:57

dumpti · Today 06:40

The George Floyd case was filmed by bystanders. The police caused his death.

The police did not cause Henry Novak's death. The pathologist said he was mortally wounded before they arrived. The events that led to his death were only revealed later, from phone footage. With hindsight, it's terrible that he died in police custody, but comparisons with the George Floyd case are not in any way helpful.

There can be comparisons of people’s reactions. George Floyds death led to riots, outrage and our future prime minister taking the knee. Their last words were the same ‘I can’t breathe’

instead in this case you have people like @AndyBurnhamForPM saying it’s ok because he might have been racist. No outrage over the fact he died in a horrific way.

Fixydodah · Today 06:58

What has also not been mentioned is the murderer continued to film Henry whilst he was dying. What for? To upload somewhere later?

SixtySevenLabubus · Today 06:58

This is such an awful case with a lot of victims and no winners. I feel terribly for Henry’s family.

IsthataNo · Today 07:01

It sounds like they are placating the murderer...'i don't think you have mate ' _then the female office says apologetically she has to check his face and her voice sounds kinder as she looks at him .

Fixydodah · Today 07:04

I don’t want Starmer to make any statement. His weasel words will mean nothing.

IsthataNo · Today 07:04

@summermidnightsun agree he wasn't even struggling for goodness sake !

JuliaBraverman · Today 07:07

Fixydodah · Today 07:04

I don’t want Starmer to make any statement. His weasel words will mean nothing.

True…human rights lawyer? Whose human rights is he concerned with? Not the majority that’s for sure!

EasternStandard · Today 07:08

Fixydodah · Today 07:04

I don’t want Starmer to make any statement. His weasel words will mean nothing.

Yep and he usually blames the people upset by what’s going on.

1dayatatime · Today 07:11

It is in the interest of the Police for the Police pathologist to state that Nowak had been mortally stabbed and that there is nothing the Police could have done to prevent his death.

I would be interested to see what the independent pathologist view was?

augustusglupe · Today 07:14

dumpti The pathologist said he was mortally wounded before they arrived.

Yes and they still handcuffed him and then didn’t believe him even when he begged for help 😔
This is far worse than George Floyd.

JanefromLondon1 · Today 07:15

Netcurtainnelly · Yesterday 23:41

Another waste of a young life . . We need people to learn how to walk away if someone says something we don't like or agree with. Nobody wants to and often it ends like this.
What started it somebody bumping into somebody on a pavement and saying something.
Until we can.lrarm to ignore people or diffuse conflict properly it will keep happening sadly.

Henry didn’t do anything. He was on his way home, not drunk, not abusive. He ran away and was stabbed from behind. Nothing he could have done would have changed the outcome of that evening, well unless he hadn’t had gone out or had walked home 10 minutes earlier or 10 minutes later. But it is likely that someone else would have been murdered rather than him.

JuliaBraverman · Today 07:16

augustusglupe · Today 07:14

dumpti The pathologist said he was mortally wounded before they arrived.

Yes and they still handcuffed him and then didn’t believe him even when he begged for help 😔
This is far worse than George Floyd.

Tell that to Starmer …

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