Police officer cleared

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Martin Blake police officer today cleared by a jury of unlawful killing of Chris Kaba

Should police officers get more support. Perhaps not release name until after trial or inquiry.

Sergii Kuzmenko is one, shot 7 times including in the head, while holding a knife and putting a child in danger. This was in 2022. I believe there are more but don’t have the figures to hand.

The perpetrators of Fishmongers Hall and the London Bridge attacks were also killed instantly, but they were Asian, not white.

He was armed with a car. He refused to exit the vehicle that the police knew was involved in a prior shooting so the risk of firearms being present was of very high importance. He refused to exit said vehicle despite being ordered to numerous times. Chris Kaba killed more black people than that poor officer did.

Chris Kaba deserved everything he got and the streets are safer without him.

This is an interesting point… how many black men and boys (and women actually given his domestic history that came out after trial) were direct or indirect victims of Chris Kaba, whether that’s death, life changing injuries or otherwise.

After a very quick google, I couldn't find numbers on shooting but I did fine that black people a at much higher risk of death in police restraint that white people.

Black people seven times more likely to die after being restrained by police, analysis finds | UK News | Sky News

I wonder when Sadie khan is going to apologise …. Or resign

If only

The Conservatives gave him a bit of a grilling about this the other day in parliament calling for him to apologise and back the police, he said some words but was rather cryptic and didn’t really apologise. I’ll see if I can find a link to the article.

He should have been gone years ago, he’s a disgrace. Deaths of young people from violence and stabbing a have increased and it is 13 times more young black men than white men die in London as a result of stabbing an under his watch. And what is he doing about it? Precisely fuck all it seems.

BBC News

It’s in this article towards the end.

Mark Rowley also said at a conference yesterday policing is being undermined by prominent government figures who should know better after what was said by them following this shooting. Diane Abbott has since tweeted that Mark Rowley is more of the same and it’s obvious police are not being held accountable under his leadership 🤨

Thank you

I think Martyn Blake might disagree with her about police not being held accoutable.

Diane Abbott is another who needs to go far away.