I understand where you’re coming from, but surely the same can be said for the Met? Why didn’t they better engage with the vigil rather than just saying they opposed it? How did it get to a point where they were holding women down? There surely should have been a better way of dealing with the situation that didn’t involve that level of force against women.
I completely agree.
Last Sunday, where I live, hundreds of football fans turned up at the main square, pissed out their faces, causing damage, fighting amongst themselves (when they weren’t hugging each other!!!). No social distancing, there was damage to property and we’re all supposed to stay indoors. Were any of them man-handled or restrained by police? Go on, take a wild guess.
Yes, the organisers said itwas cancelled but it COULD have gone ahead legitimately had The Met engaged. They did not. Yet they turn up to man- handle and silence WOMEN! Maybe if they should’ve been celebrated a football win instead of trying to show solidarity with their sisters
All the footage I’ve seen shows the police as the aggressors tonight. Could have - and should have - been handled so much better. But maybe just another example of women asking for it.