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White Privilege - MET Police

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Bea65 Tue 25-Jul-23 20:15:46

Am so upset and outraged that a mother was arrested with her young son by Met Police as having not paid bus fare…Mother had paid bus fare .. am physically disgusted with MET police
They have traumatised this young boy and CANNOT understand these charges..

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 14:19:43

I hope she finally got an apology

eazybee Tue 01-Aug-23 15:07:27

The ticket in her hand that she didn't show them.

Smileless2012 Tue 01-Aug-23 15:09:14

An apology for what? She wasn't handcuffed for not having a valid ticket, she was handcuffed for the way she behaved having been asked three times to show she had a valid ticket.

It was a simple and lawful request and it's a shame she didn't have more care for her child and behaved the way she did. She is responsible for any trauma her poor child was subjected too.

Stormystar Tue 01-Aug-23 15:19:17

Quote from the Metro “MP Claudia Webbe said: ‘The most disrespected person is the black woman. The most unprotected person is the black woman. The most neglected person is the black woman.”

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 15:19:53

eazybee

The ticket in her hand that she didn't show them.

I guess they should have gone to Specsavers

Smileless2012 Tue 01-Aug-23 15:22:03

Are you claiming that this only happened because she is a black woman Stormystar?

Smileless2012 Tue 01-Aug-23 15:22:58

I guess she should have just shown her ticket when she was first requested to do so VS.

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 15:29:50

I doubt people hold the thing in their hand they don't want to show people

I don't know how you can look at that evidence and not be moved sincerely

Thankfully relatively few people across the internet think manhandling her was proportional which gives me hope we aren't headed to some sort of dystopia like the US

eazybee Tue 01-Aug-23 15:38:13

Claudia Webbe, the MP expelled from the Labour party for a conviction and suspended sentence for harassing and threatening with acid a friend of her partner. Refused to stand down, now standing as an independent.

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 15:39:32

According to Twitter, or X as it is now known

She was singled out to show the bus ticket

Claims she was abusive by ticket staff have been withdrawn

And then you have people like this utter joy to behold (sarcasm) saying she is a criminal and must be a drug addict

Yay UK?

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 15:41:20

People like the one in that image make me utterly ashamed to be British

They are everything that is wrong with this country

Smileless2012 Tue 01-Aug-23 15:51:40

Where is the evidence that she was singled out to show her ticket?

People like the one in that image make me ashamed, not to be British because unfortunately they don't just exist in Britain, just ashamed.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 01-Aug-23 15:52:23

eazybee

Claudia Webbe, the MP expelled from the Labour party for a conviction and suspended sentence for harassing and threatening with acid a friend of her partner. Refused to stand down, now standing as an independent.

Thoroughly nasty individual, shouldn’t be in parliament.

Stormystar Tue 01-Aug-23 15:55:41

Smileless I’m not claiming anything I wasn’t there, and even if I was I’m very aware we all see and interpret situations very differently. I live in London and I’ve seen the video and
my sympathies are for the woman and child, as clearly MP Webbs are too.

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 15:56:40

Too many bigots in this country

Mollygo Tue 01-Aug-23 15:57:08

British people, or any others who support those who refuse to obey rules or who support those who pick and choose the rules they will obey make me ashamed to be British.

Smileless2012 Tue 01-Aug-23 16:02:32

Well one bigot is one bigot too many but what does that have to do with this particular incident?

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 16:03:47

Lol

No evidence of those here Mollygo
Despite your perceptions

Only people saying there is no need to hurt a woman in front of her son when the ticket is in her hand

No need to call her abusive when she wasn't being

No need to call her a criminal or worse when she had paid her fare all along

What are you trying to say by arguing against that?

DiamondLily Tue 01-Aug-23 16:10:00

The transport inspectors and LT police have been cleared of any inappropriate behaviour.

End of story. 🙄

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 16:14:25

Link please

Smileless2012 Tue 01-Aug-23 16:15:35

It was only known that she wasn't a criminal and had paid her fare when her ticket was made available for examination VS.

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 16:18:03

So guilty until proven innocent?

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 16:18:25

Sounds a bit dystopian to me

Smileless2012 Tue 01-Aug-23 16:19:46

Thank you DL but I doubt that'll be the end of the story.

VioletSky Tue 01-Aug-23 16:21:18

Where is the story?

Google has failed me and I would like to read it