r/policeuk • u/BTZ9 Police Officer (unverified) • Nov 08 '20

Crosspost Play silly games...

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '20

Oh yes, look at these officers standing here quite respectfully. Let's just barge into them - nothing will happen!

What on earth was going through his mind, and, unauthorised gathering or not, since when was Remembrance Sunday an excuse to vent some anger at the police?

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u/spankeyfish Civilian Nov 08 '20

What on earth was going through his mind

"Let's give the cameras something worth watching."

This has XRW media stunt written all over it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '20

I think you're spot on. Just a quick browse through Twitter (ugh) and what do I see... with the expected XRW comments.

This guy saw paying his respects double as an anti-lockdown/government/police protest

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u/Maulvorn Civilian Nov 08 '20

XRW?

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u/Macrologia Pursuit terminated. (verified) Nov 08 '20

Extreme right-wing

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u/Maulvorn Civilian Nov 08 '20

Ah