State Violence and Tory Anti-Democracy
It must be by pure coincidence that the government are trying to push through an anti-protest bill given the recent brutality enacted on vigil holders by the Met. Me and my better half tuned in to a live broadcast of the vigil on Saturday only to see Met police officers violently pushing people around and pinning them to the floor in what must surely be the most stupendous act of social ignorance I've ever seen. It was only a matter of days ago that a Met officer was arrested for Sarah Everard's murder. It's only been a matter of months since we witnessed the same police brutality during the Black Lives Matter protests. What were they thinking, trying to suppress a vigil for someone murdered by one of their own? Why are so many people opposed to demonstrations of solidarity? When something happens that resonates with so many people across the country and evokes memories of their own experiences, any argument that that states "Well, they shouldn't have been there!&q