"Let go of my neck!" The British police are now law enforcement against the black "kneeling", and one of the police officers involved was suspended
[Global Network Reporter Li Dongyao] "Let go of my neck!" An African-American man whose neck was briefly pressed by the policeman's knee kept crying out during a police law enforcement operation in London, England, July 16, local time words. According to the latest news from British media, one of the two London Police Department officers involved has been suspended and the other is restricted from performing tasks. According to the live video, the scene of the man's encounter with law enforcement is quite similar to the scene of the African American Freud being "kneeled and locked in the throat" by the white police.
Based on the British "Guardian" and Sky News, the black man in the video was arrested on July 16 local time in Islington, north London. A video taken by a live witness and shared on social platforms showed that two police officers participated in this law enforcement activity. The video showed that the man was lying on the ground in handcuffs. One of the police officers kneeled briefly on the man’s neck. The man thought he was innocent. He shouted, "Let me go, let me go Neck. I didn't do anything... let go of my neck." Another policeman pressed the man's leg.
This incident once caused controversy over the rationality of the police's law enforcement methods.
According to the police, at around 18:30 on the 16th, a citizen called the police that someone was involved in the fight on Easton Road. A man was subsequently arrested by the police on suspicion of fighting and possession of offensive weapons. The man was then taken to the police station.
According to a statement issued by the London Police Department, the man was accused of holding a knife in a public place. After acknowledging that the video "looks very worrying", the police said they have submitted the matter to the Independent Police Conduct Office (IOPC) for investigation. The statement mentions that one (involved) police officer has been suspended and another police officer has been temporarily restricted from performing his duties, but has not been suspended.
According to Sky News, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that he was deeply concerned about the distressing incident and had raised the matter as a "urgent matter" to the senior police officer of the London Police Department. . "The London Police Department quickly reviewed the incident, and I welcome this, and it is correct that they referred the matter to the Independent Office of Police Conduct."