[arista]

[Black father and son tackled by police and
threatened with Tasers during charity bike ride
The Metropolitan Police say the incident is
being investigated and that the
complaint is being taken seriously.]

https://news.sky.com/story/black-fat...icion-12017127


[Andrew Boateng and son Huugo were
out cycling along the River Lea in Tottenham,
north London, when the incident happened.
Mr Boateng told Sky News that his 13-year-old son
rode a few metres out in front of him
when a plain-clothed officer appeared out of nowhere
and grabbed him from his bike.

Startled and assuming he was being mugged,
the teenager leapt in fright before being tackled
to the ground - laying helpless as the officer pointed
a Taser at him, shouting and threatening to deploy it.]



That officer made a mistake
must have thought he was a Criminal



The Dad shouting at the officer,

[Liam-]

Cycling while black

[arista]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Cycling while black

On ITV1 London news
the Police say a Black Lad has stabbed someone
that's why the undercover cop
Grabbed the young kid , fast.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by arista

On ITV1 London news
the Police say a Black Lad has stabbed someone
that's why the undercover cop
Grabbed the young kid , fast.

A black person committing a crime doesn’t give the police the right to grab and threaten any black person they see

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Liam-

A black person committing a crime doesn’t give the police the right to grab and threaten any black person they see

How do you know he has randomly grabbed him?....how do you know what may have been said?....we’re you there?

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

How do you know he has randomly grabbed him?....how do you know what may have been said?....we’re you there?

Andrew Boateng and son Huugo were
out cycling along the River Lea in Tottenham,
north London, when the incident happened.
Mr Boateng told Sky News that his 13-year-old son
rode a few metres out in front of him
when a plain-clothed officer appeared out of nowhere
and grabbed him from his bike.

Startled and assuming he was being mugged,
the teenager leapt in fright before being tackled
to the ground - laying helpless as the officer pointed
a Taser at him, shouting and threatening to deploy it.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Liam-

A black person committing a crime doesn’t give the police the right to grab and threaten any black person they see

Yes that why his Dad got so Angry
they even cuffed the Dad

[Cherie]

The only info they had from the stabbed victim was that it was an IC male on a bike, so they didn't have a lot to go on, obviously it sucks but if they let them go and they were the assailants then they would also be in the doggy do do...so its not easy to walk the right line in these situations, and its easy for us standing by to judge what should be done

[Kizzy]

isnt it odd how some are totally ok with living in a police state?....
Where you can be grabbed and forcibly detained and threatened with violence without question?
Where are civil liberties?... dont they exist anymore? :/

[Ammi]

...poor child...

“The 13-year-old told the Observer: “I’d turned around to see if my dad had caught up behind me, and suddenly this man came out of nowhere. He was crazy angry and shouting. I got scared because I thought he might be mugging me or trying to give me corona so I ran, but there was nowhere to go but in the bushes.”


“The Boatengs, who live in Tottenham, say they were shocked and humiliated by the experience. Huugo suffered lacerations to his face and bruises on his legs, and spent that night sleeping on his parents’ bedroom floor, anxious not to be alone.“

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...poor child...

“The 13-year-old told the Observer: “I’d turned around to see if my dad had caught up behind me, and suddenly this man came out of nowhere. He was crazy angry and shouting. I got scared because I thought he might be mugging me or trying to give me corona so I ran, but there was nowhere to go but in the bushes.”


“The Boatengs, who live in Tottenham, say they were shocked and humiliated by the experience. Huugo suffered lacerations to his face and bruises on his legs, and spent that night sleeping on his parents’ bedroom floor, anxious not to be alone.“

Poor bastard.

I couldn't imagine how terrifying it must've been for the kid, and I never want to find out.

But tbf to The Police I do feel mixed on their response here as yes they can't just be taking people off their bikes aggressively (especially a child in this case) but if the kid did match the description of the assailant then I can understand the response even if I don't agree with it. After all if the kid had've turned out to have been the culprit then we'd all be congratulating The Police on stopping a criminal in his tracks.

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Poor bastard.

I couldn't imagine how terrifying it must've been for the kid, and I never want to find out.

But tbf to The Police I do feel mixed on their response here as yes they can't just be taking people off their bikes aggressively (especially a child in this case) but if the kid did match the description of the assailant then I can understand the response even if I don't agree with it. After all if the kid had've turned out to have been the culprit then we'd all be congratulating The Police on stopping a criminal in his tracks.

Exactly...well said MM

[Liam-]

Their job is so hard, how are they supposed to do their job if they’re not allowed to assault and threaten children because they happen to be black, poor souls

[Kizzy]

Oh please... dont you know its ok to assault and traumatise black kids if someone was stabbed!?

Who has time for actual investigations and police work?, just snatch up a bunch of black lads and hope for the best.

[Tom4784]

This father and son are victims, why are some people in this topic doing everything they can to avoid saying it?

They were attacked by the police because they were black, it's pretty undeniable. They were looking for a black suspect and decided any old black person would do.

Going on about the stabbing victim isn't going to change or lessen the fact that these two people were victims of police brutality. Saying 'it sucks for them' is dismissive and it's downplaying the facts.

[GoldHeart]

What the hell is going on !

Also why were the police in PLAIN clothes , clearly the father & son thought they were being attacked.

Looks like the UK is turning into America

[arista]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

What the hell is going on !

Also why were the police in PLAIN clothes , clearly the father & son thought they were being attacked.

Looks like the UK is turning into America

His Son Cycled ahead a bit from his Dad
that Copper had info of a young black knife lad
it is a simple mistake.


They must apologise to the Dad and Son
also do more in some way.

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by arista

His Son Cycled ahead a bit from his Dad
that Copper had info of a young black knife lad
it is a simple mistake.


They must apologise to the Dad and Son
also do more in some way.

Well they have and it’s being investigated...as a result they are instigating new training techniques. This was an unfortunate mistake...it will have happened many times before and will no doubt happen again...not just to black people either. Sadly crimes like this involve young people and they get younger and younger. The police do their best...but sometimes get it wrong. Fortunately no one died because the victim that was stabbed is still alive.

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

What the hell is going on !

Also why were the police in PLAIN clothes , clearly the father & son thought they were being attacked.

Looks like the UK is turning into America

Well clearly the father and son thought they were being attacked...how scary and traumatic that must have been for them. No one is questioning that.
I don’t know what world you have been living in...but surely you have heard of officers in PLAIN clothing...just like unmarked police cars ...the element of surprise and undercover
....and no the UK is not turning into America but that’s what some would like to make out...

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

Well clearly the father and son thought they were being attacked...how scary and traumatic that must have been for them. No one is questioning that.
I don’t know what world you have been living in...but surely you have heard of officers in PLAIN clothing...just like unmarked police cars ...the element of surprise and undercover
....and no the UK is not turning into America but that’s what some would like to make out...

I'm not stupid i know plain clothed and undercover cops etc are around , but whole thing sounds weird to me how they would jump father and son who are cycling minding their own business . They scared them without letting themselves be known they're cops.

Yes i will say it's turning like America , the boy is 13 years old ! like seriously what the hell . i'm just glad we're not gun crazy here in the UK so yeah that's the difference between the UK and America .

[Ammi]

Youtube video

...it’s really upsetting to think about the terror this young boy and his father went through and it’s not something that will just be ‘moved on from..’...it will be very far reaching because of the trauma of the experience...and atm, all that’s being said is that they matched the description of ‘two black males’...it’s racial profiling at its worst......

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I'm not stupid i know plain clothed and undercover cops etc are around , but whole thing sounds weird to me how they would jump father and son who are cycling minding their own business . They scared them without letting themselves be known they're cops.

Yes i will say it's turning like America , the boy is 13 years old ! like seriously what the hell . i'm just glad we're not gun crazy here in the UK so yeah that's the difference between the UK and America .

The boy is 13 years old....are you not aware of how many young boys are getting involved in knife crime. Look at the age that some of these young boys are getting stabbed and shot...usually gang and drug related. Its frightening.

[armand.kay]

It’s so funny to me how many hoops people are willing to jim through to defend a 13 year old kid being ripped from his bike and his father threatened with a taser. Like this is really the hill you’re gonna die on??

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

It’s so funny to me how many hoops people are willing to jim through to defend a 13 year old kid being ripped from his bike and his father threatened with a taser. Like this is really the hill you’re gonna die on??

...no it’s called seeing the other side of the coin and those that like to see the other side of the coin have sympathised with the young lad and his dad.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

...no it’s called seeing the other side of the coin and those that like to see the other side of the coin have sympathised with the young lad and his dad.

It's called jumping through hoops to protect the police officers that have racially profiled and committed brutality against two innocent people, one of them a child.

There's no debate here, there's no 'other side'. The police officers attacked, didn't make themselves known and then apprehended and threatened a father and his child on account of their skin colour. That is the long and short of it.