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‘You British f**ks lost the war!’ Americans have a LOT to say about UK police chief’s free speech threats

August 10, 2024 | | Print Article

London’s Metropolitan Police is facing intense heat from Americans for threatening the free speech rights of U.S. citizens.

Speaking with Sky News on Friday about the riots engulfing the U.K., Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley first said that he intends to come after criminals both in the U.K. and abroad.

“We will throw the full force of the law at people,” he said. “And whether you’re in this country committing crimes on the streets or committing crimes from further afield online, we will come after you.”

Listen:

It wasn’t initially clear what sort of “online” crimes he was referencing, but it became clear soon enough after a leftist Sky News reporter then goaded Rowley by claiming that high-profile figures have been “whipping up the hatred” and suggesting that “the likes of Elon Musk,” the outspoken billionaire who owns Twitter/X, have been getting involved.

The reporter then asked Rowley what his plans are “when it comes to dealing with people who are whipping up this kind of behavior from behind the keyboard who may be in a different country?”

Now, before going further, some clarification is needed. What sort of “hatred” was the leftist reporter referencing?

Flashback to earlier this month, when a 17-year-old with parents from Rwanda stabbed three children to death at a Taylor Swift-themed yoga and dance workshop in Southport, U.K.

The children’s deaths prompted widespread protests from aggrieved natives sick of the forever-increasing violence from migrants/immigrants. In response, Muslim gangs started roaming the streets and terrorizing/assaulting random natives:

Responding to these dual events, the U.K.’s leaders and police chose to condemn and target the allegedly “far-right” protesters angry over their children being killed and defend the Muslim gangs.

This stunning dichotomy caught the attention of Musk, who proceeded to accuse the country’s police of perpetrating “two-tier policing.” This in turn enraged Rowley, who then accused the police’s critics of endangering their lives.  This is a common leftist deflection technique.

Rowley doubled down on his anger Friday, telling the Sky News reporter that he intends to come after anyone, including Americans, who dares voice a dissenting opinion on the Internet, including on X.

“Being a keyboard warrior does not make you safe from the law,” he said. “You can be guilty of offences of incitement, of stirring up racial hatred, there are numerous terrorist offences regarding the publishing of material.”

“All of those offences are in play if people are provoking hatred and violence on the streets and we will come after those individuals just as we will physically confront on the streets the thugs and the yobs who are taking — who are causing the problems for communities,” he added.

His remarks did not sit well with Americans, who, unlike the poor Brits, are protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

See a sampling of the responses being directed at the Met Police below (*Language warning):

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