Lockdown Protest Pops Up in London as UK Re-Tightens COVID Restrictions By Jack Davis
Published September 27, 2020 at 10:47am
Refusing to go gently into the not-so-good night of another wave of COVID-inspired lockdowns, British protesters took to the streets in London on Saturday.
Resistance from the police, who whacked protesters with batons, was matched with scorn from London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who decried the “reckless and violent behavior of some protesters” and called them “selfish,” the BBC reported.
Police said nine officers were hurt and 16 people arrested in the second weekend of anti-lockdown protests, according to Reuters.
“I am very frustrated to see that nine officers were injured during clashes with a small minority of protesters,” Metropolitan Police Commander Ade Adelekan said.
“This is especially saddening in light of the injuries sustained by officers last weekend. We will be supporting those officers who were injured and I wish them a very speedy recovery.”
Britain’s traditional protest spot of Trafalgar Square was jammed with thousands of marchers, who waved banners that read “We Do Not Consent” and “COVID 1984.”
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Poster Comment:
I knew a woman when I lived in Illinois. She met a man from England and moved there with him and got married. She took her daughter with her. I wonder how much she likes being a "subject" than a "citizen"?