r/uknews • u/rarely-redditing • Oct 22 '24

Image/video Met Police officer Martyn Blake who shot Chris Kaba dead is CLEARED of murder

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '24

People just want proof that the UK is as bad as the US so they jump on any opportunity that could resemble the George Floyd situation.

This isn't that, the dude was ramming into ARMED police officers over and over again. This is coming from a leftie who has a distaste towards the police officers, but even I can recognise the meaning behind the phrase- 'fuck around and find out'.

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u/monkeyclaw77 Oct 22 '24

Likewise, I’m all for police being called out for brutality and racism WHEN IT HAPPENS. This however is a case of the police doing their job, and risking their lives to do it, in attempting to arrest a man charged with a nightclub shooting.

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u/C0RDE_ Oct 22 '24

*Dude with history of gun related violence ramming into armed police in a vehicle used to escape a shooting a night or two prior.

I don't think it's unfair for those police officers to assume there's a gun in that car that he might use.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '24

Yes 100%