Corrupted morals: men who allegedly toppled Colston statue to be punished but Priti Patel goes free
Over it goes: the toppling of the Colston statue, back in June. By a curious coincidence, nobod involved in pulling it down could be seen in this image.
People who toppled – and then sank – a statue glorifying slavery during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the summer are to be offered a bizarre punishment.
The five, who pulled down the statue of slaver Edward Colston in Bristol, will have to pay a fine that would go to a charity supporting people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities in Bristol – which is more than Colston ever did.
They will also have to complete a questionnaire by Bristol City Council’s history commission, explaining their reasons for attacking an exploiter who considered black and minority ethnic people to be property during a week of protests against their mistreatment.
That’s going to be an uncomfortable read for these history commissioners.
This Writer would be unsurprised if every answer contained harsh criticism of them for even asking such a stupid question.
Worse still is the fact that four more people – three men and a woman – may face criminal charges over the incident:
Avon and Somerset police said its investigation had been completed.
It said: “Following a review of the evidence, detectives will now approach the Crown Prosecution Service for a charging decision against four people – three men, aged 32, 25 and 21, and a 29-year-old woman.”
Meanwhile, the Home Office is reportedly resuming deportation of asylum-seekers after it was prevented from sending a flight to Spain a few weeks ago.
Lawyers for the deportees demonstrated that the government had rushed the flight in order to deny the refugees their right to appeal.
It’s a direct correlation with the attitude of slavers like Colston, who also refused to allow foreign people any rights.
So we have to ask ourselves:
Who should really be explaining their actions – the protesters who tore down a statue of a historic slaver, or Priti Patel, the home secretary who treats people like slaves today?
Source: Men allegedly involved in toppling of Colston statue offered cautions | UK news | The Guardian
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