Owen Jones
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Bristol Police Admit False Claims About Serious Injuries
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March 26, 2021
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11:03Now PlayingAfter protests in Bristol against the repressive Policing Bill turned ugly, the local police claimed that officers were seriously injured, including broken bones and a collapsed lung. Several media outlets splashed on these claims, fuelling an atmosphere which demonises protesters and fuels demands for crackdowns on civil liberties. Now the police have quietly admitted no officers were seriously injured.
There is a long history of the police making false claims that are amplified by the media - from Orgreave to Hillsborough to Climate Camp to recent treatment of football fans. Here is that history - and why this deference has to end.
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