British nurse says time is now right to call out racism

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A Black British nurse says she's chosen this moment to go public with the video of her arrest last year because she felt her ordeal would at last be taken seriously

“Prior to this, if I ever mentioned the problems, the struggles of being a Black person, you would immediately be shut down and told you’ve got a chip on your shoulder,” she told Reuters in an interview.

Bennett, who in April 2019 was pulled from her car, arrested and kept in a cell for 18 hours, says she believes she was treated unfairly and aggressively during what she said was a “petrifying” late-night encounter with police because she is Black. At various points during the incident in southwest London, Bennett said that she was scared, tried to call a lawyer, called her father, and said she did not want to be touched by any male officer.

 

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'a chip on her shoulder', sounds like she has a 'black' attitude problem. Play that victim card sweetie, it might earn you a quid.

Last year!! Did she just remember

Dont resist...just cooperate...noone gets hurt. Be an idiot and resist violently, you risk being hurt. Fairly simple really.

It’s racism. The cops know it.

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how could it be 'reasonable instructions' when the whole interaction was instigated by those police on totally baseless suspicions?

What a joke..what is she complaining about ..she was asked to get out of the car..she refused causing the Police to have further suspicions therefore obstruction ..Bob’s your Uncle ..what a waste of a tv interview 🙄

look my friends 🙏🏾 they bringing Aunt Jemima back with British accent!

The Police should not be allowed to pull over a loan woman in the middle of the night. This is also a feminist issue. She must have been terrified.

I didn't know nurses were protected by law and couldn't be arrested🧐 kids, take notes on what to study!

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