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Kaba was killed by a single bullet after being ‘silently’ followed by an unmarked police vehicle with no blue lights or siren, while driving his car through Streatham Hill last September. The officer who killed him, known only as NX121, was charged and released on bail last week.

In an announcement of the decision to charge NX121 with murder, Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said: “It is extremely important there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

Yet within days, Braverman – a former attorney general – took to X (formerly Twitter) to defend firearms officers and announce the launch of a review to ensure cops who “have to make split-second decisions” have the “confidence to do their jobs”. This was backed by both the prime minister and the Met Police commissioner Mark Rowley.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I keep hearing that she used to be a former attorney but is there any evidence of her actually doing the job? I'd love to know what her win to loss ratio was, but I suspect it's zero because I suspect she's never actually done anything.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Not just any attorney. She was the Attorney General for England and Wales from 2021-2022, the chief legal advisor to the Sovereign and the Government.

And got roundly criticised by the Bar Council for her actions undertaken in the role.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ah the sweet smell of racism in the morning.