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"Police are being forced to disclose the ethnicity of suspects in response to a
rise in far-right speculation on social media, a former senior officer in the
Metropolitan police force has warned.
On Sunday morning at 10.30am, British Transport Police said two men had been
arrested after multiple stabbings on a train in Cambridgeshire: a 32-year-old
black British national and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent.
The 35-year-old was released with no further action, and “was not involved” in
the attack, BTP said in a statement later on Sunday evening.
New guidance was issued in August to combat misinformation on social media,
which spread last summer after the murder of three schoolgirls in Southport.
Campaigners have warned that the move may encourage focus on the racial
background of suspects and lead to further rightwing conspiracy theories when
information is not released to the public."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
