coldalbion:

queeranarchism:

hobbinrob:

nikator:

The police have literally just threatened and intimitaded the staff of a private company until an ad campaing they didn’t like was shelved, but sure, we don’t at all live in a police state 🙄

The advertising drive was launched to raise awareness of what the company described as the “ongoing undercover policing scandal where officers have infiltrated the lives, homes and beds of activists”.

The campaign was cancelled because they “fear for the safety of their staff”… let that sink in.

It’s a UK story btw

OP’s post still stands, but as a Brit I’d like to point out that much of the intimidation was apparently carried out by ex-police and members of the public too. This is not just about the police as a body, but a cultural phenomenon where valid criticism of the police always gets backlash.