News: UK officer: 'You don't tell me what to do in my country'

AnneBoleyn

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A police officer is under investigation for racism after telling a demonstrator: 'You don't tell me what to do in my country.'

Marcus Tyson was responding to a screaming pro-Kurd activist who told him to 'get out of here' during an ugly clash.

The Metropolitan Police officer, who has served on the frontline for almost 29 years, thought little more about the incident.

But after a video was posted online, he found himself under investigation for racism and could now be sacked for gross misconduct.

Yesterday, Pc Tyson blasted his force for overreacting and described their actions as akin to 'Stalinist thought police'.

He accused his superiors of 'oppressive political correctness' and said many colleagues are 'afraid to do their jobs properly' as a result.

'I would like to know upon what basis they regard my statement as being racist — it is purely a statement of fact that this is my country,' he told The Sunday Times.

A video posted online shows the Pc being verbally abused by protesters as he strolls along in full uniform, with one saying: 'F*** the police.'

Tyson is then confronted by a woman activist, one of the event organisers, to whom he says: 'You don't tell me what to do in my country.'

In notes taken at the end of the protest, Pc Tyson said protesters were also chanting messages of support for the PKK, a Kurdish terrorist group which is banned in Britain.

He said some were deliberately blocking traffic and he made the comment after moving a woman out of the way of an ambulance.

She then became 'irate' and repeatedly shouted at him to 'get out of here', he claims. He said he responded: 'I'm doing my job, it's a shame you haven't done yours.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...y-clashes.html

Lord Blackout

Ugh Dailymail is now as bad as Breitbart and Infowars

Toya

Fire him. Bye. Go. Problem solved.

mdnazn

OnMyCoolJ

I have to say the UK protests are annoying AF.. everyday there's a protest for something. Blocking and barricading roads.

Kim Kardashian

He's obviously a racist so I'm glad he's probably getting fired.

Ryann

This piggy thinking he runs the country

americanshameless

Tha **** does this fat controller think he is

Dark XXX

B'Day

Oh honey..

Darren-5-08

The fact that you're all judging him for one comment when you have no idea about just how much abuse these hardworking officers get from activists in the UK

Daddy

Well these people were nasty. If a pit of unfriendly, heated up people would follow and screaming at me I would say something worse tbh. He kept his cool.

I mean, I understand that he shouldn't say this as a police officer during his shift but he's human after all.

popmagic

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Originally posted by Darren-5-08

The fact that you're all judging him for one comment when you have no idea about just how much abuse these hardworking officers get from activists in the UK

You are about the only level headed person I read frequently in these threads. Police are doing their job, you can't tell an officer to get out like that, it is in fact his country and his job to be there.

RomanNavy

Ridiculous..
A fuss over nothing

I'd be pissed too if I was him

Javan

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Originally posted by Darren-5-08

The fact that you're all judging him for one comment when you have no idea about just how much abuse these hardworking officers get from activists in the UK

Poor him such a victims

Kim Kardashian

I agree these protesters were over the top but that doesn't give him a right to be racist.
The abuse comes with the job, if you can't handle it without making racist remarks you're not fit to be a police officer.

rivers

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Originally posted by Daddy

Well these people were nasty. If a pit of unfriendly, heated up people would follow and screaming at me I would say something worse tbh. He kept his cool.

I mean, I understand that he shouldn't say this as a police officer during his shift but he's human after all.

I agree with this. It's not like he hurt or shot one of those protestors. He does not deserve to lose his job over a one remark. People need to learn respect these days. Protest without getting in an officers face! What good will that do?

Javan

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Originally posted by rivers

I agree with this. It's not like he hurt or shot one of those protestors. He does not deserve to lose his job over a one remark. People need to learn respect these days. Protest without getting in an officers face! What good will that do?

Well that one remark revealed his true beliefs. That's not something that just slips out your mouth without you actually believing it.

Darren-5-08

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Originally posted by Kim Kardashian

I agree these protesters were over the top but that doesn't give him a right to be racist.
The abuse comes with the job, if you can't handle it without making racist remarks you're not fit to be a police officer.

Just because he made a mark you consider to be racist, doesn't mean he is one. 29 years of dedicated service to the public and his country should not end because he made one off-the-cuff in a moment of anger. Policemen cannot be expected to be perfect and to always keep their cool. Especially when particular protests in the UK have called for policemen to be burned alive.

americanshameless

You simply do not say **** like that, especially as a government official.

The fact that some of you are trying to excuse this is pathetic.