Soldiers in the British military have been banned from taking the knee to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement as the move is ‘too political’.
Soldiers in the British military have been banned from taking the knee to show support for theOfficials at the Ministry of Defence have warned personnel they are unable to perform the action while in uniform after it was first started by American football player Colin Kaepernick in 2016 to protest police brutality.in any form’ and is said to be reviewing the rule to see if soldiers can exemplify solidarity in another way.
He added: ‘The recent protests have reminded us that we all have a role to play shaping a better society.’ Officers are usually advised by police chiefs not to take part in demonstrations they are working at and to remain impartial.during a protest in LondonScotland Yard said in a statement afterward: ‘Our officers are part of the communities of London and care deeply about justice and equality.
However, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick later said she had instructed her officers not to kneel during demonstrations as it ‘could be unsafe’.she understood the sentiment behind officers taking the knee, but ‘I have asked my officers not to because our job is to police’.
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