I would put it thus. Barely elected politicians who send the RAF to defend a genocidal state raising concerns from the UN should tread carefully when labelling anyone else. It could be used against the UK prosecution attempts in court on matters associated with racially or ethnically identified groups. Propensity to act.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/a80492-gaza-genocide-collective-crime-report-special-rapporteur-situation
38. The United Kingdom has also played a key role in military collaboration with Israel,159 despite internal opposition.160 From its bases in Cyprus, the UK has enabled a crucial US supply line to Tel Aviv161 and flown over 600 surveillance missions over Gaza throughout the genocide,162 sharing intelligence with Israel.163 Flight numbers and durations, often coinciding with major Israeli operations,164 suggest detailed knowledge and cooperation in the destruction of Gaza, extending beyond “hostage rescue”.165
"...concern that the use of rap and drill music by prosecutors is unfairly sweeping young black boys and men into the criminal justice system."
It's not rap and drill music that's sweeping them into the CJS; it's their gang membership and illegal activities. The music may be context, or circumstantial, but I guarantee no-one has ever been convicted of an offence when the only evidence is that they created or listened to a song about something.
I think some of the commenters below have misunderstood that situation. It is not that having LISTENED to drill music is being used as evidence against defendants. It is having CREATED drill music "celebrating" the acts of violence that their gang has perpetrated that is being used, as evidence of the defendant's membership of the gang in question.
Using listening to this music as a reason for ascribing anti-social behaviour to teenagers and young people is frankly dumb and fails to understand what many of them are about. As a teenager I would regularly say things to shock because rebellion through words was what we were about. It really didn’t mean we were going through with anything -it was just more exciting to say things in extreme ways. In order to challenge the perceived hierarchy and authority. That’s what being a young person is often about. By prosecuting people for this you are actually making them more likely to think the system is flawed
@deborah mallender.
i stand with Israel. proud to have done my bit there.
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