Henry Nowak, 18, was stabbed to death in December. Police handcuffed him as he lay dying and he stated he could not breathe, according to body camera footage reported by multiple outlets. A protest in Southampton addressed by Tommy Robinson followed the incident.
“'I can't breathe': Protesters attack police at UK rally over student murder”
Read at France 24 →No center sources covered this
“‘I can’t breathe’: Outrage after UK police handcuff dying student”
Read at New Zealand Herald →The Southampton protest shows far-right exploitation of a police misconduct case involving the handcuffing of a dying stabbing victim.
“Institutional police training failures over immediate medical aid”
The case illustrates policing priorities that favored controlling the victim over securing the scene after a false accusation by the perpetrator.
“Inverted justice and public anger at institutional reluctance on knife crime”
Police prioritized restraint over aid to a dying individual, reflecting predictable outcomes of state monopoly power on force.
“Qualified immunity and need for transparent trials rather than mob response”
All views over-focus on the handcuffing sequence while under-examining unverified claims and the months-long gap before the protest.
“Selective source emphasis and untested assumptions about audibility of statements”
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