Maitlis posited that the UK hasn’t experienced the height of racism seen in the US
, bringing to light issues here regarding systemic and institutionalised racism.
‘You’re not putting America and the UK on the same footing… our police aren’t armed, they don’t have guns, the legacy of slavery is not the same,’ Maitlis said to George, full name George Mpanga. ‘If it’s not the same then you have to explain to me why Julian Cole is not an exception, what happened with Nuno Cardoso, what happened with Edson Da Costa, what happened with Sarah Reed who died under very similar circumstances with Sandra Bland in the American context,’ George explained.
‘I hope this is a learning point for many people who think along the lines that you just expressed, that this is an American and not a British issue.’Earlier in the interview, George had detailed the tragic case of his childhood friend Julian Cole who was left with a broken neck and spinal cord injury after being restrained by police during an arrest in 2018.
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