James O'Brien reacts to Suella Braverman's crusade against 'woke policing' | LBC 

My 12yo daughter was attacked by a grown woman. My daughter defended herself and the grown woman had the audacity to contact the police. The whole thing was caught on CCTV (busy city centre) yet the police attended our house to threaten my daughter with assault charges. When my daughter reeled off the list of witnesses and the fact it was caught on camera and that SHE would in fact like to press charges against the woman, the police moonwalked. Rather than apologise, empathise or anything else, they admitted they'd seen the footage and said had that footage not existed, she would be getting arrested there and then. We were one a few families of colour, living in a predominantly white area. Go figure

Remember when black people used to tell you what the police were like.Apperently it was a chip on our shoulders.

Why is Braverman Home Secretary? What a monster.

Cruella goes on about British values, without knowing what they are.

"She says she fears the "pandering to politically correct causes" was distracting officers from fighting crime." Yes Suella, how dare these Police Officers be distracted by trying to prevent crime from happening in the first place by bonding with a crowd, instead of causing more crimes to occur by being hostile to a crowd. If American cops acted like our cops, less people would be dead, but at least they are "fighting" crime.

Shes trying to please and appeal to voters who would push her and her parents on a plane to rwanda if they had a chance.

At the age of 7, my daughter learned that police commit perjury

The biggest problem with Braverman is that she doesn't understand the things that she's meant to be in charge of.

The lady who phoned in saying that coppers shouldn’t be friendly at pride because she wasn’t friendly with her kids was the one that had me rolling ngl 😂

Braverman is evil personified.

Dancing at the Notting Hill Carnival or a Pride event, is what's called Community Policing, or was when I was serving ....

Simple: she thinks people should fear the police. Even the victims. Which tells me that she would prefer a police state to our current one and to be honest, in terms of her past comments, the shoes fit

Hey Suella!! Just ask Ron DeSatan how his so-called "war against woke" is working out for his poll numbers.

I can't stand any Tories.

Recently got back from Holland and on a day at the coast saw a Dutch "Rasta" police officer sitting down with locals eating an ice-cream with the locals. Oh to just see a policeman or woman in the UK

As a retired met police officer trying to understand others attitudes and wishes showing respect and yes having a laugh with members of the public of all types is part of effective policing by consent. Obviously Braverman wouldn't have any idea whatsoever about being effective at anything.

I suspect we are moving towards a situation in which politicians hope that voters will vote according to the last thing they heard before voting - regardless of whether it is true.

1984 anyone?

Don't call them the nasty party for nothing

I invite Cruella to take a lone evening stroll through small town Alabama, where police aren't known for wokeism.

Perfectly expressed. Thank you.

The phrase 'scraping the bottom of the barrel' has ceased to sufficiently describe how low Cabinet standards have fallen. There are creatures gnawing at the filth at the bottom of the barrel, who have smaller creatures suckling the excretions of those creatures, and those creatures have parasites, that look at the UK government in disgust, and console themselves that however low they have sunk, they at least have higher standards than the Sunak regime.

Trumps definitely had an influence on the behaviour and rhetoric that politicians can abide to

Island of sanity in a sea of bigotry and insanity. James it's a pleasure to listen to your program 👍

This has to be one of your best yet James, I couldn't agree more

How can one person be so wrong on every single issue they talk about? Braverman spouts ridiculous nonsense - playing up to the ultra right wing gallery.

... she's playing at being someone who has a clue. 🙄

I literally feel like crying listening to this. The depravity you state reminds us all of the lives that have been damaged by all these awful things and its so hurtful. Then to have braverman, a woman who seems competing with mein fuhrer et al on how to be the biggest b*****d in the room, saying the police are woke. I can't comprehend it. In the past I thought to myself how would I think feel, act in an event like the build up to ww2 or in Spain during Franco. Now I know. Thank you James and lbc

Braverman needs to read Sir Robert Peel's 9 Policing Principles.

I'm old enough to remember when Nick Griffin of the BNP was getting headlines in the 2000s. Despite some fame he was just a provocateur. Normal decent people didn't give him the time of day and he faded from the spotlight. I'm shocked that this current crop of Tory MPs sounds exactly like him or worse!

Braverman I believe, would prefer an East German Stazi type police force in the UK.

Braverman is a professional edgelord.

Well said James. As for Braveman: she's a Judas goat.

Braverman needs to resign immediately.. 😢

Braverman she believes that she will score points with that small constituency of the very nasty party that is her source of support.

Cruella Braverman *

James is most of the time so right. I know we're humans and we are not perfect, but he just understands every perspective so well.

She should be sacked for wasting billions of tax payers money. Even made to pay it back for gross incompetence. What about the 14. 5 billions not being investigated over the PPE scandal.

Spot on, police dancing at a carnival, how woke. They're the cops doing proper local work ❤

We have framed political options as a left-right divide, but this division is actually between democracy and authoritarianism. There are many people who believe they are on the right but are actually authoritarian in their attitudes and do not clearly understand democracy. Here are some examples: Some people believe that democracy means that the majority always gets its way. This is not true. In a democracy, the minority also has rights, and the majority cannot simply ignore them. For example, the UK government has been reluctant to hold a second Brexit vote, even though the majority of the population now regrets voting to leave the European Union. Other people believe that democracy means that the government should do whatever the people want. This is also not true. In a democracy, the government has a responsibility to protect the rights of all citizens, even those who disagree with the majority. For example, the UK government has been criticized for its crackdown on protests, which some people see as an attempt to silence dissent. Here are some other real-life examples of authoritarian tendencies in the UK: The government's decision to prorogue Parliament in 2019, which was seen by many as an attempt to prevent Parliament from scrutinizing the government's Brexit plans. The government's plans to give itself the power to interfere with the judiciary. The government's attempts to silence critics through the use of libel laws and other legal measures. These are just a few examples of how the UK government is moving towards an authoritarian model of government. It is important to be aware of these trends and to stand up for democracy.

the only case I could have an issue with a cop dancing at a carnival or parade would be if there is a crime happening and the cop ignores it.

Lawless Britain, we need the old police values back without prejudice. Stop being political and be neutral.

For me, police who are paid to police an event should do just that. If some wish to volunteer to take part that's nice too.

Superb reaction,James

Because it's about the hate!!

I am not from UK. I do not understand why any Brit is allowing a Home Secretary who says these things. She should be removed!!

If Cruella (not a typo btw) got her way the streets would be policed by Jack booted brown shirts...

A Wayne Cousins who is never brought to justice is Suella's ideal police officer.

Nice James, once again.

Well said James...you hit the nail in the head.

"Woke" just means "aware of and opposed to systemic discrimination". So you can sort of see why Braverman is against "woke policing": from the conservative point of view, the police force is meant to be one of the main instruments by which the state imposes that discrimination, to keep people "in their place". Wilhoit's Law says that "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect". If the police genuinely became anti-discriminatory and committed to equitable policing (highly unlikely in the UK), that would be an existential threat to conservatism.

Don't vote for tories.

But she is still in post.... That's the direction our ire should be towards.

Braverman is dangerous

As with many on the right, "woke" is just anything she disagrees with.

Policing by consent requires consent.

Braverman is tacitly approved of, by voters who don't need to openly say the quiet bits. Until the 'quiet' bits are allowed once again to be loud.

"Off the top of my head!" **then proceed to read from his piece of paper on the desk**

3:10 - loads of people object to police offices being over familiar with the public. They are supposed to be policing the event, not joining in the festivities. Their job isn't to virtue signal that they are down with the people and our mates, it's to earn our respect with their ability to execute their duties. The reality of modern policing is that it is utterly failing, with whole areas of criminality being things the police don't even bother with anymore. If they had nailed even the basics of the job, maybe spending time on PR exercises might be a little bit more forgivable.

Those same people who have a problem with police officers dancing at Notting Hill, also praised the police dancing with kids at the Ariana Grande concert after the attack at her concert

Strictly speaking, I would say that police officers dancing at any carnival is wrong. They should be doing their job and protecting the public and looking out for thieves and such. That said, police officers are also human, and a bit of public relations, particularly in an area like Notting Hill, does no damage at all.

I think you're mistaken here James...there's no way they did GCSE maths

Because they’re trying to cultivate a police state, James. You can’t have police personnel getting on with the public.😂

I call it ‘Racial Ignorance’ my Gran was racially ignorant but wasn’t outright racism

i do love it when the gbeebies fans come out to play in the comments, they're so hopeless 😂

It’s somewhat pacifying to know we don’t have ALL the crazies and crackpots. Just the really, really loud ones.

If both those that make the law and those that enforce the law are corrupt how can we have a law abiding society , why should we obey the rules?

This Country is at the mercy of nihilists but it gives me hope that there are some people with a public profile willing to call them out at every turn. I salute you sir !

Such people make me feel ashamed, possibly even slightly sick. That they should be allowed to embody ‘the law’ and take the moral high ground is unacceptable.

She also claims to be a practicing Buddhist.

they are called pigs for a reason

The answer is UNCLE TOM Suella Braverman is an original definition Uncle Tom.

excellent as usual James

I have problem with police dancing at festivals

I have a problem with footballers taking the knee . I don’t believe sport and politics mix.

There is a reality that some people in this country want Britain to be how it was in the 1930s. Its like their thinking equality and respect for all makes me feel less than. Like their saying i can only feel ok if the gov is beating down on minority groups. Suella is counting on the popularity of this to launch her next leadership campaign!

Couldn't agree more James, thanks for speaking out about this my friend.

Exactly

No-one had a problem with there being childrens murals on the walls of immigration arrivals centres. Except Jendrick.

She said that Douglas Murray fella shouldn't be critisied after Prevent criticised him for some of the things he's said. She's full on!

Suella Braverman used to be 'my' MP. She's always played the game to serve herself. She is an irredeemably horrible person. I would like to think that the people who voted for her are now ashamed of themselves. I moved.

I'd like to apologize to the British people on behalf of the American people for manufacturing and exporting the 'Woke' Culture War.

Suella , needs to get another job , or a more meaningful life .

We will look back at this era, not fondly, but with a sad chuckle at how bad things can be

You're literally wrong.

Spot on as usual, James

At this point I just want to know when we got comfortable having vipers like Braverman in positions of power.

"You just don't like black people" I thought he was joking for a second, but no, he's dead serious😂 Always with the great take James.

Well said.

She’s still spewing hateful rhetoric. Still facing no accountability. It’s hard not to be depressed.

That's reaching a bit far. Usually a lot of crime at the NH carnival, nothing to do with racism just if you are dancing it's seen as not taking your job too seriously when your eye should be on pick pockets instead. Why everything have to be about race these days.

this guy is so out of touch with the silent majority

Its odd that he supports protestors, ok where was your support for the anti lockdown protests?

The idea that any police force exists to 'make people feel safer' is laughable on the very face of it, unless of course you're referring to rich people. Police protect private capital and the holders of that capital, nothing else.

I’m with Baverman on this one. The world is in crisis and we need the police taking their jobs seriously. Nothing wrong with fraternising but we also know how chaotic is the Notting Hill Carnival. I’m surprised police find the time to dance! That’s the problem.

Antifascist. Look up any group of Antifascists and tell us what they are. Hint, they're also woke.

Cruellas knowledge is based on discussions people so rich they have no idea what the real world is anymore.

We get a batch of horrible things. Then it is quiet. We know it hasn't stopped. What happened? '

Not being woke is being normal.

Absolutely spot on James. Anyone who objects to what Legionella Braverman objects to has very questionable values.