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A British student was stabbed and called for help. When the police arrived, the killer told police he was assaulted. The cops handcuffed the bleeding victim. They refused to believe him. (cdn.imgchest.com)
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Source: BBC / Metro

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[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world -1 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you.

So it's as suspected - racism, just not the kind the murderer said (or to make this more relatable to Americans, imagine a white guy asking a black dude in a sarcastic way "are you a bad guy?" while filming).

He still needs to be incarcerated for murdering, but I had a feeling there was a reason most news aren't mentioning how the incident happened. And life in prison for what wasn't premeditated murder seems excessive - but don't know how laws in the UK work. Then again, it's UK. Maybe had Vickrum been honest the sentencing would be different, but either way it's unlikely the court would see how such commentary is racist, especially if described as "cheeky". Likely this comment was the one that finally make Vickrum snap after who knows how many. At least, based on anecdotal experience.