Dan Walker, 43, found himself having to clarify his comments on a video posted by Hackney Police’s official Twitter account. The video in question appeared to show two police officers being “attacked” in a violent scuffle with members of the public on a pavement in the borough on Wednesday.
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Hackney Police captioned the post: “This is truly despicable & society should never accept such behaviour – we are here to protect you!
“The officers are safe, but clearly shaken & incredibly brave too. Arrests will be made… this must stop.”
Some social media users have speculated that the brawl stemmed from the protests taking place across the world for the Black Lives Matter campaign and to end police brutality.
The worldwide marches were triggered by the senseless killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis by police officers last month, but it has not been confirmed this was the cause of the “assualt.”
After watching the clip, Dan replied: “Dear me,” but later had to give a more thorough response after coming under fire for how his words were perceived.
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“It is one of the hardest and most demanding jobs there is.”
He later joked: “I’ll send you a dishcloth so you can clear up the ill-informed bile you spilt earlier,” alongside a laughing face.
But to save having to reply individually to people who picked fault with his response, he decided to write a collective message for all who were offended: “When I said ‘dear me’ I thought it conveyed my disgust at this video but, welcome to Twitter in 2020 where people are offended because they don’t think you are offended enough by something that offends them.
“The clip is vile. Have a nice Thursday. I’m off for a snack,” he sighed.
It wasn’t long before his loyal supporters rushed to his defence.
“Today’s society I’m afraid….. everyone seems to be offended on behalf of someone else. Utterly pathetic,” one said.
A second agreed: “Dear me worked for me. No need for gnashing if teeth and pulling of hair. The whole thing is ridiculous and getting dangerous, especially for police. Keep up the good work Dan.”
A third cheered: “You didn’t do anything wrong. You shared it. Some people on Twitter just want to fight and be rude. Thank goodness you’re not one of them.”
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