Comment by dijit
2 days ago
I think you missed the part of this where I talked about specifically not litigating this case on this forum.
I was gesturing that the sentiment online is being reframed from one of the police handling of the situation (whatever the outcome you personally think it should have gone down as) and the media coverage- to instead the "issue" of Sikhism and religious rights in the kingdom, despite those aspects playing literally no role in the situation that transpired.
I was speaking specifically about how little cost it is to do this reframing now.
I don't care whether you're litigating it or not, I care about reporting the facts so that whoever reads the thread is better inform than they would be otherwise
There’s a bunch of conflicting information, for example your fact would be further clarified by saying:
A) He was described by the father of the killer as having a mouthful of blood when police arrived (per bodycam footage).
B) He stated he could not breathe 9 times and that he had been stabbed 5 times (as per bodycam footage)
C) He was immobilised
D) During the 999 call an ambulance was requested. (as per the recording to 999)
His statements were dismissed by police and he was handcuffed before any later assessment of his claims, the handling of the officer greatly accelerated the death of Nowak (as per the coroner report).
Great, thanks for sharing all of that.
I'm not excusing the police's behavior, I just wanted to clarify they didn't assume the victim was the killer for no reason.