The American got involved in the ongoing “political storm” over the student’s murder by condemning what it called “ideological manipulation and two-speed policing”, a symptom, it said, of a cultural decline.
Last year, police handcuffed Henry Novak, an 18-year-old white man, as he bled to death after being stabbed by a Sikh man who had made a false complaint of racially aggravated assault.
Novak’s killer was sentenced Monday to life in prison.
Video shows officers ignoring the dying student’s guesses, raising questions about why officers believed the killer’s claims of a racially motivated attack rather than Novak, who had been stabbed multiple times and could not breathe.
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The case has sparked outrage in British society, where populist leader Nigel Farage and billionaire tech tycoon Elon Musk have stepped up accusations that Britain has “two-speed policing”, where the fear of being labeled racist has led to ethnic minorities enjoying greater protection than other categories of citizens.
“Ideological manipulation and two-speed policing are clear symptoms of cultural decline. They must be rejected across the West,” the State Department wrote on its X page.
“The US sends its condolences to the family of Henry Novak and the people of the United Kingdom at this difficult time,” the post continued.
The attitude of the British Prime Minister
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said police have serious questions to answer about their handling of the incident while an investigation is underway.
But he condemned the violent protest on Tuesday night and called it “inexcusable” that the student’s death had been used to stir up tension after Farage called on citizens to respond with “cold fury”.
Starmer also yesterday called on Musk to stop meddling in British politics after the tycoon’s repeated posts about the case and his claim that the police are biased against white people in Britain.
