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Sadiq Khan
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“George Floyd's awful brutal death is what we should be talking about and addressing the racism, the discrimination and the inequalities black people face in my city, in our country and around the world. It's really important nobody's under any mistaken impression that it is acceptable to be abusive or violent towards police officers or even journalists.”
Sadiq Khan (born 1970) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a Sky News interview, as cited in "George Floyd death: Violence against police 'detracted' from Black Lives Matter message, says London mayor", Sky News (5 June 2020)
“My wife and children can't open the door because they never know who is going to be behind it. I can't spontaneously decide to go see my mum, I've got to let the police know. I want to go back to normality; I miss it. I miss just being able to go out to the corner shop without police protection. I certainly hope I won't need protection for the rest of my life.”
Sadiq Khan (born 1970) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the risks to his personal safety and those of his family, as cited in Susannah Butter and Ross Lyall "Mayor of London Sadiq Khan: I Miss Living a Normal Life But That's Not Safe, Something Needs to Change", Evening S…