Mashable, “Fake bus stop posters in London attack Metropolitan Police,” December 15, 2015

Fake bus stop posters in London attack Metropolitan Police
Tim Chester, Mashable, December 15, 2015

LONDON — A series of posters attacking the Metropolitan Police have appeared around the capital this weekend.

Adorning bus stops across London, they criticise the police force for their stance on drugs and the shooting of Mark Duggan in 2011, which led to widespread riots at the time. They also claim that the force is “racist” following the statistic that black people were more likely to be stopped and searched.

The posters were created by anarchist magazine STRIKE!, who say they are an attempt to tackle “police propaganda.”

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