U.S. cites ‘civilizational decline’ in criticism over murder case roiling Britain

The State Department has waded into a British political storm that has erupted over the murder of a student in England, condemning what it called “ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing” as a symptom of civilizational decline

The State Department has waded into a British political storm that has erupted over the murder of a student in England, condemning what it called “ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing” as a symptom of civilizational decline.

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Last year, Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old white man, was handcuffed by police as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack. The killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced on Monday to life in prison.

Video footage showed officers ignoring Nowak‘s pleas as he lay dying, sparking questions over why the police had believed the allegation of racism and not Nowak who said repeatedly that he had been stabbed and could not breathe.