London’s Metropolitan Police is facing intense heat from Americans for threatening the free speech rights of U.S. citizens.
Speaking with Sky News on Friday about the riots engulfing the U.K., Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley first said that he intends to come after criminals both in the U.K. and abroad.
“We will throw the full force of the law at people,” he said. “And whether you’re in this country committing crimes on the streets or committing crimes from further afield online, we will come after you.”
It wasn’t initially clear what sort of “online” crimes he was referencing, but it became clear soon enough after a leftist Sky News reporter then goaded Rowley by claiming that high-profile figures have been “whipping up the hatred” and suggesting that “the likes of Elon Musk,” the outspoken billionaire who owns Twitter/X, have been getting involved.
The reporter then asked Rowley what his plans are “when it comes to dealing with people who are whipping up this kind of behavior from behind the keyboard who may
