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Australian soccer star Sam Kerr denies using 'whiteness as an insult' in clash with police officer

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Sam Kerr, an Australian footballer, is on trial for a charge of racially aggravated harassment against a police officer, PC Stephen Lovell. The alleged incident occurred at Twickenham police station, where Kerr and her partner Kristie Mewis had been after a night out drinking. Kerr denies the charge and claims she was treated differently by the police because of her skin color, using derogatory language towards PC Lovell. However, her recollection of the incident and the events leading up to it have been questioned by the prosecutor during the trial, which has been ongoing for several days. The maximum sentence for the offense, if convicted, is six months to two years in prison.

  1. AU
    Grace Forbes
    1. Immediately after that exchange with PC Lovell, you say 'you're literally a white f***ing privileged person'.
    2. Why did you use the words 'white privilege' there?.
  2. AU
    Sam Kerr
    1. I believed they treated me differently based on what they perceived to be the colour of my skin.
    2. At school I had experienced being in situations where teachers had instigated that I was the troublemaker or the starter of trouble when clearly we were in a large setting of people.
    3. I lived in a state [Western Australian] where for 30 years there was actually a serial killer that was thought to have been a taxi driver, that everyone was talking about not to get into taxis.
    4. It was clear he had no idea about the privilege he had in that moment or in life.
    5. I think that if people in a position of power or someone with position of privilege doesn't understand or acknowledge that, that's very dangerous and I think this happens everywhere around the world, I have experienced this multiple times.
    6. I believed it was him using his power and privilege over me because he was accusing me of being something I'm not ... I was trying to express that due to the power and privilege they had they would never have to understand what we had just gone through and the fear we were having for our lives.

Sam Kerr Racially Aggravated Harassment Trial

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sources

  1. 1.The Times
  2. 2.ABC News (Australia)
  3. 3.The Guardian

perspectives

  1. 1.Soccer
  2. 2.Racism

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.IndiaIN
  3. 3.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Metropolitan PoliceGB
  2. 2.Kingston Upon Thames Crown Court
  3. 3.Chelsea Football Club
  4. 4.MB Media
  5. 5.Women's Super League

persons

  1. 1.Sam KerrAU
  2. 2.Kristie Mewis
  3. 3.Grace ForbesAU
  4. 4.Nicole Lee
  5. 5.Stephen Lovell
  6. 6.Enoch Powell
  7. 7.Sarah Everard

technicals

  1. 1.Crime and Disorder Act
  2. 2.Public Order Act 1986