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> Then why the extreme repetition of "never" Because if you're the "wrong" colour or class, even reporting crimes or assisting canvassers can get you in troubl

• dghf 12y ago
  Or the "right" colour and class: viz Christopher Jeffries, a (white) landlord and retired teacher, somewhat eccentric but otherwise respectable, who was arrested for the murder of his tenant (and vilified in the national press) after volunteering what he thought might be relevant information about the night of her disappearance. (He was later released without charge and won substantial libel damages from a number of newspapers.)