public assembly were selected. i am really concerned about the so called operational independence that lucy frazer describes. we know for example, there is the home secretary issued a press release a few days ago saying that she backed the police to use their new powers. that doesn t sound very independent to me. you also know that the home office directly right to protest 0ffice directly right to protest groups, warning them that new powers had been rushed through in time for the coronation. that is of concern to me. , , ., ~ the coronation. that is of concern tome. , , ., ~ ,, the coronation. that is of concern tome. , , ., to me. lets ust talk about those ra -e to me. lets ust talk about those rape alarms to me. lets just talk about those rape alarms you to me. lets just talk about those rape alarms you mention. - to me. lets just talk about those rape alarms you mention. the i to me. lets just talk about those i rape alarms you mention. the met to me. lets just talk about thos
received intelligence indicating that people were planning to use the rape alarms to disrupt the procession. and there was concerns from the members of the military that this would scare the horses. and you can imaginejust, you know, you can see what happens when just one horse gets spooked. but you can imagine what could happen if several of the horses in that procession of 4,000 military personnel, you could imagine what could have happened. and they said that when they made arrests, they did confiscate a number of rape alarms. that s what they ve said about this. and they said that the public safety was their priority. i do understand that. but there s also women s safety. so i think that that intelligence and the actual people arrested, we ll need to look a little bit more deeply into this in due course when people are released, when we can we can look at the police interviews and records and so on, because, yes, of course, i understand that you don t want to scare the horses, but
as to why these 52 people in particular were arrested. i m concerned at reports that that people who were handing out rape alarms for women s safety in a big public assembly were selected. and i m really concerned about this so called operational independence that lucy frazer described, because we know, for example, that the home secretary issued a press release a few days ago saying that she backed the police to use her new powers to the full. that doesn t sound very independent to me. and we also know that the home office directly wrote to protest groups, warning them that new powers had been had been rushed through in time for the coronation. that is of concern to me. let s just talk about those rape alarms that you mentioned, because the met police has issued a statement about that. they said that they had
the world stage, that means we need to promote and protect our democracy. i ve had messages from friends around the world expressing concern and surprise at the number of arrests. 0bviously concern and surprise at the number of arrests. obviously we will find out more, and we must find out more in the hours and days ahead as to why these 52 people in particular were arrested. i am concerned at reports people who were handing out rape alarms for women s safety in a big, public assembly were selected. and i m really concerned about this so called operational independence but lucy fraser described, because we know, for example, the home secretary issued a press release a few days ago saying she bucked the police to use her new powers. that
women wouldn t have to change their behaviour, but your app really is very much on giving them options so they can if they wish? they can if they wish? 100%. i can t bear the victim they can if they wish? 100%. i can t bear the victim blaming they can if they wish? 100%. i can t bear the victim blaming sort - they can if they wish? 100%. i can t bear the victim blaming sort of- bear the victim blaming sort of attitude of that the onus is on us to carry rape alarms and wear white clothing, although those are safety tips that we do talk about. however, i m very aware as a woman myself that i can t take all the safety measures in the world and these things are still out there in the world and i wish they weren t. so our app is world and i wish they weren t. so ourapp is meant world and i wish they weren t. so our app is meant to be empowering, not meant to be fearmongering. it s meant to give you the knowledge and the power so you can decide on the day what routes you want to take an