I was attempting to convey that they would never have to comprehend what we had just gone through and the dread we were experiencing for our lives because of their privilege and power.”
Ms. Kerr said, “No,” when asked whether she was implying that PC Lovell was “stupid because he was white.” Ms. Kerr and her girlfriend,
Ms. Mewis, described how they were “trapped” in the back of a cab and “held against our will” before telling the court that they were “dismissed” by PC Lovell.
Before the two got out of the cab, which was parked close to Twickenham Police Station, Ms. Mewis broke the back glass. Ms. Kerr informed police that “this is a racial f****** thing” after.
She, her companion, and PC Lovell got into what was characterized in court as a “heated argument” at the station. “I thought they were treating me differently.
Because of what they thought was the color of my skin,” she told the jury, referring specifically to PC Lovell’s actions. The way he accused me of lying and then arrested me for criminal damage,
