A 20-year-old white man was attacked by a group of Black men in downtown Birmingham. Minutes later, he was handcuffed—while the suspected attackers left the scene. Now, anger is mounting against the British police after a viral video turned the authorities’ own account of the incident on its head. Watch the controversial video further down in the article.
It was around 1:30 a.m. on the night of June 21 when the 20-year-old Cody Harper got caught up in a violent altercation on Broad Street in downtown Birmingham. Video clips that were later shared on social media show Harper being shoved to the ground and assaulted by several Black men, reports The Telegraph.
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