I bought my five- and seven-year-old sons a toy gun in a supermarket. What happened next has changed our feelings about our status in BritainOn the penultimate day of spring term 2016, my children – aged five and seven – were detained in isolation after school for nearly two hours and questioned by police officers (without the consent or presence of a parent) because of a toy gun.
This was the day our family’s insight of its status in the community was turned upside down. Our lives are divided into before and after. Related: Council admits racially discriminating against two boys over Prevent toy gun referral Related: Prevent is failing. Any effective strategy must include Muslim communities | Miqdaad Versi Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com