London police officer tells protester: 'If I was so brutal, I could run you over right now'

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An officer with London's Metropolitan Police Service was captured on video driving closely behind a police-brutality protester on foot on Sunday, June 7.

This video shows an encounter between a protester and a London police officer driving a police vehicle inches behind them.

The officer is heard saying: "What are you even protesting about? If I was so brutal, I could run you over right now, but I'm not."

The source told Storyful that demonstrators were marching from Parliament Square to Buckingham Palace.

Recent demonstrations around the world have called for an end to police brutality and racist law-enforcement practices following the death of George Floyd.

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A worker rests after the statue of slave owner Robert Milligan was taken down, at West India Quay, east London, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, after a protest saw anti-racism campaigners tear down a statue of a slave trader in Bristol. London's mayor says statues of imperialist figures could be removed from the city's streets, in the latest sign of change sparked by the death of George Floyd. London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he is setting up a commission to ensure monuments reflect the city's diversity. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)