Item 7 - 'You see, dear, it's a tradition that British policemen don't carry arms.'

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'You see, dear, it's a tradition that British policemen don't carry arms.'

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  • 1 October 1961 (Creation)

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1 cartoon

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Cartoon showing a British policeman kicking a protestor at Trafalgar Square, London. Refers to when 15,000 British citizens protested against the USSR exploding its 12th atomic bomb, and there being accusations of police brutality when violence was used to dispel the crowds.
Creator: Abraham; Abu (1924-2002); cartoonist

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