As PC Harper’s Romany killers appeal against convictions, what does it mean to be Romany in 2020?
Submitted by Charlotte Brown on 20 August 2020 - 9:41am“The things people have said to me because I married a Traveller are unbelievable. They wouldn’t say it if he was black.” Romany people speak out about their experiences in 2020
As PC Andrew Harper’s killers, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers appeal against their convictions, and in the wake of the Black Lives matter movement, one can’t help but align the dots. PC Harper wasn’t just killed by any teenage boys with a disdain for the police. He was killed by Romany boys.
