Since riots broke out across the UK over the past few days, the phrase 'two-tier policing' has been used a lot.

When Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, was spotted leaving the Cabinet Office by reporters today, he was quizzed on the matter.

A journalist questioned Rowley about whether the UK would ‘end two-tier policing’, and instead of answering, he grabbed the top of the reporter’s microphone and threw it to the ground. 

He was criticised heavily for this instead of addressing the serious matter.

What is 'Two-tier policing'?

Allegations of ‘two-tier’ policing have been accentuated by the crisis in the Middle East which followed the dreadful massacre of October the 7th. 

It has also become a high search query following the riots across the UK over the past few days.

Two-tier policing' is a phrase used to describe the impression that some protests and demonstrations are dealt with more harshly than others.

When a set of protestors, rioters, or demonstrators are dealt with more severely, the phrase 'two-tier policing' is used in outcry.

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