DEAR PARLIMENT AND THE REST OF THE WORLD,

THIS PETITION IS TO DELIVER THE FOLLOWING:

• JUSTICE FOR JESSIE TIETI MAWUTU
• BAN HORSES FROM BEING USED BY THE POLICE IN ANY PUBLIC EVENTS AND AGAINST ANY HUMAN IN THE UK.
• THIS BAN WILL BE FOR NOW AND FOREVER TO COME IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. SPECIFICALLY IN PUBLIC EVENTS.
• THIS PETITION IS TO CREATE A LAW TO KEEP HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS AWAY FROM HUMAN ISSUES/DEBATES/PROTESTS. THAT COULD LEAD TO IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS OF PEACEFUL NATURE.

WHY?

THIS IS ANOTHER FORM OF POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOUR. DAMAGING US EMOTIONALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND PHYSICALLY. I WILL EXPLAIN HOW WITHIN THIS PETITION:

On Saturday 6th of June 2020,

I witnessed INNOCENT HORSES being used as WEAPONS of THREAT against PEACEFUL PROTESTORS. Horses being taking ADVANTAGE OF because THEY DO NOT HAVE A VOICE TO CHOOSE WHEREVER THEY WANT TO BE USED OR NOT.

I was amongst my brothers and sisters declaring PEACE and CHANGE for the world THROUGH THE BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST. ALL WE WANT IS PEACE FOR EVERYONE. AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROTEST NOW AND IN THE FUTURE FOR ANY REASON IN PEACE WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING ATTACKED BY A HORSE OR AN ARMED POLICE OFFICER. A LUXURY WE CANNOT SAY WE HAVE.

I do not codone ANY VIOLENCE. Towards HUMANS OR ANIMALS. I AM A HUMAN AND ANIMAL LOVER. They are both equal in MY EYES and to MANY OTHERS. Many can agree with me that ANIMALS should not have to suffer by SEEING, HEARING or FEELING the issues that humans have on their Earth. This is a problem they can't have any say in. Because they LITERALLY DON'T have a VOICE. However they still FEEL FEAR and SADNESS. Just like HUMANS.

People in power, (specifically white) have done enough by destroying and taking ANIMALS and PEOPLE OF COLOUR away from their natural habitat just for the masses to feel "protected". Normalizing killing animals to eat meat and falsely misleading people that animals are a main source of protein. Creating a falsehood that they "need" to eat it to build muscle, within our society.

However I do understand that everyone is entitiled to their own diet. However NORMALIZING, USING HORSES WHO HAVE NO SAY through police power and controlling them. IS A FORM OF ABUSE. AND THIS HAS TO STOP. THIS IS ANOTHER FORM OF POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOUR AND ANIMALS.

CONTROLLING AND USING HORSES THROUGH POLICE POWER IS EXACTLY WHAT they did to my ancestors which are BOTH BLACK AND INDIGENOUS. AND THEY ARE STILL DOING IT TODAY TO THE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, LATINO AND ASIAN COMMUNITY. ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS HORSES WILL NEVER HAVE VOICES TO COME TOGETHER AND FIGHT BACK. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY TO CHOOSE WHEREVER THEY WANT TO BE A SACRIFICE TO THE ISSUES OF HUMAN KIND. TO CHOOSE A SIDE OR HAVE A VIEW.THEY CANNOT CHOOSE WHEREVER THEY WANT TO BE USED AS A RACIST SYMBOL OR NOT. SO I WILL BE THERE VOICE JUST HOW I AM STANDING UP FOR MY BLACK COMMUNITY. TO PROTECT BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS FROM POLICE ABUSE AND BRUTALITY.

These innocent horses are being USED and CONTROLLED by THE POLICE IN THE UK. In 2020 we have advanced forms of technology within transport to get to places quicker. For example MOTORBIKES, CARS, BIKES, ELECTRIC SCOOTERS and even SEGWAYS. Which SHOULD be USED in PEACEFUL PROTESTS that have a high number of INNONCET PEOPLE, instead OF HORSES OR ANY OTHER ANIMAL.

As a person of ethinic background, BORN AND RAISED IN London, UK. Who is amongst those who STAND FOR EQUALITY. I too have been a victim of RACIAL PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINTION by THE POLICE. I FEEL THE PAIN OF MY BLACK COMMUNITY AND THE ANIMALS BEING ABUSED BY THE POLICE.

The start of the Protest was so beautiful and peaceful. There were sections of PRAYER, SINGING, DANCING AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH. WHICH ARE ALL EXPRESSIONS OF PEACE.

I was so HAPPY at the commence of the protest. Then I was quickly overwhelmed with confusion. As soon as I saw these innocent creatures roaming around an event, instead of being at peace with their families, in their natural habitats. I saw the pain in their eyes because they too. Do not have freedom either from the Police.

Walking/cycling around the protest to be apart of each section, became overwhelming, confusing and frustating. I saw horses and their poop nearly everywhere on the streets. In every section there were police officers with BLACK AND BROWN HORSES.

To me and many others. This stated a RACIST SYMBOLIC MESSAGE.  In the 21 years that I have been alive, I have seen more WHITE POLICE OFFICERS than any other colour. THIS WAS THE CASE IN THE PROTEST TOO.

The imagery that would trigger in my mind due to suffering mental trauma by being a victim of prejudice and discrimination both by the police and normal white people.  When seeing a white officer on a horse. A STATEMENT OF POWER AND THREAT Is what I ACKNOWLEDGED from this RACIST SYMBOLISM. THIS IMAGE CONNECTED ME BACK TO My Ancetors History.

WHITE EMPOWERED/RICH PEOPLE in the PAST WHO owned HORSES would also own SLAVES WHICH WERE BLACK/BROWN. JUST LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THE HORSES AT THE PROTEST AND OWNED BY THE POLICE IN THE UK.

In historical times, WHITE EMPOWERED RICH evil people would WHIP horses to CONTROL and make them OBEY them. Just how they would WHIP my BLACK and INDIGENOUS ANCESTORS EVERY TIME THEY DISOBEYED THEIR "MASTER". Just how they ARE TRYING TO CONTROL my COLOURED PEOPLE TODAY WITH POLICE BRUTALITY. Creating even more PAIN and HURT within OUR HEARTS and MENTALLY. EVERYTIME WE SEE THIS IMAGERY. IT TAKES US BACK TO SUFFERING. IT REMINDS US THAT THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE COLOURED HUMANS AND ANIMALS ARE STILL BEING ABUSED BY THE POLICE.

THIS ALSO REMINDED ME THAT THE POLICE SYSTEM STEMS FROM PROTECTING WHITE EMPOWERED PEOPLE FROM FREE SLAVES. BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN FEAR THAT WE ARE FREE AND WE MAY WANT "REVENGE". ASSUMPTIONS OF EVIL NATURE. WHICH WE DO NOT RELATE WITH. WE JUST WANT EQUALITY TO HAVE PEACE. WE ARE BEINGS OF A PEACFUL NATURE.

CHOOSING TO KEEP RACISM SYMBOLISM LIKE THIS IN OUR CITY OF DIVERSITY WILL ONLY SHOW THAT THE UK DO NOT STAND FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER.

HAVING A POLICE OFFICER ON A HORSE. IS A RACIST AND DECLARATION OF POWER-SYMBOL. CHOOSING TO USE HORSES ONLY MAKES EVENTS LIKE BLM, UNSAFE.

WHY ARE THEY ON A HIGH HORSE, WHO HAS NO SAY? WHY ARE THE POLICE USING HORSES WHEN THERE ARE MOTORBIKES, CARS AND OTHER FORMS OF SAFER TRANSPORT. THAT ARE MORE EFFICIENT AND SAFER TO ROAM AROUND MASSIVE CROWDS. WE ARE IN 2020. WHAT IS THE USE OF THIS ABSURD TRADITION OF RACIST SYMBOLISM?

PEACEFUL PROTESTORS within the crowds DID NOT COME PREPARED to be CHARGED AND THREATENED with WEAPONS AND ANIMALS. We HAD OUR OWN TWO FEET OR BIKES TO TRANSPORT OURSELVES. ALONG SIDE OUR BANNERS. TO EXPRESS OUR PAIN. AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

Other than creating a HURTFUL SYMBOL. The horses were pooping nearly everywhere creating a disgusting smell, a mess that the government would need to spend tax payers money to clean. AND ADDING POLLUTION TO OUR AIR. EVIDENTLY AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT!

These creatures should be in a environment OF THEIR NATURE not being USED and CONTROLLED TO ROAM AROUND MASSIVE CROWDS. WHO COME WITH INTENTIONS OF PEACE AND AWARENESS.

Towards the ending of the PEACEFUL protest ARMED POLICE OFFICERS chose to CHARGE AT US WITH HORSES. There is footage and PROOF of POLICE OFFICERS LOSING CONTROL of SCARED HORSES. DUE TO THE LIGHTNING AND THUNDER ON THE DAY.

BEFORE ANY RETALIATION FROM SCARED PROTESTORS. THIS LACK OF CONTROL OVER ANOTHER BEING. DID NOT JUST CAUSE INJURY FOR AN OFFICER AND INNOCENT PROTESTOR OF COLOUR. BUT CAUSED DANGER FOR THE MASSES AND INFLICTED FEAR INTO THE PEOPLE OF A PEACEFUL MOVEMENT. BLACK LIVES MATTER.

THIS RACIST SYMBOL OF POWER AND VIOLENT APPROACH SHOWS THE INTENT OF TRANSFORMING A PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO A DANGEROUS EVENT. PEOPLE WERE INJURED, PEOPLE OF COLOUR AND ANIMALS WERE SCARED OF EACHOTHER AND ALSO PROPERTY WAS DESTROYED BY THE SCARED HORSES.

THERE IS NO NEED TO USE ANIMALS TO DECLARE POWER OR RESPECT. GET OFF HORSES AND STAND ON YOUR OWN TWO FEET OR ON A BIKE IF YOU LIKE. JUST LIKE US. ANIMALS ARE NOT HUMAN PROPERTY. JUST LIKE PEOPLE OF COLOUR ARE NOT HUMAN PROPERTY.

WIN RESPECT AND POWER BY SPREADING LOVE AND EQUALITY. DO NOT USE RACIST SYMBOLISM AND ANIMALS TO INFLICT FEAR AND CONTROL.

WE DO NOT WANT TO HURT ANYONE. WE DO NOT WANT TO HURT POLICE OFFICERS OR ANIMALS. AND WE DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT ANY MORE PEOPLE OF COLOUR TO BE AT RISK OR HURT BY YOUR RACIST SYMBOLISM AND INNOCENT ANIMALS. WE WANT PEACE. HOWEVER HUMANS HAVE REFLEXES OF SELF-DEFENSE. IT IS IN OUR NATURE TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND OUR KIND. 

THEREFORE ANIMALS SHOULD NOT BE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE NO OPINION ON, CONTROL OR FAULT.

THE UK IS KNOWN TO HAVE RAINY AND BLUE WEATHER. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING ISN'T AS RARE FOR US, COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES. THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER REASON TO REMOVE HORSES FROM THE CONTROL OF POLICE OFFICERS. HORSES PANIC AND WILD OUT WHEN THEY HEAR THUNDER. NO ONE CAN CONTROL MOTHER NATURE OR HOW A HORSE REACTS WHILE THEY ARE IN FEAR. THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE USED IN OUR CITY DUE TO THE NATURE OF OUR WEATHER.

IT IS UNSAFE FOR EVERYONE. INCLUDING WELL-TRAINED OFFICERS. WHOEVER IS IN CONTROL OF A SCARED HORSE CAN SUFFER FROM PERMENANT PHYSICAL INJURIES. BECAUSE THE HORSE WILL FORCE THE RIDER OFF THEM. MOST TIMES IT LEADS TO PARALYSATION OF THE BODY. WHICH DESTROYS LIVES.

A SCARED HORSE WILL ALSO RUN INTO ANY DIRECTION. NOT CARING WHAT IS IN THEIR WAY. MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS NO KNOWEDGE ON WHAT TO DO OR NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY. DUE TO SHOCK OR UNAWARENES OF THE SITUATION. 

I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A PEACEFUL PROTESTOR WHO IS A VICTIM TO THIS LUDACRIS TRADITION. HER NAME IS JESSIE TIETI MAWUTU. SHE LEFT THE PEACEFUL BLM PROTEST EARLY. AS SHE WAS ON HER WAY HOME. SHE WAS RUN OVER BY A SCARED HORSE. SHE WAS UNCONCIOUS, NOW IS SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE INCLUDING MAJOR BRUISING AND SWOLLEN LIMBS. 

HER PERSONAL POSSESIONS WERE ALSO TROTTED ON. HER COAT HAS BEEN RIPPED BEYOND REPAIR AND HER PHONE HAS ALSO SUFFERED DAMAGE. THIS TOO IS A PHYSICAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE SEVERE DAMAGE, DANGER AND THREAT. THAT THIS ANIMAL CAN DO BECAUSE IT IS SIMPLY SCARED AND OUT OF CONTROL IN A PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT.

HOWEVER THE DAMAGE DOES NOT STOP THERE. MISS MAWUTU ONTOP OF BEING HURT PHYSICALLY  ALSO SUFFERED ANOTHER FORM OF POLICE BRUTALITY. EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE. SHE WAS DISGUSTINGLY DISMISSED BY THE POLICE AND NOT OFFERED ANY SENSE OF SUPPORT. NO PSYCHOLOGICALSUPPORT OF THE TRAUMATIC EVENT SHE HAS GONE THROUGH. NO COMPENSATION FOR BOTH HER PHYSICAL AND PERSONAL POSSESIONS BEING DAMAGED. WHICH IS THE MINIMUM SHE DESERVES.

PROOF OF VIDEO OF HER NOT BEING IN THE CROWD , MAKING HER WAY OUT OF THE MAIN PROTEST WHILST BEING TROTTED ON ARE AVAILABLE AND ALL OVER INSTAGRAM, THIS SITUATION WAS NOT PROVOKED BY HER. OR PROVOKED BY PEOPLE OF COLOUR. IT WAS PROVOKED BY THE POLICE'S EGOTISTICAL APPROACH OF PROVING THEIR POWER THROUGH RACIST SYMBOLISM. AND INFLICTING FEAR.

PLEASE FIND IT IN YOUR HEART TO HELP ME GET JUSTICE FOR MISS MAWUTU, A BAN TO GET RID OF THIS RACIST SYMBOLISM. WHICH IS A FORM OF POLICE BRUTALITY TO BOTH PEOPLE OF COLOUR AND ANIMALS.

THANK YOU.

THE POWER AND THE STRENGTH OF THE WORLD IS WITHIN YOU. YOUR VOICE COUNTS. LET'S MAKE A CHANGE.

ANGHIE VILLADA VARGAS

I DO NOT OWE ANY OF THE RIGHTS OF THE IMAGE USED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. THE SOURCE IS CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/06/uk/london-black-lives-matter-protests-saturday-gbr-intl/index.html