Police actions intensified fear among community members.
Evidence
Behind the anger and the blame, was the fear. … ‘The women crèche workers were absolutely petrified,’ Ellis’s solicitor Chris Knight told me. ‘It was like a police state thing closing in. They were all under suspicion. Enquiries were being made of friends and neighbours. It was a terrifying time for everyone on the periphery who felt they could be drawn into the vortex.’ — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2237
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2237
- XREF: connects to: Moral panic is a social phenomenon where a group is portrayed as a significant threat to societal values, resulting in heightened fear and the push for new legislation. — Moral Panic - an overview; Public warnings can provoke the panic they seek to avoid. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 617; Collective fears can reshape group behavior in ambiguous situations. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 647 (+8 more)
Broader Connections
- Surveillance fear makes Muslims internalize discipline and self-police
#corroborates(0.70) - Anti-terror policing may have created a new offense of political protest while Muslim.
#expands(0.60) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 583 - The War on Terror legitimizes expanded police repression at home
#corroborates(0.60)