On Saturday morning, 18th September 2021, police officers, in groups of six, were milling around the Treasury Gardens. I approached two groups and asked the leader of each what they were there for. They each replied that they were there to keep us safe. It seemed like a prepared response. But we are not safe if we politicise the police force. We are not safe if those who wish to criticise government are met with violent confrontation. We are not safe if journalists are dissua