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Police Defend Drill Lyrics Evidence in 252 Trials

8/28/2026

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  • Metropolitan Police defended using drill rap lyrics as evidence in trials.
  • A Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity report found drill lyrics used against 252 defendants between 2020 and 2023.
  • Art Not Evidence, a group, is lobbying to bar creative expression as evidence.
  • The group warns that using drill lyrics fuels disparities and chills freedom of expression.
  • Mother Valentina Locci said drill lyrics helped bring her son’s killers to justice.