Jail for drunk who attacked cops during BLM protest

A drunk who hurled himself at two police officers during the Black Lives Matter protests and ran away giggling was jailed for six months today (tues). South African James Meikle, 39, assaulted PCs John Webster and Dashiell Boyles in central London on 13 June – and claimed it was a ‘symbolic’ action. Footage played to the court showed Meikle charging towards the police cordon from a distance as officers shouted: ‘Stand back, stand back.’ He ran away laughing as a…