'not allowed to sing church songs '

[Sandra]

A volunteer police officer told a Christian singer that she was 'not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds' 
Gospel singer Harmonie London regularly performs worship music to passing shoppers on Oxford Street and has more than 300,000 subscribers on YouTube .
But she was stopped by a Metropolitan Police special constable and told:
'No miss, you're not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds, by the way.'
As onlookers watched and filmed the confrontation outside the John Lewis store, Harmonie protested her innocence to the officer, saying: 'You are, you are, you are.' But the officer continued to insist that she could not sing 'outside of church grounds unless you have been authorised by the church to do these kind of songs'.

[Sandra]

UPDATE

 Now police launch investigation into special constable who wrongly told Christian busker

Scotland Yard is investigating the actions of a special constable who told a Christian busker that she was 'not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds'.
Metropolitan Police officials are reviewing body-worn footage of the incident which involved gospel singer Harmonie London and volunteer officer Maya Hadzhipetkova.
After telling the singer she could not perform such music on Oxford Street in Central London last weekend, The officer's actions drew widespread condemnation after a section of the exchange was shared by 20-year-old piano player and singer Harmonie on her Instagram page.
The Met said: 'We're reviewing body worn video of this interaction - it's more than 40 minutes long.
At the heart of this is a specific by-law related to busking.
The officer knows she could have handled this differently and is speaking to her manager.'

Detectives added that they were 'working to understand the context in which these comments were made'

[Sandra]

A grotesque abuse of power from a busybody in a police uniform.

There is no other way to describe the farcical scene on London 's Oxford Street last weekend, recorded by 20-year-old busker Harmonie London and posted to her 300,000 Instagram followers.
In video footage, 'volunteer special constable' Maya Hadzhipetkova tells Ms London she is 'not allowed to sing Christian songs outside of church grounds',
It was truly shocking. Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of pop-star wannabes screeching on our pavements, but this is still - just about - a Christian country, and Ms Hadzhipetkova's intervention was a brazen abuse of power.

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2024/01/30/5236163022144619961/640x360_MP4_5236163022144619961.mp4