Evac Tony questions police over poppies at remembrance parade
An officer's answer, "It's our choice," is at the centre of a widely watched clip shared by Working Class Patriot.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 155,361 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (10,001).
Evac Tony confronts the police on why they are not wearing the Poppy
TonyEvac approaches a group of uniformed police officers with a question: why aren't they wearing remembrance poppies? The exchange is brief. An officer says wearing one is a personal choice, repeats that answer when challenged, and Tony thanks him before walking away.
Working Class Patriot, a clips channel, has shared the footage under the title "Evac Tony confronts the police on why they are not wearing the Poppy". It carries TonyEvac's watermark and has drawn about 117,000 views in 14 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for a Short.
The setting gives the question its significance. The officers are standing near crowds attending a remembrance parade, rather than being approached on an ordinary patrol. Tony explicitly challenges their decision not to wear the symbol at that event.
"It's our choice," the officer says. After Tony presses him, the reply is: "Still our choice." The clip ends with Tony leaving; it contains no further explanation from the officers about their decision.
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Where next?
- Channel
- Working Class Patriot
- Subscribers
- 257,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,860,831
- Channel views, pace per day
- 668,154 (on a normal day: 345,239)
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 116,692 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 155,361
The numbers
The poppy exchange is drawing a much faster audience than Working Class Patriot's usual Shorts. Its comment count has also already exceeded the channel's usual full first day.
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On which date is Remembrance Day observed?
Remembrance Day falls on 11 November, marking the date First World War hostilities ended in 1918.


