'#MetPolice accused of failing to address #ToxicCulture in #FirearmsUnit

Action has been taken in only a tiny percentage of internal #misconduct claims against officers since review by peer #LouiseCasey'

'#BaronessLouis Casey last year found that the #Met was #InstitutionallyRacist, #Homophobic and #Misogynistic. Casey singled out its #SpecialistFirearmsCommand unit – also known as #MO19'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/16/met-police-accused-of-failing-to-address-toxic-culture-in-firearms-unit
#Police #London

Met police accused of failing to address toxic culture in firearms unit

Action has been taken in only a tiny percentage of internal misconduct claims against officers since review by peer Louise Casey

The Guardian

Exclusive: Met Police sacks just 5 firearms officers despite 2,000 complaints.

Campaigners say new data shows notorious gun squad officers act as ‘law unto themselves’

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/met-police-mo19-firearms-complaints-sarah-everard/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=MetMO19

#police #UKPolice #UKPol #UKPolitics #MO19

2,000 complaints about firearms squad yet just 5 cops sacked

Campaigners say new data shows notorious gun squad officers act as ‘law unto themselves’

openDemocracy
Downing guns shows armed police want 'impunity' to kill, critics claim

More than 100 armed police officers in the Met said they'd refuse to carry guns after an officer was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba

Canary