These are the sorts of considerations Labour wants to ignore in sentencing in their Culture Wars attack on our Legal System

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/actor-reece-richards-condemns-police-watchdog-over-race-decision-on-arrest

#BlackMastodon #ACAB #ReeceRichards #UKPOL #UKpolitics #Labour

What's the use of a police watchdog that will not even consider the possiblity of racial bias in a horrific case like this?

Actor Reece Richards condemns police watchdog over race decision on arrest | Independent Office for Police Conduct | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/actor-reece-richards-condemns-police-watchdog-over-race-decision-on-arrest

#ReeceRichards #MetropolitanPolice #Racism #Police #IndependentOffoceForPoliceConduct #IOPC #RacialBias

"Reece Richards, who appeared in the Netflix series Sex Education, said he was thrown to the ground during a police chase in Fulham, south-west London, on 4 September."

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/17/actor-claims-met-police-pepper-sprayed-him-after-returning-home-from-a-show

"...He said that two men jumped out of the vehicle so he pointed out to the police the direction in which they had fled. The officer then shouted to Richards that he was under arrest and “demanded” he get to the ground, according to the actor."

#ReeceRichards #Uk #London #Metpolice