"The study found that the reasons given by officers for subjecting black people to the controversial power were more likely to be vague, with examples including that a black person gave a “furtive glance”

#Racism #MetPol #London #Policing #StopAndSearch

Black people up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in richest areas of London | Stop and search | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/10/black-people-up-to-48-times-more-likely-stop-and-search-london-richest-areas

Furry frisk

#caturday #cats #frisking #clawsearch #pets #photography #pawdicure #stopandsearch #fediverse

"Two former #MetPolice officers sacked over a #StopAndSearch involving British athlete Bianca Williams have been handed their jobs back. It comes after they won an appeal against a ruling that they lied by saying they could smell cannabis during a stop and search of Ms Williams and her partner..."

Is there anybody in #London who hasn't had the Met tell that lie about them? I've heard it twice, and I don't even let people smoke (anything) in my car (because it stinks!) 🙄

https://news.sky.com/story/met-police-officers-sacked-over-athlete-stop-and-search-handed-jobs-back-after-winning-appeal-13227649

"UK ministers must “adopt comprehensive measures to discourage and combat racist hate speech and xenophobic discourse by political and public figures” and ensure that such cases are “effectively investigated and sanctioned”, the #UN committee on the elimination of racial discrimination recommended in a report."

#UKpolitics #FarRight #Xenophobia #Racism #Policing #Profiling #StopAndSearch #StripSearch

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/23/un-urges-uk-to-tackle-rise-in-racist-hate-speech-by-politicans-and-public-figures

'Hundreds of #children under 10 subject to #StopAndSearch in #England and #wales

'thousands of children under the age of 18 had been #StripSearched by £police in England and Wales last year,'

'Nearly 1/4 of all searches were conducted on those from black, Asian, or other minority ethnic backgrounds – disproportionately high compared with population representation.'
https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/may/25/children-under-10-stop-and-search-police
#ToryPoliciesInAction

8 Met Police officers under investigation after Black teenager stopped and searched 6 times in 5 months
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/8-met-police-officers-under-investigation-after-black-teenager-stopped-and-searched-6-times-in-5-months/ar-BB1hS8NK?cvid=bef0bfcda57c440b919858b2b6f2703c&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=6

#MET
#Police
#Racism
#StopAndSearch
#Black
#BlackKids