If Black contestants get a raw deal on The Traitors, that definitely is reality TV

We shouldn’t be surprised when our experiences on competitive TV shows or the football field are consistent with everyday life, says comedian and writer Athena Kugblenu

The Guardian
“Rising number of women stopped and searched by police in England and Wales. Home Office data shows a 7% increase in searches of women up to March 2024 compared with a 2% drop for those of men.” And would you believe a disproportionate number of the women were black! #Police #Racism #StopAndSearch

"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

Met Police officers sacked over athlete stop and search handed jobs back after winning appeal

Sky

"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

UK must curb rise in racist hate speech by politicians and public figures, UN says

Review also highlights racial profiling in police practices, and failure to address legacies of colonialism and slavery

The Guardian

'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

Hundreds of children under 10 subject to stop and search in England and Wales

Observer investigation reveals use of ‘intimidating’ police tactic on at least 317 minors in 2023 under age of criminal responsibility

The Guardian
MSN

MSN

#Police watchdog refuses to back use of #StopAndSearch without suspicion

#HMIC finds forces fail to follow safeguards and leaders cannot explain disproportional stops of black people
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/dec/15/police-watchdog-refuses-to-back-use-of-stop-and-search-without-suspicion
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Racism

Police watchdog refuses to back use of stop and search without suspicion

HMIC finds forces fail to follow safeguards and leaders cannot explain disproportional stops of black people

The Guardian
Two Met officers guilty of gross misconduct stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos

Olympic sprinter Mr Dos Santos accused officers of handcuffing and searching the pair for ‘driving while black’

The Independent