Pete Burrett
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Baroness Casey's 363-page report condemns the force as institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic. Staff routinely experience sexism, it adds. There are racist officers and staff, and a "deep-seated homophobia" in the organisation.
Currently listening to a programme discussing the report. Thankfully most contributors seem to add value, although earlier on another show I heard some suggesting 'wokery' - which I can only assume is the modern version of 'political correctness' - is devaluing any discussion. There is also plenty of reference to the fact that such police officers were in a minority and the Met didn't deserve to be castigated because of a few bad apples.
Having been mugged in London circa 1986 the two Met officers who interviewed me did not ask me to describe my attackers. I clearly remember one simply commented 'I assume they were black'. Easy to misinterpret such a comment and I draw no conclusions from it.
My other experience was watching a football match in a TVP bar in Milton Keynes. The entire audience was male and white. There were constant references to 'blacks' in relation to certain players and some fairly objectionable language associated with that. Again, I draw no conclusions from this but both my own experiences were concerning.
It would be interesting to hear the first hand experiences of posters about such behaviour - or lack of it - in the Met, or TVP or any other police force.
Currently listening to a programme discussing the report. Thankfully most contributors seem to add value, although earlier on another show I heard some suggesting 'wokery' - which I can only assume is the modern version of 'political correctness' - is devaluing any discussion. There is also plenty of reference to the fact that such police officers were in a minority and the Met didn't deserve to be castigated because of a few bad apples.
Having been mugged in London circa 1986 the two Met officers who interviewed me did not ask me to describe my attackers. I clearly remember one simply commented 'I assume they were black'. Easy to misinterpret such a comment and I draw no conclusions from it.
My other experience was watching a football match in a TVP bar in Milton Keynes. The entire audience was male and white. There were constant references to 'blacks' in relation to certain players and some fairly objectionable language associated with that. Again, I draw no conclusions from this but both my own experiences were concerning.
It would be interesting to hear the first hand experiences of posters about such behaviour - or lack of it - in the Met, or TVP or any other police force.