UK police get away with breaking the law

The report highlights how Scotland Yard deals with officers that are accused of sexual misconduct and domestic abuse while uncovering systemic failings that have allowed so many abhorrent police officers to continue serving in their jobs. It says the way the Metropolitan police (the Police service for the Greater London area and its 8.6 million residents) deals with internal misconduct is a matter of fundamental concern. Louise Casey, a member of the UK House of Lords, says the Metropolitan police must introduce a new approach with “zero-tolerance” to misogyny and racism while creating a genuine system that will see the offending officers fired more easily. These are officers who are still on the frontline despite having committed or been accused of sexual assault, domestic abuse or racism. Last year Casey was appointed to conduct the probe after a long series of scandals rocked the Metropolitan police, among them the murder of Sarah Everard by serving police officer Wayne Couzens. The officer took advantage of his police warrant card to handcuff and grab the innocent woman from a London street before strangling her with his belt. Astonishingly more than half of the Metropolitan police officers that have been found guilty of sexual misconduct over a four-year period up to 2020 were allowed to keep their jobs. The British public has little trust in the police, especially those from minority groups residing in the UK. The report will no doubt expand that lack of confidence. Communities in the country’s capital, which the report focused on, are holding meetings to discuss the devastating report.

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