The department of the UK police force has faced a higher record of sexual misconduct, rape culture, racism, and impunity is becoming a norm for the UK police, as everyone in the country still vividly recalls the rape and murder of pedestrian Sara Everhart by Metropolitan Police Officer Wayne Couzens in 2020.
The police commissioner at the time, Cressida Dick, referred to it as a situation involving a few “bad apples” on the force and promised to take action to remove them.
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She was soon forced to resign, leaving the police department in disarray. When David Carrick, an officer from the same unit as Wayne Couzens, admitted to committing a number of offenses, including rape against twelve women over the course of nearly two decades, the latest scandal to rock the Metropolitan Police, or Met, came to light.
The new commissioner, Mark Rowley, responded with an apology and a cleanup guarantee. That won’t, however, according to the Metropolitan Police force’s detractors.
Former Mayoral Advisor Lee Jasper stated: “I think the idea that it’s just a few bad apples has been completely blown out of the water.”.
What we actually have is a deeply institutionalized culture of racism and misogyny that speaks to and is fundamental to the Metropolitan Police Service.
Following revelations of bullying, racial discrimination, and misogyny among some of the force’s officers toward people both inside and outside the force, Commissioner Rowley’s force was put under “special measures” last year.
The police department has a culture of racism and sexual abuse, which has led to some black employees committing suicide, according to unnamed revelations from serving police officers.
The problem is that this systematized culture actually targets black and ethnic minority officers, and they become estranged from them.
Their family life, mental health, and physical health are all significantly impacted by this.
And we’ve repeatedly witnessed instances of black police officers going through the trauma that has changed their lives, Lee Jasper, a former mayoral advisor, said. The recent admission by one of its own will only serve to worsen trust in those who are supposed to be protecting society, making these dark days for Britain’s most significant police force. Confidence in policing is already at an all-time low, and this latest admission by one of its own will only worsen matters.
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