Scotland Yard Racism...

"Your problem is that you'll always be a ******."

How can this be justified? This statement does not imply that anybody was playing the "race card." I dont know where you got this idea of everybody that gets arrested "shouting racism;" this is a pure assumption.

Hmm. It's definitely an interesting exchange. The policeman's comments still don't appear to me to be particularly racist though, barring the use of the word '******' (though the 'strangling' bit was pretty suspect). I think his statements could be interpreted as 'don't think you have to act this way because you're black' or 'don't pull the 'race card'', rather than 'I dislike you because you're black'.

Not relevant to the thread but if a yout is throwing rocks, nicking trainers etc I expect that they will at least give that yout a slap.

Problem being the public expects different things. I expect humanity from police, ambulance, fire.

Life experience in London. Not everyone obviously but you hear "iz it cos I is black?" frequently.

He shouldn't have used that word.

I don't see how that theory is congruous with the other man's replies—the dialogue seems disjointed.

They arrest people on suspicion of breaking the law. This suspicion is either validated or invalidated in a court of law and any appropriate punishment is allocated by the judge. People are incredibly fickle with their views and demand oppressive systems until it affects them; suggesting officers should act as judiciaries means they have the right to assault anybody they feel fit without reprimand. I do not want to live in a state where an officer's prejudices influence their duties, especially where they can manifest as unwarranted violence against a suspect. The state should operate on a system where everyone is innocent until proven guilty, and where 'proof' is established only in a court of law.

If somebody cannot repress their emotions in the emergency services they shouldn't have applied for the role.

I think his statements could be interpreted as 'don't think you have to act this way because you're black' or 'don't pull the 'race card'', rather than 'I dislike you because you're black'.

hahaha! As it's likely I'll never burn down peoples homes or murder people trying to put out fires I COULDN'T GIVE A **** if looters feel like they are discriminated against.

Yes, they should be able to "assault" people that are burning down homes and killing people.

They aren't, but I wouldn't treat someone who burns down, smashes up and robs shops with any respect at all, and I don't see why I should. Race shouldn't have really entered into things (though one must bear in mind that a disproportionate number of black teenagers were involved), but if he'd called the looter a 'scumbag' or something like that, it wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

racist cops > black people

Yeah, the police will draw an unerring line between unrestrained violence against looters and having an amiable deportment around everyone else. They will assault anybody they suspect of committing a crime, or anybody in general. "You're wearing a hoody so I'm going to assault you because I don't like people wearing hoodies" is a situation that can arise out of your ridiculous policy. I'd rather have a police force that can be held accountable for its actions, Bonged.

An ignorant Swansea University student racially abuses an ill football player = custodial sentence.

An on-duty police officer racially abuses a handcuffed youth = ...


'The CPS initially said charges should not be brought against MacFarlane because the remarks did not cause the man harassment, distress or alarm.'

I can almost gurantee the man will keep his job. Five-O gon take care of their own.

I'm just glad the guy recorded the exchange otherwise they'd be a lot of people denying that this sort of thing takes place. As a black youth that grew up in Hackney - I know for a fact that it does.

"It's not right. We've just got different skin colour – underneath it we're all the same."

Can someone please explain this to me, why is being racist a crime? I would not get in trouble with the police for calling someone a ginger **** but I would get in trouble for calling a someone a black ****, how is that different?

Ginger people are white fyi, so it's not racist.

Ginger people are white fyi, so it's not racist.