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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on March 21, 2023, 08:17:16 AM

Title: Met police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 21, 2023, 08:17:16 AM
The question is 'Is it fixable?'


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/21/metropolitan-police-institutionally-racist-misogynistic-homophobic-louise-casey-report
Title: Re: Met police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on March 21, 2023, 08:31:22 AM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on March 21, 2023, 08:17:16 AM
The question is 'Is it fixable?'


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/21/metropolitan-police-institutionally-racist-misogynistic-homophobic-louise-casey-report
They need a facility to watch themselves. Cut police numbers and the bent one's have got lots of places to hide.
Title: Re: Met police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 21, 2023, 01:48:16 PM
Quote from: Walt Zingmatilder on March 21, 2023, 08:31:22 AM
They need a facility to watch themselves. Cut police numbers and the bent one's have got lots of places to hide.
I'd certainly be considering whay the Mayor had been doing presiding over this.
Title: Re: Met police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic
Post by: Steve H on March 21, 2023, 02:03:26 PM
Once again: Pope/Catholic, bears/woods.
Title: Re: Met police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 21, 2023, 02:53:52 PM
Quote from: SteveH on March 21, 2023, 02:03:26 PM
Once again: Pope/Catholic, bears/woods.
Studies finding things that you think may be obvious are still incredibly useful.
Title: Re: Met police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic
Post by: Steve H on March 22, 2023, 02:21:58 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on March 21, 2023, 02:53:52 PM
Studies finding things that you think may be obvious are still incredibly useful.
Fair point. I get annoyed at smart-arse comments to reports of findings that (say)sugar causes obesity, because confirmation of the apparently obvious is still valuable, since sometimes things everyone thinks are true turn out not to be.