Racism in the Police? Nope, apparently just good Policing!

Sometimes I read a report in the media and I’m simply nonplussed at what someone will try and make us believe. After CCTV operators in Cheshire targeted Everton’s Nigerian midfielder Victor Anichebe because he was ‘acting suspiciously’ outside a jewellery shop in Knutsford, the local Police then humiliated the fella even further by not only challenging him as to what he was doing there (he’s currently wearing a plaster cast on his leg), but during the following "heated dialogue" took the decision to handcuff his friend. Cheshire Police reckon officers were sent to the scene because they’ve had a series of robberies at jewellers. I wonder if they’d attended if it had been Julie and me casually looking in the window?

After some time out, the Cheshire Police’s. website is again available. In regards to Race Relations Legislation they say:

"The Race Relations Act 1976 (as amended by the Race relations (Amendment) Act 2000) Section 71, places a general duty on all specified public authorities, which includes every police force, to promote race equality. They must have, when carrying out their functions, due regard to the need to:

• Eliminate unlawful discrimination
• Promote equality of opportunity
• Promote good relations between persons of different racial groups

Effectively this means that the Constabulary needs to look at all our policies and functions and identify where they may impact upon particular ethnic minority groups either positively or in a negative way and examine how they could be amended to comply with the General duty.

An initial audit of the Constabulary policies has been carried out. The issue that has emerged is the need to improve monitoring in a number of areas."

Ya don't say!!


nick

UPDATE
An apology was the only thing they could do in the circumstances.