Met Police Guilty Of Racial Profiling....

[ChillDoubt]

...or responding in the correct manner to idiocy?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44982560

So let me see, reports of a gun seen amidst a gang of youths wearing masks, balaclavas and hoodies in a London park.

Ok, they were making a video yet none sought permission to film in the park nor inform the local constabulary of their intentions.

Sounds to me like Plod acted correctly in the only manner available, but don’t let that detract from the accusations levelled against them!

Jeezus......

[jackthehat]

Damned because they did.......and they'd be damned if they didn't and it turned out to be more than some wannabe gangsters posturing and posing in the local park...

[Mamyalynne]

What we see in the clip went OK really, all cooperated with the requests.

They should have sought permission to film.

[Canary42]

When constabulary duty's to be done, to be done,

A policeman's lot is not a happy one.

(Gilbert and Sullivan, Pirates of Penzance )

[RandyMarsh]

They should just ban drill music all together.

[Mamyalynne]

Don't be so rude, add your thoughts - no need to try to ridicule others.

I dislike it too Randy, they could get rid of it instantly for me.

[youngmafbog]

It's quite simple really. Plod get a report of a firearm with balaclava'd up people. As the film 'director' hadn't bothered to inform police before hand how on earth are plod supposed to know. They have little choice but to go in heavy handed and tooled up especially given the crime rates currently being experienced in the capital. Anyhow, if wearing balaclavas how could police know they where not white?

But of course it's far easier for the idiot 'director' who failed in his job to scream 'raysist' and the BBC to be right behind them.

[Mamyalynne]

I agree the Police had to respond and did so, those in the clip responded to Police requests - what is said after is likely as a result of embarrassment as much as anything else.

[youngmafbog]

True. It's a non story really only blown up out of proportion by the idiot 'director' who failed to get permission screaming racist, no doubt to cover his own backside.

[andy-hughes]

I am increasingly seeing anyone who uses the term 'racial profiling', in the same way as anyone who uses the term 'cultural appropriation' - it's shorthand for - "I am an attention-seeking idiot and I know nothing of life, but I like to latch onto and use pointless meaningless buzz phrases because I think they make me sound important and right on"

[whiskeryron]

I don't care what the youths were doing in the park. In the execution of their duties the police carried out a search because it had been reported that a gun had been seen. Please step up these searches , it is time these youves got the message NO GUNS.

[fender62]

snowflake uproar

[ToraToraTora]

plod acted correctly, dunno what all the fuss is about.