Stephen Lawrence reminds us how far society still has to go Ongoing police racism scandals show institutional racism is alive and kicking in Britain, writes Montel Gordon
Ongoing police racism scandals show institutional racism is alive and kicking in Britain, writes Montel GordonTHIRTY YEARS since the Stephen Lawrence murder: Can we honestly say we’re an egalitarian society?However, in recent years and the fallout of the pandemic has revealed the pitfalls of these claims as the historical contours of class, gender, and racial divisions, to name a few, have risen to the forefront of media discourse.
This led to the famed Macpherson report in 1999, which proclaimed the metropolitan police institutionally racist – something the black community had argued for decades. The pandemic was a wake-up call to show how stratified the domains of education, healthcare, and access to resources indeed were in this country.
But questions should emerge on why continued police incompetence continues to emerge and significant challenges towards public support and confidence in the metropolitan police.
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