Racist Police

Edric Kennedy-Macfay, a fire-fighter from London witnesses seeing a man hurling a rock at a police van. After making a description of this young man, Kennedy wanted to give the officers the description of the man.

Their response came as a big shock. Kennedy claims the police men were swearing at him and dragging him from his car. He got shot at with a taser and got locked up for many hours.

The officers claimed to be in a stressful situation because of the partygoers who were throwing missiles.

There are 12 cases of alleged racism going on. Kennedy says it had not been the first time he has been caught by the police due to his race.

I was also shocked when I read about the reaction of the police men to Kennedy. I understand that the police men were in a stressful situation and worried about their own safety. They could have told him something in a nice way instead of cursing and using the taser.

I have read many cases about discrimination among police men. I haven’t witnessed this personally, but I think it has to stop right away! If the police men aren’t following the law and discriminating citizens while they are working, are they reliable enough to do their work?    

 Source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/19/metropolitan-police-accused-racism-firefighter