Monday, February 20, 2006

One small step for White society....One large foot on the head of a drowning ethnic minority.


I find it a supreme irony that Sir Ian Blair is pointing the finger at the British media and screaming Institutional Racism, given the appalling history of the Metropolitan Police.

Black people are SIX TIMES more likely to be stopped and searched. Why? Is the ratio of black to white crime so disproportionate that this tactic is necessary? That would be impossible, as according to the National statistics website,(as of 20th Feb. 06), 92.1% of the population are white!

Ok.....he has a point. I just love it when the media reports 'black on black' crime as if to say....look now....... they're doing it to each other!

Why is it that crimes where ethnic minorities are the victim, receive less coverage then white victim crime? Has anyone ever read a reference to white on white crime?

In 1999, commissioner Condon acknowledged that there was indeed institutional racism in the force. Unfortunately, he also tried to create a diversion away from this ingrained prejudice by suggesting that there is much in-fighting between minority groups. God.......how to sidestep, back-peddle and incite racial hatred in one ignorant instance!

The following is an action plan adopted by the Met in 1999.

How to create an anti-racist police force(in 5 easy steps)
By Paul Condon (Met police chief), David Wilmot (Manchester police) and John Newing (Derbyshire police)


1.'I have sinned'
Organise a press conference and confess your sins. Admit that 'like society, Greater Manchester Police has institutionalised racism'. Admit that your police stop and search a disproportionate number of black people. Refuse to comment on any specific cases of police racism. Say you're doing your best to end police racism.


2.'Listen to the people'
Organise meetings around the country to listen to the views of the people. Make sure that the meetings are stage-managed so that they are dominated by local authority groups and the police themselves rather than providing a forum for local people to relate their experiences.


3.'Turn the tables'
Whenever possible turn the tables on the critics. Instead of responding to accusations of racism, present evidence of conflict between different ethnic groups, eg Muslims and Sikhs in west London. Use this to reject critics of the police as having a 'narrow and simplistic' view of racial conflict.


4.'Bring in management consultants'
Bring in a private management consultant firm to provide specialist police 'race relations training'. Get '6 million over three years from the Home Office to 'integrate community and race relations awareness' throughout the national police training curriculum. Meanwhile continue to make cutbacks to community-based racism monitoring groups.

5.'Organise a conference'
Then organise a conference called 'Working Together Towards An Anti-Racist Police Service'. Invite VIP guests from outside the police to discuss how the police can be made into an anti-racist force. Invite delegates to take part in 'facilitated group discussions' on such subjects as 'anti-racist stop and search operations'. Pretend that the conference will make a difference.

So, what we have is two major parties in bed with each other, flagrantly flipping the bird to ethnic minorities whilst pointing the finger at each other in a 'It wasn't me' gesture!

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