Casey report: 10 damning claims against Met include bacon hidden in Muslim officer's boots and 'sex obsessed' predatory officers
Casey report - damning claims laid bare in report show widespread misogyny, racism, homophobia and a regular abuse of power by Met officers.Findings of a condemnatory report by Baroness Louise Casey have today exposed widespread abuse, misconduct and a "laddish" culture within the Metropolitan Police force.
With countless shocking incidents contained within the report, these are the most striking examples highlighted within the report.Casey report - damning claims laid bare in report show widespread misogyny, racism, homophobia and a regular abuse of power by Met officers.The report concludes the "de-prioritisation and de-specialisation" of areas including child protection, rape and serious sexual offences has increased the risk against women and children.
One instance saw sexual offences evidence - including swabs, blood samples and underwear, destroyed when one freezer broke down during the 2022 heatwave. Despite protests, she was forced to work with her abuser, with increasing levels of threats and violence used against her - including having her car tyre's slashed and being knocked unconscious before she was raped.
Citing countless examples of such incidents, the report outlined the case of one Sikh officer having his beard cut because a fellow officer thought it was funny.Another saw a Muslim officer discover bacon in his boots inside his locker. Despite being "horrified", the officer did not flag the abuse for fear of reprisals.
The anonymous officer said her male colleague had a reputation for making other women cry, undermining them with comments about their policing abilities and bodies.After reporting the incident, the officer would no longer speak to her while they were on duty together other than to shout at her in front of colleagues.
Citing lengthy initiations, one such food-eating challenge saw women forced to eat whole cheesecakes until the point of vomiting. She highlighted that young, female officers were “traded like cattle” between units based on amenability and physical appearance. Met slang for aspects of policing deemed stereotypically female and "nurturing", officers labelled the operational side of policing more of a masculine role.
Officers were told to "look carefully" at their WhatsApps and Facebook messages, according to the anonymous officer, with officers told: "they're coming for everyone now, protect yourselves".Officers in the Met's specialist firearms command unit MO19 are said to have been warned what to do if a WhatsApp ot Telegram groups had been "compromised" i.e. a complaint maid about content including messages.
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