It’s not just an issue in London. For every black MP or star athlete stopped, there are literally thousands of ordinary citizens treated just as unfairly by forces across the UK
If you racially profile citizens with the frequency that the Met and other forces do, you will inevitably stop someone who is a public figure like Dawn and who can voice their concerns in the media, which she has done with great eloquence. But for every MP or star athlete the Met stops and searches, there are literally hundreds of ordinary citizens treated just as unfairly but who will sadly get no media attention. I myself have never been stopped or stopped and searched by the police.
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