Olympic champion Linford Christie has accused the Metropolitan Police of ‘institutionalised racism’ after two athletes he coaches were pulled from their car and away from their three-month-old baby.
Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams has accused the Metropolitan Police of ‘racial profiling’ after she and her partner were stopped and searched at the weekend.
Footage of the incident was shared widely on Twitter after being posted by former gold medallist Christie. The Met said officers stopped the couple after they drove off in their black Mercedes ‘at speed’ on the wrong side of the road, although nothing was found on the couple and no arrests were made. ‘Was it the car that was suspicious or the black family in it which lead to such a violent confrontation and finally an accusation of the car smelling of weed but refusing to do a roadside drug test.’
Commander Helen Harper said: ‘I understand the concern when incidents like this happen and how they can appear when part of it is filmed without context.
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