They pushed him off his bike, threatened him with weapons and handcuffed him: an operation against a 13-year-old boy using a water pistol raised new criticism of the London police.
The Alliance for Police Accountability (APA) emphasized on Thursday that water pistols were the problem They were clearly toys.one was white and blue and the other was purple and white.
Mother treated “with contempt”.
The boy met his friend on July 19 younger brothers fought over water, when an officer on patrol reported a possible gun incident. So they went Armed units were sent to the alleged crime scene.
The 13-year-old, who is only called Child X for personal rights reasons, was only released when his mother confronted officers, the APA said. But she was also a police officer “with contempt” was treated.
No irregularities according to internal investigation
Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway apologized to the family. But there is an internal investigation no irregularities result. “Our officers are faced with rapidly evolving situations based on the limited information available at this time,” Conway said.
The threat is so great that authorities should treat all firearms as real, loaded weapons until proven otherwise. A report of racial bias is still under investigation by the appropriate police department.
Institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic
London’s Metropolitan Police have been in trouble for a long time criticism. One independent investigation revealed that the authority institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic to be. Police Chief Mark Rowley admitted that hundreds of staff were actually unfit for the job.