Thread by @sholmeslewis

The community must Police the Police, it’s us that must force them to be accountable.

“The police are the public & the public are the police”

It’s clear that Cressida Dick is part of the problem, a true lack of leadership, constant denial of institutional racism & an enabler

But it’s not just her, there are officers within the Police that have this very same view around institutional racism, casual misconduct without fear of consequence. They’ve been enabled & protected by their Commissioner to have these views whilst serving in the force.

I truly feel for the good officers of the @metpoliceuk because there are a lot of good people carrying out their duties for the correct & moral reasons. It’s embarrassing & disgusting that a serving officer is under investigation for murder. A full revamp of Police is needed.

Women aren’t able to travel alone & are routinely not protected by society, but when women aren’t safe from being murdered & this murder is linked to a serving officer, it shows you that we need a clear-out of the personnel that aren’t policing to uphold the law via their oath.

It’s really quite simple, the Met must be as tough on their own officers that break the law, as they are for young black males that they suspect to have broken the law or have broken the law. If you had the same approach we’d see a change in policing & get rid of the deadwood.

As a community we can’t let this be drowned out by other distractions. We can’t allow or trust the @metpoliceuk to do what is right to the fullest extent of the law because they aren’t truly accountable to anyone. They never have been. So it’s down to us... the community.