Former director of communications under Jeremy Corbyn James Schneider informed far-right, race riot agitator Matt Goodwin that his ‘two-tier policing’ claim reverses the reality, on GB News.
“Through the looking glass” over two-tier policing
Schneider said:
Now I just find this discussion so through the looking glass. Things that we’re hearing about the two tier… are based on things that are objectively not true. Like Suella Braverman saying Islamists are in control of our city… The actual reality is that policing has racism going the other way. If there is a two tier, you’re far more likely to be stopped and searched if you’re black, you’re more likely to die in custody, and so on
Farage, Goodwin and Tommy Robinson’s “two tier policing” is a reactionary fantasy with no basis in fact.
White people aren’t discriminated against by police, while black & brown people are. Many studies show this & even head of police chiefs admits it’s “institutionally racist.” pic.twitter.com/gOe7goohhW
— James Schneider (@schneiderhome) August 8, 2024
From Elon Musk to the Telegraph, racist disorder stokers have pushed the ‘two-tier policing’ accusation, without proof.
On GB News, the ‘evidence’ of anti-white two-tier policing that Goodwin produced was extra security for mosques when… far-right Islamophobic rioters have attacked mosques. They attacked a mosque in Southport on 30 July, breaking windows through hurling objects at the religious premises.
Schneider replied that Catholic churches aren’t under attack, so they don’t need the security.
The actual racism of the police
Rather than being anti-white in terms of two-tier policing, studies show that the police is actually institutionally racist against Black and brown people.
Inquest reported in 2023 that Black people are seven times more likely to die after the use of force by UK police.
An extensive 2023 report on the Met police by baroness Louise Casey, meanwhile, found “disproportionate use of powers” against Black people. The report further found minoritised communities were “over-policed” and yet “under-protected”. That’s because they are more likely to suffer several violent crimes than their white counterparts.
You’re six times more likely to be murdered in London if you are Black, the inquiry found. Casey said overall that the Met was institutionally racist.
Stop and search has disproportionately impacted ‘Black appearing people’. Those between 11 and 61 are at least 3.5 times more likely to face the measure than white people, the report stated 70-80% of the time, the search leads to no further action. And, according to the report, more stop and search doesn’t lead to more results.
Casey also points out that how the Met treats its own Black and brown officers reflects policing outcomes for Black and brown people.
The report found there was a “hostile culture” against Black and brown Met officers. And that Black officers are 81% more likely to face a misconduct case than white officers. At the same time, Black officers are four times more likely to raise a grievance allegation against the Met. And 46% of Black officers reported experiencing racism at work.
That’s your two-tier policing right there, Goodwin.
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