Reflections on the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence
Stephen Lawrence was murdered in a racially motivated attack in Eltham on 22 April 1993. He was just 18 years old.?
Thirty years on from his murder, we offer our sympathies to the Lawrence family on their unimaginable loss. He was a dearly loved son and brother who was taken from them far too soon and in such senseless circumstances.
Their dignified fight for justice, conducted in the pressure of the public eye with unwavering determination over so many years, continues to be a source of inspiration for us and so many.
On behalf of the Metropolitan Police, I apologise again for our past failings which will have made the grief of losing a loved one all the more difficult to endure.
This anniversary, which closely follows the stark findings of the Casey Review, prompts us to pause, to remember and to reflect honestly on how policing has responded to the necessary calls for change that have punctuated the past 30 years.
Whilst significant progress was made against Macpherson’s recommendations, it is now clear that we did not dig deep enough to confront the cultural and systemic failings that allow discrimination to propagate.
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This failing has undermined the experience of our increasingly diverse workforce and compromised the trust of Londoners and our ability to protect them from crime.
We have let Black communities down. They feel over policed and under protected. We are still not sufficiently representative of London, Black officers and staff still face discrimination and are not always sufficiently supported to progress within the Met. There are disproportionalities and systemic biases in our use of policing tactics and our support to victims of crime.
We are deeply sorry for these failings.
The responsibility for righting those wrongs, restoring the relationship with those communities and supporting our Black colleagues to succeed starts with those of us in positions of leadership but it continues through every rank and role in our organisation.
I and the good majority of our officers are resolved to finally make the Met determinedly anti-racist and anti-discrimination of all kinds.
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1 个月So these officers face GROSS misconduct allegations for the failure to act on 12 women’s sexual assaults BUT 68 children being abused is MISCONDUCT ONLY? I’m going to enjoy going public with those officers faces. About time to name and shame ! https://lnkd.in/gJugm9Rq Say cheese Emma, Daniel and Gemma ?? #metropolitanpolice #corrupt #police #sirmarkrowley #saycheese #met #themet #grossmisconduct
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1 年BREAKING ?? Headline ?? “Censored Black Child Abuse up down the Country, Children unprotected by legislation. Being groomed and in many case being given unconsent perscripted drugs too feed pharmaceutical industry.” https://theclaudeslaw.wordpress.com/2023/08/05/systematic-change/ #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #RacialInjustice #SystematicChange For the urgent referenceSir Mark Rowleyey I'm awaiting to hear back with a Clarity of an update...
retired police officer at Ex-Met
1 年Imagine the CEO of any company publicly berating its workforce. As an ex-Met Police officer I worked with so many competent, hard working people. But when the CEO has no confidence in his workforce and publicly advertise this fact, it's time for him to go. Please step down Mark and we will find another leader.
President, DiversiPro Inc.
1 年Sir. Mark ‘s apology should be read in tandem with Lee Jasper’s response. Somewhere between those two lay the truth.
CEO at Lee Jasper.Com
1 年Mr Lee Jasper, former Director of Policing in London, responds to the statement issued by Sir Mark Rowley on the 30th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence's murder. 1/4 While the message appears to offer sympathies to the Lawrence family and acknowledges the past failings of the Metropolitan Police, it lacks any meaningful recognition of the root causes of those failings. Sir Mark served as a senior officer in the Met for eight years, during which time he claimed never to have witnessed any racism, misogyny, or homophobia. This claim is incredulous in light of the Casey Report's findings and Sir Mark's involvement as the senior Commander responsible for the Diplomatic Protection Team, which included Wayne Couzens, convicted of raping and murdering Sarah Everard in 2021, and another serial rapist, David Carrick. Sir Mark's apologies on this occasion are nothing more than weak words from a man who refuses to admit his professional failings, lack of insight, ignorance, and incompetence that rendered him blind to the toxic culture long complained about by Black Londoners for decades. This profound lack of understanding and candour demonstrates his inability to lead the Met or deliver the radical change now required. Cont...