US EditionBlack athletes detained in unnecessarily ‘aggressive’ police stop, hearing told
- British athlete Bianca Williams and Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos were stopped by aggressive and confrontational Metropolitan police officers, who falsely claimed to smell cannabis and detained them, allegedly because of their race.
- The officers are accused of gross misconduct and breaching police standards over the stop-and-search, including using excessive force and lying about smelling cannabis. The couple denies any involvement with cannabis, as it would jeopardize their sponsorship deals.
- The case highlights allegations of institutional discrimination and racial profiling within the Metropolitan Police Force, as well as statistical evidence showing that black people in London are more likely to be stopped and searched.
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Black athletes detained in unnecessarily ‘aggressive’ police stop, hearing told
Two top athletes were stopped, searched, detained and handcuffed in an unnecessarily “aggressive” confrontation with Metropolitan Police officers because they are black, a misconduct hearing has been told.
·Ketley, United Kingdom
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