Top officer says anti-racism guidance has fuelled myth of two-tier policing
Key takeaways
- Sir Stephen Watson said forces should be ‘a little less timid about making sure we emphasise our impartiality’.
- Prefer the Guardian on GooglePolicing in Britain has “adopted the language of activism” and official guidance has “over-corrected” to combat accusations of racism, one of the UK’s most senior officers has said.
- Sir Stephen Watson, the chief constable of Greater Manchester police, said he did not believe that “two-tier policing” existed or that forces were biased against white people.
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Sir Stephen Watson said forces should be ‘a little less timid about making sure we emphasise our impartiality’. Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Sir Stephen Watson said forces should be ‘a little less timid about making sure we emphasise our impartiality’. Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian Police Top officer says anti-racism guidance has fuelled myth of two-tier policing Head of Greater Manchester force refutes claims of anti-white bias but says he understands where it comes from
Prefer the Guardian on GooglePolicing in Britain has “adopted the language of activism” and official guidance has “over-corrected” to combat accusations of racism, one of the UK’s most senior officers has said.
Sir Stephen Watson, the chief constable of Greater Manchester police, said he did not believe that “two-tier policing” existed or that forces were biased against white people.