Met Commissioner apologises to Bianca Williams and launches a review into the use of handcuffs

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Dame Cressida Dick has said she was sorry for the distress caused to Bianca Williams and said her force would learn from the incident

Dame Cressida Dick has apologised to Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams over a controversial stop and search at the weekend and has also ordered a review of the use of handcuffs by officers in London.

 

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Police acted completely correctly because that couple had a baby in the car with them whilst they sped the wrong way down a road and when rightly asked to stop refused and sped off resisting arrest. Dangerous or careless driving and resisting arrest and she calls the race card?

If they were driving on the wrong side of the road and then sped away when stopped by the police, why would you apologise for arresting them?

Going a bit senile...bless her.

RESIGN

There is one solution. Stop racial profiling.

Does this mean they will now let potential criminals go or anyone with dark skin because it will be racist Does it mean the police are only to police people with white skin Does it mean the officers acted as racists metpoliceuk pritipatel BorisJohnson

When do we expect her retirement and resignation from the police force

Not in my life time, 😒

Does this woman do anything else except apologise again and again and again.

Weak..

Why’s she apologising? Police did a great job

Akela! We’ll do our best. Oh, she is what? Met Police Commissioner!? C’mon you are having a laugh aren’t you? pritipatel

It's trendy to be a criminal and victim at the same time

Shouldn't of even apologised, they were asked to stop and didn't and distress caused by what happens after that is on there shoulders not the Commissioners.

To be in that job go now your disgrace t the uniform

Disgusting! She should be fired!

She is a disgrace to the job ticking boxes again shows it should be the best person

Hang on, if the officers are found guilty of racism...that's disgusting..then sack them.....if they are not then charge her with wasting police time & false allegations....equally bad..the police need to be allowed to police...but fairly, equally and sensitively but not in fear

Dick needs to be removed, forcing police to bow down to the mob, The Met Police have become a laughing stock under her watch.

What a hopeless woman......

They must learn and accept the fact that they behaved in a very racist manner that is unacceptable. No one is against them when they do their duty but when personal bias enters the equation things become unacceptable.

I'm a Boris fan but where the hell is the leadership needed to put a stop to this nonsense. This woman is a DISGRACE to the uniform and traditions of the Met force. A once proud institution now a laughing stock around the WORLD...

Foolish . She may as well have knelt down whilst apologising just to be appear more subservient .. if that’s possible!

Every time someone says they will learn from a situation my heart sinks.

Thats what happens when the leadership is selected using rainbow marxist quota, not experiencd and competence

The worst boss one can have.

What, learn to let people go if they break the law?..great message PC Dick

Learn what exactly ?

She's not fit to wear the uniform 🤬

They will learn she doesn't support them.

Am a black man but that Bianca was clearly not following the law n she is the one to apologise to the public otherwise ur belittling ur own police force in the public’s view.

She really needs to go, no respect for her front line staff. So I drive down the wrong side, become aggressive, try to do a runner and wonder why the police wanna talk to me.. Hmmm Im going to try it and call it racial profiling. I believe this couple want 5mins of fame.

Why?

Bullshit

Just stop policing. You may as well as every other day your force seems to be on the retreat.

She should resign immediately. Weak leaders lead to police running away from criminals. O yeah wait a minute 🤔

The only thing your force will learn is that they have to apologise for doing their job , especially if it's a celebrity who is black ,

Games gone

She should be sacked!

seems such a racist action to me stopping and searching them

I think apology is precursor to police body cam footage which will show metpoliceuk we’re in right🙏🏻The apology will be seen as taking high Radford causing distress, which I’m sure it was. However, they’ll be found guilty of fraudulent claims RemoveBiancaWilliamsFrom TeamGB

Watch the footage and you see the female officer behaving reasonably Bianca Williams brought it on herself She's lucky she's not in the USA She could have been shot The UK had protests when George Floyd died Will the USA have protests because Bianca Williams was handcuffed 😂

Nothing like a dame...

Some actual news...

Just gave in to the leftist mob!

Totally incompetent.

BS...... best example of institutional racism is this lot metpoliceuk

Only because it was all recorded on a phone.

SackCresidaDick

They were breaking the law, and they refused to exit the vehicle, they caused the stress, you can't show such weakness at a time like this, your officers need to know they have your support,👮👮👮

Copy and Paste - Dame Cressida Dick has said she was sorry

Weak leader

Spineless throwing her officers under the bus......RESIGN!

Lets be honest she is the Mayors political pawn.

If it was found the police did nothing wrong why apologies?

She needs to resign. She has completely lost the trust of out front line officers and the public.

metpoliceuk need to be sued for what they’ve done and hope Bianca Williams takes them all the way! The apology is far too late and clearly everything was wrong with how they treated the family!

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