British sprinter Bianca Williams said she had "never had to experience anything like this", after being stopped by police in her car in London.
She added: "It was just weird that we were treated that way and what hurt me the most was me being dragged away from my son." However, Williams - who says she has been left "really shaken" by the incident - insists "at no point did we drive on the wrong side of the road or speed off". "It's just nasty and the police were talking to him [Ricardo] as if he was scum, as if his life didn't matter.
Video of the incident showed them protesting that they had done nothing wrong and Williams screaming "my son is in the car". said that at about 13:25 BST on Saturday, officers from the Territorial Support Group "witnessed a vehicle with blacked-out windows that was driving suspiciously, including driving on the wrong side of the road".
People are from Indianheritage africanheritage asianheritage don’t refer to them as black or coloured BLMUK
The police are bang out of order every time there doing this .you can't just put a weapon up to a car door like the cop did with his baton in his hand thats well out of order and that lady police officer also out of order and the other cops around the left side of the car
Shame her heart hurts. Her big mouth is in good order
FFKS,This FIASCO is getting a FKIN PAIN
I'd expect to be pulled over by the police, especially driving on the wrong side of the road, but it could of be handled a lot better, with a baby in the car.
So? She thinks she should be allowed to drive on the wrong side of the road because Bianca is black?
People are dying of cancer love, there’s worse things happening than being stopped for bad driving
Sad to see the gammons on here can’t accept the bias in society, crying about driving on the wrong side of the road etc , why won’t the police release the video footage if that’s the case . Imo just more smokescreen because yet again they have dropped a clanger & been challenged
Is this a parody BBC account? It's not normally part or their agenda to make a black person look daft, but here we have someone claiming the police were racist to pull her over for driving on the wrong side of the road and speeding off when they approached
Bullshit!!
White lives matter
Holy fuck!! When oh when is this “only because I’m black” shit going to stop. Police, step out of the car, yea sure...end off
The car had tinted windows ,how were the police supposed to know the skin colour of the occupants?
Her Black privilege tells her she should never be stopped for driving on the wrong side of the road, refusing to stop, and refusing to get out of the car.
Why do the media even give her the time of day. The police had every right to stop them but they do not have the right to throw the race card.
Don’t back down good luck
Utter bokux.
Ffs. More and more jumping on the bandwagon 🤦🏻♂️ you step out of line, the police are there to deal with you. Actions-consequences
Oh poor baby! Did the police officer make you cry? Oh no did he ask you questions in an manner you didn’t like? Or is it the fact your jumping on the BLM bandwagon?
Well done BBC giving one side to a story yet again. Wouldn’t it be impartial and balanced to give the context behind the story, why the police were in the area, the way Bianca & co were was driving failing to stop for police & filming the entire process like it was contrived
I hope she refuses to compete for this country now & asks someone like Portugal or Qatar to adopt her as their athlete. Do we really want her representing us if she's going to shit stir when times are so divisive. It's people like her that will be responsible for any trouble.
mpelig This particular accusation against the police is bullshit. She and her partner were waved down by police. They didn't stop but continued driving. They were later arrested for disobeying a police instruction to stop. They are not above the law and should stop calling this racism!
Even so called “Stars lie”. Drive on correct side, don’t speed off and get out of the car when asked to do so.
Show the police footage, they all have cameras as well..this will show if they drove away at speed, and were on the wrong side of the road. Maybe try some balanced reporting.
There is a problem, obviously, but there is a fast-growing belief now that any stopping of a black person will inevitably raise a storm of protest about racism. I saw a black guy driving a car and using his mobile and said to myself 'I hope a copper doesn't stop him'.
All sounds a bit fishy Miss W.
that's what happens when you break the law - no sympathy
What a fool you are
Yet again poor reporting and going down a certain agenda 😡
Just looking for a payout.
As do the police officers ears from her screeching
So you assume the police assume, facts ffs.
Using her colour to get sympathy 🙄
Drive properly it’s simple
If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear simply comply with the police officers instructions and you will be on your way shortly
BBC = Biased Blundering Corporation an agenda focused, one-sided news station
You fail to mention the reason for the stop..... a road traffic infringement?
Keep tweeting this shit until somebody actually gives a shit why don't you? tinted Windows and driving on the wrong side of the road? Oh I thought not!!!
When I was young I modified my car so it stood out from the crowd and didn't stick to speed limits and got regularly 'pulled'. The only profiling that applied was I'd made myself an obvious target for the police. Blacked out windows, speeding, wrong side of the road, obvious ! !
If this is not your normal how can you say it’s racists.
Drama queen. You will be stopped by police in certain situations regardless of your colour.
Jumping on the BAME victim wagon, the police had a perfectly valid reason to stop the vehicle. Kicking off to the police will leave you in handcuffs. Just be polite and be honest and you can go on your way. Simples.
This is precisely where Black Lives Matter is heading. Things are being dragged out that have been fading in people’s minds over 400 years, the memories are being refreshed and passed on together with the hatred and lust for revenge. This is dangerous propaganda.
She's entitled to her opinion...doesn't mean she's right.
Wonder why they profile.......Said no one ever.
I'd be interested to know from Bianca how she thinks that anyone can see who is driving a car with such dark window tints. Don't think the police have x-ray vision yet. 5 minutes of publicity for her and her attitude. Not news.
With Spanish Police this would have been very different..you don’t disrespect them for a second..and every question would have been answered Yes Officer!
Why didnt they stop when they were flagged down? I wish I was related to them...she would get some slaps from me and need the police to protect them from me -
Another one committed career suicide.
'Officers from the Directorate of Professional Standards have reviewed both footage from social media, and the body-worn video of the officers and are satisfied that there is no concern around the officers’ conduct.' End of story.
Race Baiting Defund the BBC!
Watch their media interview again. A couple of things they’ve said don’t make any sense.
metpoliceuk I'm so glad that when your entirely non-racist officers stopped a young black couple in an expensive car, they stopped this particular young black couple. That the obvious 'it's an expensive car, they are black, so let's stop them' approach is exposed is good news.
Facts not BBC politics please
He was speeding, on the wrong side of the road and when they tried to stop him he drove off, but finally got pulled over so for those two episodes they were entitled to search as driving away is not good !
Coached by drugs cheat Linford Christie. Whose son is a convicted drug dealer. Driving a blacked out car so their faces were concealed. And they evaded arrest by accelerating down the wrong side of the road.
Blacked out windows so cannot tell race, driving wrong way up a street, refuse to comply with police - NOT ACTIONS OF LAW ABIDING PEOPLE REVOKE BBC LICENCE DefundTheBBC
Put a 'Black Lives Matter' sticker on the rear window then ask the government to bring in a new law saying any such vehicle can't be stopped. Is that what they want?
Bbc spinning this story as racism whereas most people read as driver breaking the law and being stopped and woman gets hysterical, but then sees a bandwagon.
Of the many recent incidents where the police have been accused of racism, I've never seen any of the recipients respectfully cooperating. Always resistance. I've been pulled over by police 3 times, and after doing what I was told, was happily on my way each time in 5 minutes.
Officers from the Directorate of Professional Standards have reviewed both footage from social media, and the body-worn video of the officers and are satisfied that there is no concern around the officers’ conduct.
'Police say the vehicle had been on the wrong side of the road and the driver sped off when asked to stop.' might be that elite blacks in UK are allowed to do this? and when stopped accuse police of racial profiling? them or the car? hate it when police stop me when driving my MB
I need like her
The police investigation into 4 officers- why 4 Said evidence of no wrong doing by police Statement suggests speeding wrong side of road refusing to stop and resisting arrest. 45 min later they were released - why Now want commissioner to resign + legal action. Show the evidence
Bs fake drama There's a system in place It's play the race card you can get away with everything including grooming kids
Failed to stop, wrong side of the road, etc etc. What do you expect?
Get a life you sad excuse for an athlete. If you just shut your mouth and do what the officer asks, all would be fine...but that's the trouble you got to mouth off.
Biased reporting again. A disgrace!
It hurt so much she has been giving media rants all day. She doesn’t want an apology. She wants money. Reparations I think is how they phrase it now...
Black athletes should not have to be stopped by police, or literally follow the law in any way. END OF. If she wants to speed off away from police on the wrong side of the road then she should be allowed.
🤔
I've been stopped by the Spanish police. Try that for size!
Strange that you missed this. Considering it was made many hours befor your tweet. Any agenda 🤔
The police were cleared of any wrongdoing. Body cameras showed what actually happened.
I've also been stopped for having tinted windows, and fined for the same offence, then stopped again the following week by the same copper to check the tint. I accepted that the tint was wrong and payed the fine. I am white by the way, so there is no public outcry.
Driving on wrong side of road. People say no - what does the video evidence say?
If the windows are tinted that much how can it be racial profiling? They can’t see if the people in the car are black, blue, red or white
They shouldn't have been driving on the wrong side of the road and speed up when requested to stop. Then to top it all be abusive to the police. They are not above the law. This wasn't the police being racist but was them doing their job.
after being stopped whilst driving erratically on the wrong side of the road. If I did the same, I would expect to be pulled over..
There’s a whiff of something dodgy here.
Will u be reporting on the Moroccan immigrant who killed an Italian boy because he was 'white and happy'. Another racist murder
Speeding on the wrong side of the road will generally get you pulled whatever your ethnicity..give it a rest 👎
Send her out with the Met Police for a week then she may understand why there are a lot of stop and search cases among the black community.
No one is above are same. So plz stop this racism card now. If you have done wrong, police will stop you and you HAVE to listen to them
She should change her sport to 'Bandwagon Jumper' ...
Wonder what the legal definition of ‘driving suspiciously’ is ?
Please stop race baiting...the police appear to have had a genuine reason for stopping the car. She wants five mins of fame. You just devalue the term racist
Our Media has effectively cuckolded our police
BiancaWilliams World is just yawning to the awakening of racial injustice and it might take a sudden jolt of realization worldwide that white supremacists have oppressed people of color for centuries and this century is time to redeem itself of prejudice
Fair play, her victimhood behaviour is rewarding her with a lot of attention even when she was clearly in the wrong.
And the next one please !!
How do there DARE stop a black driver ❗️ I mean ... REALLY ❗️ BLACK DRIVERS MATTER ❗️
Ah, the poor wee lamb. Has she been arrested or charged?
There’s more to come, including the full police video. Watch the backtracking now.
Why can’t people just get out of the car and do as they are asked. Why resist? Comply and all will be well.
So driving at speed on wrong side of road with infant in the car screams out social services to me. Plus didn't the report say blacked out windows? All seems a little odd.
Just watched the footage!! Absolutely disgraceful by the police and terrifying for the family
The headline should read 'British sprinter endangers lives by driving down wrong side of the road' 🤷♂️
This appears to be more about the police profiling bad driving than anything else.
If she’s never had to experience anything like this then she wasn’t profiled. Your partner was acting like a dick.
Why not try driving on the correct side of the road and not trying to run away from the police? Makes you look less suspicious and avoids the need to play the race card. The only downside is the BBC wouldn’t give you all this attention.
For driving on the wrong side of the road and stopping when asked to,plus car had blacked out windows?
Yaaawn!
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