Diane Abbott hits out at Met Police over arrest at gunpoint of 12-year-old boy | Daily Mail Online
It seems according to the genius Diane Abbott the police should have popped round for a up of tea rather than sending the gun squad. I wouldn't want my kids running round the street with that!
She knows real villains use runners like this to carry their weapons & drugs for them, the younger the better so the Police don't suspect right?
No maam you & your son have been stupidity profiled because if he had been in the US he would be a statistic by now. geez!
It seems according to the genius Diane Abbott the police should have popped round for a up of tea rather than sending the gun squad. I wouldn't want my kids running round the street with that!
Former shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has questioned the actions of armed Metropolitan Police officers after a 12-year-old boy was cuffed over a toy gun they thought was real.
The Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, said their actions did not fall in line with 'community policing' and followed up her comments with the Black Lives Matter hashtag on Twitter.
Her criticism comes after a team of officers with sniffer dogs stormed the home of 12-year-old Kai Agyepong in Camden, north London, on the evening of July 17.
The Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, said their actions did not fall in line with 'community policing' and followed up her comments with the Black Lives Matter hashtag on Twitter.
Her criticism comes after a team of officers with sniffer dogs stormed the home of 12-year-old Kai Agyepong in Camden, north London, on the evening of July 17.
Even after being shown the BB gun, the police still conducted a full search of the premises lasting more than an hour.
Alice said her son had 'undoubtedly' been racially profiled.
She said the Met had explained the incident by saying senior gang members often leave knives and firearms with younger boys in the hope they will be less likely to be discovered.
Yesterday, a senior Met police officer issued a statement to justify the actions of the firearms team.
Commander Kyle Gordon, the Met's lead for firearms, said: 'There have been a number of well-publicised shootings in London in recent months where members of the public have been injured.
'As the public would rightly expect, we take every report of a firearm seriously in order to protect our communities.
'Officers attending reports such as this must treat them as genuine until they can verify whether or not an actual firearm is present.
Alice said her son had 'undoubtedly' been racially profiled.
She said the Met had explained the incident by saying senior gang members often leave knives and firearms with younger boys in the hope they will be less likely to be discovered.
Yesterday, a senior Met police officer issued a statement to justify the actions of the firearms team.
Commander Kyle Gordon, the Met's lead for firearms, said: 'There have been a number of well-publicised shootings in London in recent months where members of the public have been injured.
'As the public would rightly expect, we take every report of a firearm seriously in order to protect our communities.
'Officers attending reports such as this must treat them as genuine until they can verify whether or not an actual firearm is present.
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