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Review the use of force against BAME people by the police

Submitted by Symreen Kang on Sunday 28th June 2020

Published on Thursday 16th July 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 16th January 2021

Signatures: 6,528

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abuse ~ BAME ~ Black ~ Blacks ~ concerns ~ Danger ~ Dangerous ~ Events ~ inequality ~ Lammy ~ Police ~ Power ~ race and equality

Petition Action

Review the use of force against BAME people by the police

Petition Details

Recent events have brought to light existing concerns about potential abuse of power and misconduct within the police. The use of neck restrain chokehold has previously led to several young black men having died. Police officers must be trained better.

Additional Information

The Government needs to investigate why force is used on minorities disproportionately. BAME people are twice as likely to die from restraint. Although the Lammy Review has highlighted these disparities, inequality is still an issue and one method of preventing harm, which the Government should consider, could be to prohibit the use of neck restraint as it is ineffective & dangerous.


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