Challenging the Status Quo

Article 1.

Two-Tier Policing & Justice

For over 150 years, the policing system in the UK has followed the principles laid down by Sir Robert Peel when setting up the Metropolitan Police Force. Policing is by public consent. Police officers are accountable to the public for their actions and behaviours, which must be conducted fairly and impartially. The principle of equality before the law is fundamental to this system.

In the 1960s, police were respected as part of the community. They were trusted to appear when the 999 call was made and deal with the issue. The rumbustious teenager was most likely to be dealt with by a clip around the ear, admittedly by a male, six-foot policeman. Relaxation of height restrictions and active recruitment of females and ethnic minorities have changed the demography of the police, this does not in itself explain why the public believes there is now a two-tier system of policing and justice in the UK.

Three primary factors provide strong empirical evidence that supports this claim, alongside several questionable arrests, charges, and sentences. 

The first concerns the significant legal changes that have taken place over the last 50 years. The introduction of the  Sex Discrimination Act in 1975 sparked a series of other Equality Acts, culminating in the Equality Act 2010, which consolidated over 116 anti-discrimination laws into one, single act. It created legal anarchy.

This progression, driven by different minorities and opportunistic lawyers, exerting pressure on Parliament, led to legal loopholes and exploitation by aggrieved individuals and their legal representatives. A truly lucrative bandwagon was created.

Instead of eliminating injustice, a platform was made for often unwarranted accusations: racist, sexist, homophobic, misogynist, and Islamophobic. Weapons for the politically motivated to silence discussion and keep the bandwagon rolling.

The number of complaints requiring the attention of the police soared, and they were diverted from addressing actual crimes to investigating non-crime hate incidents and discrimination claims. The shift fostered a climate of fear and uncertainty within police forces. Political correctness and vested political interest prevented a thorough investigation into such horrors as grooming gangs and other crimes involving ethnic minorities. 

Sentencing in courts became biased against white defendants, a factor endorsed by the sentencing council in their sentencing guidelines. Baseless allegations of institutional racism forced police forces and courts to engage in perpetual introspection, wasting valuable police and court time and resources.

The second is the unparalleled rise in immigration, which is intensifying cultural tensions. The failure of multiculturalism led to the rapid emergence of inner-city ghettos, areas that the police are reluctant to enter and where they are unwelcome. Advocacy and pressure groups like Stonewall and Black Lives Matter infiltrated public institutions, including the police and the courts, leading to the police performing the Macarena in public and painting police vehicles in rainbow colours. 

The focus on political correctness compelled police forces to employ unproductive and costly Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Officers, resulting in substantial public spending on positions yielding minimal outcomes. West Yorkshire Police allocates an annual budget of £1.3 million for these roles and the associated ineffective and unnecessary Training. Concentration shifted from stopping criminality to being politically correct. The force has been emasculated.

The third relates to significant changes to the structure of police forces with inevitable negative consequences. Before the introduction of Police & Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in 2012, Chief Constables had direct authority over their forces. They determined priorities and strategies. They recruited, trained, and promoted their staff. In short, police officers managed police officers. An "esprit de corps" existed.

Establishing PCCs and directly elected Mayors fundamentally altered the power dynamics and politicised police operations. With the authority to hire and fire the Chief Constable and set police priorities, forces became subordinate to far-left and woke ideologies. Career progression and promotions became reliant on political backing. Consequently, every day policing no longer followed the principles laid down by Sir Robert Peel but instead responded to the demands of and obedience to the politicians.

it is the politicians who have created and perpetuated a two-tier system of justice and policing. It is they who insist that police waste time pursuing non-crime hate incidents, and courts show increasing bias in sentencing. West Yorkshire Police received only a mediocre report from the HMRCFRS, highlighting  15 areas requiring further improvement. Not surprising given the far left leanings of the Mayor and the very woke history of her preferred candidate for the post of West Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. The recent decision to temporarily block white applicants and statistics showing a very high number of non-crime hate investigations are good indicators of political shaping. 

Political control of the police allows for the political control of the people, a sinister step towards totalitarianism and the cancellation of free speech. It is a long way back to equality before the law.