Stopped & searched twice in 6 days @Ryan_Colaco says whilst he has hope in individual officers he does not trust the system, which he feels is institutionally racist. IOPC says in 2019 nos. of people filing complaints from BAME communities was low - trust, they say, is big issue. https://twitter.com/itvlondon/status/1274033481014747143
The Met police press office sent this statement through at 1943, so sharing this too.
To be clear, as I know people don’t often watch full reports: one incident involved the Met Police and the other the City of London Police. The statement above relates specifically to the question of targeting ethnic minority communities.
Ryan Colaço’s story has been picked up again by the Guardian https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1279483987065548805?s=21

ITV London interviewed Ryan about the stop in which his car window was smashed in. The second in a 6 day timespan. The report is above if you’d like to hear @Ryan_Colaco story. https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1279483987065548805
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