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The conviction of a US police officer for murdering George Floyd has reignited calls to tackle racial injustice in British law enforcement, with campaigners calling for an end to a “culture of impunity”.
Video of white officer Derek Chauvin murdering George Floyd in Minneapolis last May by holding his knee on the unarmed black man’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds triggered protests around the world.
Campaigners have said his conviction on Tuesday on all three counts – second and third degree murder and manslaughter – should be a catalyst for change in the UK after 30 years in which no officer has been convicted of murder or manslaughter for a death following contact with police.
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Police watchdog castigates forces over use of stop and search Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: John Stillwell/PA
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has castigated police forces over stop and search, saying that 35 years after the power was introduced they were still unable to explain why black people are more likely to be targeted.
The watchdog said in a long-awaited report published on Friday that public trust was in danger, with police unable to provide evidence of why black people were nine times more likely to be stopped than white people in England and Wales.