'In the coming months, the public debate will focus on changing The Met and how it works and recruits.' Photo: by King’s Church International on Unsplash
Cop out? John Tranter on the Casey Report
‘Without a broader debate on what it means for a community to be safe, we will have the same conversation for years to come.’
by John Tranter
31st March 2023
In 1984 I witnessed the Brixton uprising. I was working and living around the area, and the unleashing of the pent-up frustration of the Afro-Caribbean community was no surprise. I heard two narratives: one from the state, implemented via the police and supported by the mainstream media, and the other, the voices of those that had been routinely abused, arrested, and assaulted. This was a formative time for a young white man from a privileged background.
