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Topic	UK Police are five times more likely to use force against black people
UnfairRepresent 12/18/20 6:03:00 PM #1:	Police use force against black people at a rate five times higher than against white people, a Home Office report says. Black people were also involved in proportionally more incidents where officers used firearms and less lethal weapons such as Tasers. The report looked at use of force tactics by police in England and Wales in the year to March, including handcuffing, pinning people to the ground and using batons. It said these incidents involved people perceived as being from a black ethnic group at a rate five times higher than people perceived as being from a white ethnic group. It comes after police chiefs pledged a plan of action to address racial inequalities and a panel was launched to look at racial disproportionality in the use of Tasers. According to the experimental statistics, incidents where a police officer used force in England and Wales rose by 64,000 in a year. In the year to March, there were around 492,000 recorded incidents in which a police officer used force, up from 428,000 in the previous period. Between April 2019 and March 2020, restraint tactics like using handcuffs was the most common type of force used 385,000, or 78% of incidents. Tasers, known as conducted energy devices (CED), were used in 32,000 incidents but were not discharged in 86% of cases. Overall, use of these weapons has risen by 37% from the previous financial year, the report added Earlier this year, Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog called for greater scrutiny of the use of Tasers by officers after a series of incidents raised concerns about disproportionate use against black people and those with mental health problems. It came after the Home Office said it would spend 6.5million on 8,000 more stun guns for police. The figures also showed being under the influence of alcohol was another common factor and was highlighted in 180,000, or 37% of interactions. In 335,000, or 68% or incidents, the reason given for an officer using force was in a bid to protect themselves, the report said. In total, there were 10,711 encounters where officers were injured as a result of an intentional assault. Some 256 of these were classed as severe. The sharp increase in police use of force over a year should be seen in the context of unacceptably high cases of violence against police officers in the same period, the Police Federation of England and Wales said. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, who leads the National Police Chiefs Councils work on self-defence and restraint, said force is rarely used in the vast majority of interactions with the public. He added: When it is necessary to use force for example, when someone poses an immediate danger to others or themselves it is used proportionately and lawfully. The overall rise in incidents in recent years reflects better data recording by forces, he said. Full Article: https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/18/police-are-five-times-more-likely-to-use-force-against-black-people-13770365/ Depressing v_v --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:948501665] in UK Police ... [t:79184986]...</cite> <quote>Police use force against black people at a rate five times higher than against white people, a Home Office report says. Black people were also involved in proportionally more incidents where officers used firearms and less lethal weapons such as Tasers. The report looked at use of force tactics by police in England and Wales in the year to March, including handcuffing, pinning people to the ground and using batons. It said these incidents involved people perceived as being from a black ethnic group at a rate five times higher than people perceived as being from a white ethnic group. It comes after police chiefs pledged a plan of action to address racial inequalities and a panel was launched to look at racial disproportionality in the use of Tasers. According to the experimental statistics, incidents where a police officer used force in England and Wales rose by 64,000 in a year. In the year to March, there were around 492,000 recorded incidents in which a police officer used force, up from 428,000 in the previous period. Between April 2019 and March 2020, restraint tactics like using handcuffs was the most common type of force used 385,000, or 78% of incidents. Tasers, known as conducted energy devices (CED), were used in 32,000 incidents but were not discharged in 86% of cases. Overall, use of these weapons has risen by 37% from the previous financial year, the report added Earlier this year, Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog called for greater scrutiny of the use of Tasers by officers after a series of incidents raised concerns about disproportionate use against black people and those with mental health problems. It came after the Home Office said it would spend 6.5million on 8,000 more stun guns for police. The figures also showed being under the influence of alcohol was another common factor and was highlighted in 180,000, or 37% of interactions. In 335,000, or 68% or incidents, the reason given for an officer using force was in a bid to protect themselves, the report said. In total, there were 10,711 encounters where officers were injured as a result of an intentional assault. Some 256 of these were classed as severe. The sharp increase in police use of force over a year should be seen in the context of unacceptably high cases of violence against police officers in the same period, the Police Federation of England and Wales said. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, who leads the National Police Chiefs Councils work on self-defence and restraint, said force is rarely used in the vast majority of interactions with the public. He added: When it is necessary to use force for example, when someone poses an immediate danger to others or themselves it is used proportionately and lawfully. The overall rise in incidents in recent years reflects better data recording by forces, he said. Full Article: https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/18/police-are-five-times-more-likely-to-use-force-against-black-people-13770365/ Depressing v_v --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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