Black children in England and Wales four times more likely to be strip-searched, figures show
GuardianAUG 2024
The UK police force has a serious problem, as officers are often revealed to be criminals living in plain sight. While the idea that such horrible events are only committed by "a few bad apples," people forget that a few bad apples, regardless, ruin the bunch. We must demand better of the police, admit that the problem is far too great to be solved internally, and see the police for what they have become — a gang network that only exists to serve and protect each other.
While stories concerning the horrible acts of police officers toward women are disgusting, the size of a necessary police force in the UK is simply too large for such behavior to be completely eradicated. The concept is similar to the impossibility of ever fully getting rid of COVID. Though things can — and must — still be done to limit the issue, we must be realistic and acknowledge that, unfortunately, similar events occur in all corners of society, and no matter how hard we try, there will always be criminals around.