"Serving Met Officers called for immigrants to be shot, revelled in the use of force and were dismissive of rape claims in footage captured by a Panorama undercover reporter. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood described the footage, which also shows officers making sexualised comments to colleagues and sharing racist views about immigrants and Muslims, as "disturbing" and "sickening". Sir Mark Rowley, head of the Met Police, has apologised for the "reprehensible and completely unacceptable" behaviour."
"Mina Smallman, the mother of two murdered sisters, told the BBC's Newsnight she was not shocked by the allegations. Two Met Police officers were jailed this year after they shared photos of her daughters' bodies on WhatsApp. "When people are comfortable and their guard is down, we get to see what they're really like," she said. Ms Smallman added that the Met was "not going to change overnight"."
Footage captured by an undercover Panorama reporter shows serving Metropolitan Police officers at Charing Cross police station calling for immigrants to be shot, reveling in the use of force, and dismissing rape claims. The footage also records sexualised comments toward colleagues and racist views about immigrants and Muslims. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood described the footage as "disturbing" and "sickening". Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley apologised for "reprehensible and completely unacceptable" behaviour. The Met suspended eight officers and one staff member and removed two additional officers from front-line duties. Victim advocate Mina Smallman said such behaviour has long persisted and will take ages to root out.
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