Met Police: Women’s charity place 1,071 ‘bad apples’ outside New Scotland Yard
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Women’s charity Refuge has placed 1,071 bad apples outside the Met Police headquarters amid shock over the David Carrick rape case.
Staff and survivors of domestic violence staged the stunt to highlight fears more abusers could be going unchecked within the force. - with the apples representing officers who are or have been investigated for allegations of violence against women and girls (VAWG).
Historic allegations are under review and mayor Sadiq Khan said commissioner Sir Mark Rowley “assured” him individuals like Carrick would no longer pass vetting checks.
Chief executive Ruth Davison said: “We don’t believe the story anymore that it’s just one bad apple or two bad apples here and there.
“There is a fundamental cultural problem of violent misogyny across policing that is allowing criminals like David Carrick to carry on committing abhorrent crimes with seeming impunity.
“We are not feeling safe as women and girls because we are not safe until policing is safe.”
Staff and survivors of domestic violence staged the stunt to highlight fears more abusers could be going unchecked within the force. - with the apples representing officers who are or have been investigated for allegations of violence against women and girls (VAWG).
Historic allegations are under review and mayor Sadiq Khan said commissioner Sir Mark Rowley “assured” him individuals like Carrick would no longer pass vetting checks.
Chief executive Ruth Davison said: “We don’t believe the story anymore that it’s just one bad apple or two bad apples here and there.
“There is a fundamental cultural problem of violent misogyny across policing that is allowing criminals like David Carrick to carry on committing abhorrent crimes with seeming impunity.
“We are not feeling safe as women and girls because we are not safe until policing is safe.”