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Racism and racial equality

A press conference was held by community leaders at Hackney's IDPAD Centre after a Black child was arrested at gunpoint for playing with a brightly coloured plastic water pistol
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Watchdog’s U-turn: IOPC now WILL investigate water pistol racism complaint

London's Metropolitan Police Service will be allowed to investigate itself in a racism complaint after armed officers arrested a Black child for playing with a bright blue water pistol London's Metropolitan Police Service will be allowed to investigate itself in a racism complaint after armed officers arrested a Black child for playing with a bright blue water pistol
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Met Police investigating racism complaint over boy's water pistol arrest

The mother of a boy arrested by armed officers in Hackney for playing with a blue and white plastic water pistol has spoken of her anger and distress, suggesting the Met Police is racist The mother of a boy arrested by armed officers in Hackney for playing with a blue and white plastic water pistol has spoken of her anger and distress, suggesting the Met Police is racist
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Mother is 'broken' and 'distraught' after armed police arrested her innocent son

Hackney borough commander Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway Hackney borough commander Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway
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Met Police apologises for gunpoint arrest of boy with blue water pistol

A press conference was held at the IDPAD Centre after a Hackney teenager was allegedly hit with a police van and held at gunpoint because he was playing with a water pistol A press conference was held at the IDPAD Centre after a Hackney teenager was allegedly hit with a police van and held at gunpoint because he was playing with a water pistol
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Met Police race row as boy 'held at gunpoint' for playing with blue water pistol

The man is now held in custody and the incident is being treated as a hate crime by Met Police The man is now held in custody and the incident is being treated as a hate crime by Met Police
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Man arrested for allegedly assaulting a passerby while making antisemitic remarks

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