Posted on 09/25/2023 5:10:48 AM PDT by RandFan
Up to 300 Metropolitan Police officers have stepped back from firearms duties as the Army remains on standby to support the force.
Additional officers from surrounding forces have been drafted in over the weekend to help, the Met has said.
It comes after an officer, known as NX121, was charged with murdering Chris Kaba, 24, who was shot last September.
Senior Met officers spent the weekend meeting some armed staff who have decided to "consider their position".
But the Met has rejected media reports that all 2,595 firearms officers have stepped back from armed duties.
In a fresh statement, the Met insisted the "vast majority" of firearms officers remain deployed across London.
It comes after the Ministry of Defence said it received a request - known as Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) - from the Home Office to "provide routine counter-terrorism contingency support to the Metropolitan Police, should it be needed".
Senior officers remain in "ongoing discussions" to support staff, the Met said, adding that bosses want to "fully understand" concerns over the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to charge NX121.
"Many are worried about how the decision impacts on them, on their colleagues and on their families," according to the Met statement.
"They are concerned that it signals a shift in the way the decisions they take in the most challenging circumstances will be judged.
"A number of officers have taken the decision to step back from armed duties while they consider their position."
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
The Metropolitan Police have gone Galt.
The Ferguson effect is an increase in violent crime rates in a community caused by reduced proactive policing due to the community’s distrust and hostility towards police. The Ferguson effect was first proposed after police saw an increase in violence following the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Can’t blame them if they’re worried about ending up being charged.
The Metropolitan Police have gone Galt.“
Not yet but it’s a start. One more little push will do it.
BTW, this is London, England............
Hoping that the Customs & Border Patrol do the same. It would hopefully begin with Mayorkas being tarred and feathered.
Thank you. Wasn't sure if this was England, Australia, New Zealand, or some other commonwealth country just from the original excerpt.
Yeah, I had to scroll through the whole story to find it near the end...
Should just resign. Current societies don’t deserve protection..at least the ones who vote communist whatever the country.
A national holiday just for cops would open up one’s eyes. No one would leave their homes or go to work. I’d buy stock in gun sales beforehand.
Mayorkas.. Now there’s a problem that really needs to be....addressed.
Watch europe very closely.
What happens over there is what they will try over here.
“What happens over there is what they will try over here.”
I always watch California.
Yep.
No one would leave their homes or go to work.
Speak for yourself.
This is wisdom, NOTa “protest”.
The virtue signalers have reached the point of absurdity in their support of the criminally minded.
Armed now with Lowe's machetes.
More cops in the US should follow suit. Whatever bump in pay you get for being thin the gun squad isn’t worth prison.
“More cops in the US should follow suit.”
In America, almost all cops have to carry on duty. Even carrying off duty is frequently mandated by the job.
Well, that didn’t last long. They’ve all returned to duty today, and army support has been stood down.
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