Finding racists in British police is more profitable than protecting the law - Daily Mail

UK police hire employees to identify racism in their ranks, paying them more than law enforcement officers themselves, reports The Daily Mail on June 30. We are talking about police officers who receive £150 a day along with their expenses for checking candidates who want to join the London Metropolitan Police Service for racism. Their work is not permanent, otherwise their income would be 39 thousand pounds per year. This amount is much higher than the salary of a police constable, who earns 120 pounds per day or 30 thousand pounds per year. According to critics, such an approach, in which these experts are paid such large amounts in comparison with police officers, is unreasonable. Nevertheless, the Metropolitan Police Service defended this approach. As its representatives noted, it is in the interests of everyone that we attract, hire and retain the best employees in the staff. "The service should not hire employees who hold openly racist views, said David Spencer of the Center for Crime Prevention. However, he pointed out that such spending was unjustified when the basic rate of a police officer remained so low. The post of such inspector was created in 2003. As follows from the announcement of the search for new officers, the police require people with life experience and understanding of ethnic and gender diversity, as well as ready to allocate at least 25 days a year, including on Saturdays, to perform flexible work. The essence of the work is to evaluate the results of the candidate's work within a number of competencies on the basis of his sound judgment, and then give constructive feedback with confidence and perseverance. In turn, the Metropolitan Police Service noted that extreme simplification would be to compare the daily payment of such experts with regular police officers who have pensions and benefits. Recall that against the backdrop of mass protests that began after the murder of black George Floyd in the United States, demonstrations against police violence against ethnic minorities also began in the UK. Following the example of American demonstrators, protesters in the United Kingdom also began to place inscriptions on monuments and demolish them.