10 avr. 1981 - Brixton Riots

Description:

Causes:
Tenstion between the bacl communit an police increased after high use of 'Stop and search' used unfarliy due to high crime rates

Rumours spread that Michael Bailey had been arrested and died in police custody when he had been taken to the hospital by police after being stabbed

1000 P.O. deployed to stop riots that spread to multiple cities with 82 arrested

Scarman Report:
Concluded police had overused stop and search and were institutionally racist, and the protest was caused by social and economic deprivation

Set up indpendta Police complaint authroityd but recommendation for racial inequality ingored

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