A Met cop would have been sacked if still serving after making racist and sexist remarks. The officer - referred to solely as ‘Mr T’ during his misconduct hearing - served at Little Ilford police station.
The panel found that Mr T’s behaviour amounted to gross misconduct after using the P-word as “banter”. It heard that on August 11, 2022, Mr T had said the word ‘Pakistani’ but added a long pause halfway through the word for comedic effect.
The remark was made in front of two Met officers who were of Pakistani heritage, in an area with a strong Pakistani community. Mr T tried to wriggle off the accusation by saying he just so happened to take a breath while saying the word.
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But the panel rejected this, adding that it would be a “very odd” place to take a breath. Mr T was also found to make coarse, sexist comments about a local councillor, referred to as Ms B.
Mr T said that “she fancies a bit of him”, that “she likes uniform,” and made remarks of a sexual nature. He also described the councillor as being “fit” and added that “she wasn’t bad”.
The panel report read: “In the light of the severity of the gross misconduct found the panel considered that had Mr T still been a serving member of the police service, the appropriate and proportionate sanction in this case would have been dismissal without notice.
It continued: “A final written warning would be totally inappropriate and disproportionate in the light of the seriousness of the allegations found proved in respect of Mr T and harm caused to the reputation of the Metropolitan Police Service as a whole and the public confidence in it.”
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