[Russ]

Originally Posted by Graham

Russ, do you believe that there is racism present in *some* elements of the Police Force (including senior elements), even if not the endemic "institutional racism" reported in the report on the Stephen Lawerence murder?

If so, then you accept there is prejudice against a minority that *some* in the Police "don't like", yes?

So is it *REALLY* such a huge leap of the imagination to think that, just perhaps, there are senior members of the Police Force who are homophobic and who will allow this (albeit only in secret) to colour their thinking and affect their decision making??

Yes I believe there is racism in today's police. But to suggest there is an underground network of influential people who wish to make life as hard as possible for gays is not a suggestion I can take seriously. Perhaps tomorrow when I have more energy I'll go in to why I don't believe it.