00:00Today's decision by the IRPC that after four years NX121 will not be facing any misconduct
00:07hearing is welcome but this has taken far far too long.
00:12It is unacceptable that an officer who goes out to face danger on behalf of the public
00:17has his life put on hold for that period of time as well as the extraordinary pressure and stress that
00:24puts on his family.
00:25It seems to be unfair for a family that's lost a loved one such as the Cabba family to have
00:30to wait that long for the conclusion of a case.
00:32Paula Dodds, the chairwoman of the Metropolitan Police Federation said this is very much the right decision
00:40that will not only be welcomed by the officer and his family but all police officers across London.
00:47She added it is imperative that there are policies in place for operational policing
00:53which supports lawful decisions made by officers based on their training
00:59so that they should not be placed in fear of the loss of their liberty and livelihood.
01:05While Temi Mwale from the Justice for Chris Carber campaign said they are appalled by the IOPC's decision
01:12to abandon disciplinary proceedings against Martin Blake.
01:16They said this is a devastating blow not just to Chris Carber's family
01:21but to everyone who cares about living in a society where the police are not above the law.
01:27Sergeant Blake shot the 24-year-old in Streatham in South East London in 2022
01:33after he tried to ram his way past police cars.
01:37On the night Mr Carber died police had followed and penned the Audi.
01:41He was driving because it had been linked to three previous firearms incidents in five months.
01:48They were not aware of his identity at the time
01:51but Mr Carber was a member of one of London's most violent street gangs
01:56and was accused of being involved in two shootings in the six days before he died.
02:02The professionalism of our firearms officers is extraordinary.
02:06We're running 4,000 firearms operations a year in London to protect communities.
02:10They do it with such care and professionalism
02:12we're only firing shots on one or two occasions.
02:15By any metric we're the most careful and professional in the world.
02:21The points raised by this case about the broken police accountability system
02:26are on the tip of an iceberg that don't just affect firearms officers
02:31they affect every officer going out day in and day out to protect the public.
02:37It is unacceptable that if you're prepared to run towards danger
02:43confronting the most dangerous and sometimes murderous criminals
02:47doing your job protecting the public
02:48that you should have your life turned upside down
02:52for years and years of unacceptable scrutiny
02:55in a process that should take weeks not years.
02:59and our clients that should go into eins
02:59and some of the Supers and Times
02:59theyraham could weigh both sides of the street
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