6 White Police Officers Sue Scotland Yard For Racial Discrimination

Six members of the British Metropolitan Police Force are saying assault charges were brought against them because they are white. They have decided to sue Scotland Yard for racial discrimination. Their lawsuit follows another in which they were exonerated on assault charges.

The pair of lawsuits stem from an incident that took place in 2007. The six Scotland Yard officers accosted a group of Arab-looking teenagers in central London, who the police said were swearing at them. From there, three of the teens were allegedly taken into a police van where, the teens say, they were then beaten and sworn at.

The members of the Metropolitan Police were cleared of all charges in 2009 but, according to a report in the Daily Mail, they say that they have since been sidelined at work. And they say that they've decided to file suit because they think the workplace mistreatment has roots in the skin color of the one who pointed his finger at them.