A woman who accused a migrant of attacking her in the street was subjected to a lecture from police about her use of politically incorrect language in the aftermath of the incident.

Footage shot by the woman shows three Metropolitan Police officers questioning her on Kings Road in London.

She told the officers that a “filthy migrant” had confronted her and spat at her.

While the officers said they were willing to investigate the incident, they appeared more concerned with policing the woman’s language, telling her “we have a duty to challenge that language, because we are police officers and that is the law.”

“You’re saying the two things together, which is offensive isn’t it?” one of the male officers stated, referring to the woman’s words.

“We can’t not challenge that language because people in the public might find that offensive,” the officers further told the woman.

“So you find my language offensive?” the woman asked, to which the female officer responded “Yes I do actually.”

“I’m not interested in a PC lecture,” the woman told the officers, prompting one to respond, “we’re not here to give you a lecture.”

Meanwhile, a police watchdog in the UK has issued a report stating that officers have been recording trivial matters as non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) because they are worried about getting into trouble over people being offended.

The report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) states that “risk averse” officers have been misrecording incidents to avoid being reprimanded.

The Telegraph reports that “In some cases, inspectors found that trivial matters or misunderstandings were even being wrongly recorded as crimes.”

“A risk-averse culture and lack of knowledge among officers and staff contributes to unnecessary and incorrect recording of NCHIs and hate crimes,” the review notes, adding that one officer admitted “It is easier to record a crime and not get criticised for non-recording”.

An example was provide of one case where a man contacted police to report that other passengers on a bus were giving him “funny looks” owing to his “ethnic appearance”.

The review also found that officers seen taking a knee or wearing LGBTQ+ rainbow lanyards can “undermine public confidence and lead to accusations of a lack of impartiality”.

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