Police Sergeant Reprimanded for Rude Traffic Stops

0:00On March 30th, a city of London police acting sergeant named Amy Tupin Griffiths just got hit with a final written warning for two incidents where she treated folks rudely during traffic stops. The first went down in February 2023 when she pulled over a black driver for speeding, slapped on handcuffs, ran a drug swipe, and came off breast and disrespectful, though she didn't hold him in custody. Then in April 2024, she jumped in on another stop in Morgate, where a black woman nearby tried calming things down, but Tupin Griffiths snapped at her aggressively, told her to give back to her life, and waved her off in a belittling way. She owned up to the bat-tone in both cases, called herself mortified after reviewing body cam footage, and the panel saw her as genuinely sorry, though she pushed back on any excessive force or bias claims. No racial discrimination stuck, with a misconduct panel stressed her perimeter style filled short of pro standards, and the top brass reminded. Even officers got to keep interactions respectful to build real trust on the streets.