Editing Driving while black (section)

===United Kingdom===
In July 2020, the British athlete [[Bianca Williams]] and the Portuguese sprinter [[Ricardo dos Santos (athlete)|Ricardo dos Santos]] were [[stop and search|stopped and searched]] while driving in London by [[Metropolitan Police]] officers on suspicion of possession of drugs and weapons. After the couple were handcuffed and their child's details taken, police found no suspicious material and no arrests were made. Five officers involved were later referred to disciplinary hearings on charges of gross misconduct. Williams and dos Santos said they had been victims of racial profiling and had been stopped for "driving whilst black".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/04/27/stop-search-bianca-williams-backed-acting-met-chief-despite/|title='Racist' stop and search of Bianca Williams was right thing to do, says acting Met chief|date=27 April 2022|access-date=29 April 2022|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Martin|last=Evans}}</ref>