In a special blog for Mother’s Day 2022, mother-of-four Police Constable Joy Kyei talks about making her children proud even when the murder of George Floyd threw up difficult questions about her career choice.
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“I was a teenager when I decided to ‘infiltrate’ the Met Police. Growing up in South East London, I was one of very few black people in my area and the only black child in my class. When two of my friends were murdered through racism I found that the police response was shocking. I resolved that when I grew up I would make a change from the inside.
“Years passed and I met my husband and before I knew it, I was a mum of three and a housewife – a full-time job, as any mother will attest! Policing wasn’t the career for me after all, I thought.
